da2849fb-6f9a-4077-ae12-ea044094397220210318052620926wseamdt@crossref.orgMDT DepositWSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS AND CONTROL1991-876310.37394/23203http://wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=4073220202022020201510.37394/23203.2020.15http://wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=23195The General Principles of the Transportation Simulation Model Development and ValidationNadezdaZeninaDepartment of Modelling and Simulation, Riga Technical University, Riga, LATVIAYuriMerkuryevDepartment of Modelling and Simulation, Riga Technical University, Riga, LATVIAAndrejsRomanovsDepartment of Modelling and Simulation, Riga Technical University, Riga, LATVIATransportation simulation model development allows simulating traveller’s decisions, evaluating various transportation management strategies and complex solutions. The aim of the paper is to set the general principles of the transportation simulation model development and validation. 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