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MATSim User Survey

Welcome! We are gathering insights from MATSim users to better understand professional backgrounds, usage patterns, technical details, and improvement opportunities. Your responses will help shape the future of MATSim and contribute to a more user-centered development process.
This survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. The survey is anonymous, and the results will be presented at the MATSim User Meeting 2026 in Paris.
Thank you for your participation!

1. Professional Background

These questions help us understand the diversity of our user base.

What is your primary role in relation to MATSim?

What is your primary role in relation to MATSim?

How long have you been using MATSim?

How long have you been using MATSim?
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Where did you hear / learn about MATSim?

Where did you hear / learn about MATSim?

2. Usage Patterns

What type of projects do you use MATSim for?

What type of projects do you use MATSim for?

What is your typical simulation size?

What is your typical simulation size?

Please describe your most important simulations (e.g. number of agents, population scaling factor, size of model area, specific area if you want, special features you used)

What made you choose MATSim initially? Why not any other framework or tool?

Which topics will become more important in your work in the next few years?

Which topics will become more important in your work in the next few years?

What new features or enhancements would most likely convince you to invest further in MATSim or upgrade your current use?

3. Technical Details

Which MATSim extensions and contribs do you regularly use?

Which MATSim extensions and contribs do you regularly use?

How do you typically run MATSim?

How do you typically run MATSim?

What other tools do you regularly use when working with MATSim or preparing data for it?

What other tools do you regularly use when working with MATSim or preparing data for it?

4. Development, Support & Community

How/Where did you learn how to use/code with MATSim?

How/Where did you learn how to use/code with MATSim?

How do you primarily get help with MATSim?

How do you primarily get help with MATSim?

(How) Would you like to get in touch with other MATSim users and developers?

(How) Would you like to get in touch with other MATSim users and developers?

How would you contribute to the MATSim community?

How would you contribute to the MATSim community?

Where are you located?

The following two questions help us to determine where to hold MATSim User Meetings in the future.

Optional: In which country do you live?

5. Challenges & Improvements

What are your main challenges when using MATSim?

How would these challenges be best solved?

Which features would you like to see added to MATSim?

6. Impact & Results

How do you typically use MATSim results in your decision-making processes?

Have you published any papers or reports using MATSim? If yes, please provide references or links to 2 or 3 papers you are most proud of.

We might highlight these papers in the MATSim newsletter.
Important: We are aware that listing your papers here might effectively de-anonymize your other answers. Feel free to leave this field empty and send us some paper references by email to association@matsim.org.

Additional Comments

Do you have any other suggestions or feedback regarding MATSim?
Thank you for your time and your responses!
We will present the results of this survey at the MATSim User Meeting 2026 in Paris and are looking forward to seeing you there!