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  • How do I Obtain the Populations for Each of the MOVES Source Types?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . To output vehicle populations, when setting up your RunSpec select the "Inventory" calculation type from the Scale panel and the "Population" activity option from the General Output panel of the MOVES GUI. The movesactivityoutput table in your MOVES output database…

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  • How are Counties Mapped to Fuel Regions in MOVES? How Can I Substitute Alternate Fuel Formulations?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . The RegionCounty table in the MOVES default database maps each county to a MOVES fuel region (defined by regionCodeID). If you are conducting a County or Project Scale Run, you do not need to modify this table to use alternate…

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  • How do I contact EPA about lead concerns in my area?

    Answer: You may call the National Lead Information Center at 1-800-424-LEAD(5323) or visit our Contact Us about Lead page . You can also report violations online . Question Number: 23002-33312 Find a printable PDF copy of all frequent questions pertaining to lead .

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  • What can I do to protect my family from lead contamination that was found in my neighborhood?

    If environmental exposure to lead is suspected, you should contact your local or state environmental office to determine if there are known or suspected sources of lead in the area. If there are known or suspected sources of lead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers the following…

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  • How does the Fuel Wizard Determine which Fuel Formulations to Modify?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . The Fuel Wizard only works on fuel formulations that are in your county database (CDB) and it "edits" them to comply with the alterations you provide. If you wish to create a set of alternate fuels, you will need to…

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  • Where Does EPA Obtain Default Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES gets default national vehicle miles traveled (VMT) values from the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) of the Federal Highway Administration, which collects VMT information from every state. Although this is a good source of consistent total VMT information, the…

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  • How Do I Create my Own I/M Program Input Table Using the "Create Template" Option?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . If you already have an I/M program in your area, you should always begin by exporting the default I/M program in MOVES, reviewing it, making any changes to the default program, and re-importing it, rather than trying to fill a…

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  • Where Can I Find Default HPMSBaseYearVMT Values for a Specific County?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . MOVES does calculate default values for VMT for each calendar year for each county. Since these values are calculated, they are not found in any table in the default database. If you wish to obtain the default estimates, you will…

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  • Why Does the "hourvmtfraction" Table in the MOVES Default Database Include Fractions for roadTypeID 1 (off-network)?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . The original concept for MOVES assumed that there would be some vehicle miles traveled (VMT) not accounted for in the other four road types. This remaining VMT would be accounted for in roadTypeID=1. As the model developed, it was decided…

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  • Can Programs Other Than Microsoft Excel be Used to Edit Input Database Files?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . Yes. In addition to MS Excel files, in the County Data Manager/Project Data Manager, MOVES can read in other file types using ASCII text and comma separated variables.

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  • What are the Units of Road Grade in the Links Table?

    See More Frequent Questions about MOVES and Related Models . The field road grade in the Links table should be entered as a percentage rather than a decimal fraction. In other words, a road grade of 4% should be entered in MOVES as 4, rather than 0.04.

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  • What is the potential danger posed by historical lead smelting sites?

    Answer: The potential danger posed by historical lead smelting sites varies by site and depends upon whether a completed exposure pathway to the contaminant exists. For example, if site surfaces are redeveloped and, as a result, covered, there is no direct contact. Therefore, without such exposure, there is no current…

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