CERC — Environmental Software and Services
- Overview
- Air pollution modelling
- ADMS 4
- ADMS-Urban
- ADMS-Roads (Extra)
- ADMS-Airport
- ADMS-Screen
- Accidental releases
- GASTAR
- ADMSSTAR
- ADMS-Fire
- LSMS
- Emissions management
- EMIT
- Flow over complex terrain
- FLOWSTAR
- Managing model runs
- Run Manager
- Other information
- Prices
- Visualisation tools
- System requirements
- Model documentation
System requirements
This page lists the latest general releases of CERC products, the minimum specifications required and any available links to third party contouring packages and GIS software.
Quick links:Latest releasesComputer specificationsThird party softwareCERC software and Microsoft
Latest general releases
| Model | Date of current product version | Version1 | Links with other software |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMS 4 | March 2010 | 4.2 | ArcGIS, MapInfo, Surfer |
| ADMS-Urban | November 2011 | 3.1 | ArcGIS, MapInfo, Surfer |
| ADMS-Roads | December 2011 | 3.1 | ArcGIS, MapInfo, Surfer |
| ADMS-Airport | January 2011 | 3.0 | ArcGIS, MapInfo, Surfer |
| ADMS-Screen | February 2004 | 3.0 | - |
| GASTAR | April 2009 | 3.2 | - |
| ADMSSTAR | March 2006 | 1.0 | ArcGIS |
| ADMS-Fire | December 2004 | 1.0 | - |
| LSMS | July 2001 | 1.1 | GASTAR |
| EMIT | January 2011 | 3.0 | ArcView2, EMIT Mapper |
| FLOWSTAR | July 2011 | 7.1.4 | - |
1 The product version is available from the Help menu on the interface. A more detailed version number of the model is displayed in the information banner at the start of every run and is written to the log file for the run.
2 The EMIT link runs on XP with ArcView 3 only.
Minimum computer specifications[top]
| Model | Operating system3 | Class | RAM | Free disk space |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADMS 4 | XP, Vista, Windows 7 | Pentium 1.5 GHz | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| ADMS-Urban | XP, Vista, Windows 7 | Pentium 1.5 GHz | 1 GB | 20 GB |
| ADMS-Roads | XP, Vista, Windows 7 | Pentium 1.5 GHz | 1 GB | 10 GB |
| ADMS-Airport | XP, Vista, Windows 7 | Pentium 1.5 GHz | 1 GB | 20 GB |
| ADMS-Screen | XP | Pentium 1.5 GHz | 0.5 GB | 100 MB |
| GASTAR | XP, Vista | Pentium 1.5 GHz | 1 GB | 100 MB |
| ADMSSTAR | XP, Vista | Pentium 1.5 GHz | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| ADMS-Fire | XP | - | 0.5 GB | 100 MB |
| LSMS | XP | Pentium 1.5 GHz | 0.5 GB | 100 MB |
| EMIT | XP, Vista, Windows 7 | Pentium 1.5 GHz | 1GB | 20 GB |
| FLOWSTAR | XP | Pentium 1.5 GHz | 0.5 GB | 100 MB |
Some models are not multi threaded. To take best advantages of multiple processors, ADMS 4.2, ADMS-Roads and ADMS-Urban allow you to execute multiple runs simultaneously.
3 Professional, Business, Enterprise and Ultimate editions only. Starter and Home editions are not supported. The only 64 bit operating system we support is Windows 7.
Support with third party software[top]
To generate contour plots one or more of the following products is required. Some CERC utilities require Surfer. ArcGIS will also need the ESRI Spatial Analyst component to generate contours in ArcGIS.
| Software | Supported versions |
|---|---|
| ArcGIS4 | Version 9.2, service packs 1 to 4; version 9.3 service pack 1; version 9.3.1; version 10 |
| Surfer | Versions 8, 9 and 10 |
| MapInfo | Versions 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10 and 10.5 |
4 CERC does not support use with ArcGIS 9.2 service packs 5 and 6 and ArcGIS 9.3 with no service pack due to an ESRI issue (NIM034019) in these versions of ArcGIS. There is also a problem with ArcGIS 10 that ESRI are investigating. You should not use the Save shapefile button in the ADMS link with ArcGIS 10.
CERC software and Microsoft[top]
ADMS-Urban, ADMS-Roads and Microsoft Office
Current versions of CERC software (including the links to ArcGIS and MapInfo Professional) do not require Microsoft Office to be installed in order to function. However, users of ADMS-Urban or ADMS-Roads who wish to directly edit an emissions inventory database using the Excel templates, as described in the User Guides will require Microsoft Access and Excel to be installed. These must be versions supplied with or equivalent to Microsoft Office 97, 2000, XP, 2003, 2007 or 2010.
Access 2007 and 2010 users should note that each time they open an emissions inventory database in Access, they will be asked whether to upgrade it to the latest format. It is important to always answer No. If the database is upgraded to the latest format it cannot be read by ADMS-Urban or ADMS-Roads.