Comparing Results

option comparison deciding the preferred option between multiple routes is a complicated process with options having different pros and cons the analysis tab is where we host this assessment through various different tools optioneer starts off with two objectives to measure trade offs cost and penalty additional objectives such as colocation, and visual impact can be added beyond these, optioneer calculates detailed metrics on every data layer provided to the optimization engine to enable data driven decision making it is with these that we compare our options to understand them best and to enable decision making the four objectives used to measure trade offs in optioneer cost, penalty, normalized distance and visual impact normalized distance (to linear features) and visual impact are specialized objectives only used in specific cases tools in the toolbox what tools does optioneer use to visualize these trade offs? docid 6fc2 i4s foy1vthliqgk a structured way to understand selected metrics metrics for a given set of options docid\ gmxfp4uptemfqfgzautoy a visual display of a visual display of options as data points on a graph, allowing users to compare multiple options across selected as data points on a graph, allowing users to compare multiple options across selected metrics metrics and identify trends, trade offs, or outliers and identify trends, trade offs, or outliers docid\ iohjbdxdmgi35 fqzmwx a web like diagram with each axis corresponding to a specific a web like diagram with each axis corresponding to a specific metrics metrics , used to compare options holistically by observing how , used to compare options holistically by observing how metrics metrics extend across the axes, making it easy to identify strengths and weaknesses extend across the axes, making it easy to identify strengths and weaknesses