MOVES Training

EPA has developed webinars and training courses to assist users with MOVES software and inputs. These materials are available here for independent study. Live trainings and webinars are offered occasionally and announced via the MOVES listserv.

• Useful Links for all MOVES Modelers
• Current MOVES Training Materials
  • MOVES5 Hands-on Training Course
  • Project Level Training for Quantitative PM Hot-spot Analysis
• MOVES4 Training Materials:
  • MOVES4 Hands-on Training Course
  • MOVES4 Results, Guidance and Tools Webinar

Useful Links for all MOVES Modelers

• Cheat Sheet for Onroad Vehicles
• Cheat Sheet for Nonroad Equipment
• MOVES Frequently Asked Questions

Current MOVES Training Materials:

These training materials were prepared for earlier versions of MOVES, but they are still applicable to MOVES6.

• MOVES5 Hands-on Training Course. EPA’s MOVES Hands-on Training Course contains detailed information on how to use MOVES. This course will provide you with understanding of MOVES modeling capabilities and input data needs, how to decide on a modeling strategy, how to use MOVES to estimate both onroad and nonroad emissions, and how and when to apply relevant EPA guidance.
• Project-Level Training for Quantitative PM Hot-spot Analysis. EPA has developed a multi-day training course in accordance with EPA’s “Transportation Conformity Guidance for Quantitative Hot-spot Analyses in PM2.5 and PM10 Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas”. This technical, hands-on course is geared toward state and local agency staff and focuses on using emission models (including EPA's MOVES model) and EPA's air quality model (AERMOD) for quantitative PM hot-spot analyses. This course is based on a previous version of MOVES but is still largely applicable to the latest MOVES version. See link above for more detailed information on this course, as well as other webinars and presentations on this guidance.

MOVES4 Training Materials:

• MOVES4 Hands-on Training Course. EPA’s MOVES Hands-on Training Course contains detailed information on how to use MOVES4. This course will provide you with understanding of MOVES modeling capabilities and input data needs, how to decide on a modeling strategy, how to use MOVES to estimate both onroad and nonroad emissions, and how and when to apply relevant EPA guidance.
• MOVES4 Results, Guidance and Tools, September 2023 Webinar:  Modeling with MOVES4 Comparisons to MOVES3, Guidance, Tools & Inputs (pdf) (1.89 MB, September 2023) .