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
• Most Recent MOVES Training Materials
  • Hands-on Training Course
  • Project Level Training for Quantitative PM Hotspot Analysis
  • MOVES5 Introduction and Overview
  • MOVES5 Data and Analysis
• Training Materials for Older MOVES Versions:
  • MOVES4 Results, Guidance and Tools Webinar
  • MOVES4 Pre-release, Data and Analysis Webinar
  • MOVES3 Introduction and Overview Webinar
  • MOVES3 Information for Experienced MOVES Modelers Webinar

Useful Links for all MOVES Modelers

• MOVES5 Cheat Sheet for Onroad Vehicles
• MOVES5 Cheat Sheet for Nonroad Equipment
• MOVES Frequently Asked Questions

Most Recent MOVES Training Materials:

• MOVES 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.
• MOVES5 Introduction and Overview (pdf) (1.52 MB, Public Webinar, December 18, 2024) , describes changes between MOVES4 and MOVES5, guidance for using MOVES5, and tools to manage user inputs.
• MOVES5 Data and Analysis (pdf) (4.26 MB, April 2025) , describes the data and analysis for extending MOVES calculations to cover 40+ years, updating the characteristics of MOVES default fuels, updating MOVES emission rates for brake wear, and several other changes.

Training Materials for Older MOVES Versions:

MOVES4

• MOVES4 Results, Guidance and Tools, September 2023 Webinar:  Modeling with MOVES4 Comparisons to MOVES3, Guidance, Tools & Inputs (pdf) (1.89 MB, September 2023) . The webinar includes:
  • Overview of how MOVES4 emission results compare to MOVES3
  • Guidance on how and when to use MOVES4 for SIP development, transportation conformity, general conformity, and other purposes,
  • Information on MOVES4 tools & inputs, including how to update MOVES3 inputs to work with MOVES4
• MOVES4 Pre-release, Data and Analysis, July 2023 Webinar: describes the data and analysis planned for incorporation into MOVES4. The webinar included three presentations:
  • MOVES4: Overview of Planned Updates (pdf) (681.99 KB, July 20, 2023)
  • Planned Updates to Ammonia (NH3) and Nitrous Oxide (N2O) in MOVES4 (pdf) (910.03 KB, July 20, 2023)
  • EPA Plans for Electric Vehicles Modeling in MOVES4 (pdf) (390.4 KB, July 20, 2023)

MOVES3

• MOVES3 Introduction and Overview, December 2020 Webinar (video)

  Public Webinar: MOVES3 Introduction and Overview Webinar (pdf) (14.02 MB, December 8, 2020)

  The webinar includes:
  • Background on MOVES
  • What’s new in MOVES3?
  • A comparison of MOVES3 and MOVES2014b results
  • A brief summary of the MOVES3 Policy Guidance
  • The main changes made for the MOVES3 Technical Guidance
  • Summary and where to find additional resources
• MOVES3 Information for Experienced MOVES Modelers (pdf) (27.82 MB, May 2021)  This webinar describes how MOVES3 differs from MOVES2014b. Topics covered include new content in MOVES3, improvements in the user interface, built-in MOVES tools, and other MOVES3 resources.