Each Entity in a LEGION model belongs to a larger group called an Entity Type. You can differentiate Entity Types by name, colour, gender ratio, size, size of luggage, Entity Profile, and Speed Profile. Entity and Speed Profiles reflect the personal space and speed preferences on different terrain. LEGION Simulator comes with profiles based on statistical analyses of real people in different cities and sites around the world.

There are several scenarios where creating different Entity Types is useful:

• Varying the Entity or Speed Profile to select the closest match to the walking preferences of the population being modelled.
• Varying the size of Entities.
• Varying the size of luggage to create an appropriate mix.
• Varying the gender ratio for certain types of event.