Evaluating a prototype self-description feature in an agent-based model of land use change

Proceedings of the 4th Conference of the European Social Simulation Association, ESSA 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 711-717

  Polhill, J Gary ^a   Gotts, Nicholas M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LAND USE; ONTOLOGY; SIMULATION PLATFORM;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; AUTOMATIC ONTOLOGY; LAND-USE CHANGE; OBJECT ORIENTED; OWL ONTOLOGIES;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS;

EID: 45449105474     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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