Using GIS vector data to build virtual environments for agent based models

Proceedings of the 2008 Spring Simulation Multiconference, SpringSim'08

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 45-52

  Liebert, Karl D ^a   Earnest, David C ^a   Tolk, Andreas ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous agent space; Discrete agent space; Geospatial information systems (GIS); NetLogo; OBEUS; Repast; Swarm; UrbanSim

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS AGENT SPACE; DISCRETE AGENT SPACE; GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS); NETLOGO; OBEUS; REPAST; SWARM; URBANSIM;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION SCIENCE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 70249115594     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1400549.1400556     Document Type: Conference Paper

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