Model testing and assessment: Perspectives from a swarm intelligence, agent-based model of forest insect infestations

Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 121-135

  Pérez, Liliana ^a   Dragićević, Suzana ^a   White, Roger ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent based models; Calibration; Swarm intelligence; Validation; Verification

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODEL; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; COMPLEX SYSTEM MODELS; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; INDIRECT COMMUNICATION; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; SWARM INTELLIGENCE; VALIDATION;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; VERIFICATION;

FORESTRY;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEETLE; CALIBRATION; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; PEST OUTBREAK; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TREE;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTATION; DECISION MAKING; INSECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

COLEOPTERA; DENDROCTONUS PONDEROSAE; HEXAPODA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 84877629907     PISSN: 01989715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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