Spatially aware agents: An effective and efficient use of GIS data within an agent-based model

Spring Simulation Multiconference 2009 - Co-located with the 2009 SISO Spring Simulation Interoperability Workshop

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Kennedy, Ryan C ^a   Lane, Kelly E ^b   Fuentes, Agustin ^b   Hollocher, Hope ^b   Madey, Greg ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiological modeling; Performance; Raster data; Scientific simulation; Vector data

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MODELING; PERFORMANCE; RASTER DATA; SCIENTIFIC SIMULATIONS; VECTOR DATA;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84985884219     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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