Abstract for Upcoming ICGIS2008 Conference
I have prepared the following abstract for the upcoming ICGIG conference, whose link is listed above. I would appreciate any thoughts or references on the topic of GIS-T and Agent-Based Modeing. The Potential of the Use of Agent-Based Modeling in Geographic Informaiton Systems in Transportation (GIS-T) As the processing capabiltiy of computers is expanding, non-lineal mathmatical theory (i.e., chaos theory) and advanced programming is developing , the modeling of dymamic spatial processes within Georaphic Information Systems is rapidly advancing in the Geographic Infromation Science community. One of the most dynamic spatial processes is transportation-related phenomena, be it the symbiotic relationship between land-use and transportation, emergency evacuation, traffic, or forecasting travel demand. Agent-based modeling (ABM) is promsising to be a much more effective vehicle to simulate and model the dynamics of transportation than traditional mechanistic and traditional modeling t...