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Re: Workshop on Integrating GIS and Multi-Agent Modellingn Techniques an
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Robert E. Bell |
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Re: Workshop on Integrating GIS and Multi-Agent Modellingn Techniques announcement |
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Thu, 12 Feb 1998 09:19:05 -0800 |
Rob Kewley wrote:
> I have coded up a couple of small objects that seem to fit the goals of
> this workshop. An elevation map object reads information from a terrain
> elevation file downloaded from the USGS web site. It has internal
> routines to interpolate elevation at any point (not restricted to
> integer values) on the grid. It also has a routine to determine whether
> line of sight exists from one point to another in this three dimensional
> space. An elevation display object displays the contents of an
> elevation map object in color. I have attached a jpeg copy of this
> display for an area at Fort Irwin, CA. The dark areas are high
> elevation and the low areas are tan. The red and blue dots represent
> opposing military forces. The white dots are destroyed vehicles. As
> you can see in the image, the vehicles do not start attrition until they
> get within sight of each other (red is moving from left to right toward
> blue).
>
> Rob Kewley
That's great! USGS elevation files were on the list of Arborgames improvements
for post-swarmfest...guess now they can be pre-swarmfest :-) Have you
posted the objects or sent them to Alex? (Sorry Alex...I know your swamped...
but this fits into the ecological modeler's wish list we spoke of :-)
I would certainly like to see these...thanks!
reb
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Robert E. Bell
Department of Geography
University Of California, Los Angeles
Email: address@hidden
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