Re: Workshop on Integrating GIS and Multi-Agent Modellingn Techniques announcement

[Robert E. Bell]

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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