Title :
Human terrain data - what should we do with it?
Author :
Silverman, Barry G.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Abstract :
What are we in the modeling & simulation (M&S) community to do with the volumes of ´human terrain´ data now being published by the military and others in databases of the demographics and needs/values/norms of populations of interest? This paper suggests that the M&S community would be remiss if it did not rise to this challenge and suggest next steps for the use of this human terrain (HT) data resource. These datasets are a key asset for those interested in synthesis of two major agent-based modeling paradigms - the cognitive and the social - as this paper argues. We pursue this argument with a case study integrating a cognitive agent environment (PMFserv) and a social agent environment (FactionSim) and applying them to various regions of interest (Iraq, SE Asia, Crusades) to assess their validity and realism.
Keywords :
behavioural sciences computing; software agents; FactionSim; PMFserv; agent-based modeling; cognitive agent environment; human terrain data resource; simulation; social agent environment; Computer architecture; Cultural differences; Demography; Environmental economics; Global communication; Humans; Modeling; Relational databases; Spatial databases; Systems engineering and theory;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference, 2007 Winter
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1306-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1306-5
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.2007.4419610