Hi Lynne,
The TRANSIMS simulator is an extensible 'city-simulator' for
scientific research (epidemiology, traffic, personal networks).. Maybe you
can have a look at their alternatives for path decisions... I am not sure if
someone has used TRANSIMS for communication issues, but that is something
the guys at Los Alamos are probably aware of...
Regards, Pablo.
On 2/8/07, Lynne Hamill <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Another newbie calling for help!
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> I am planning to use agent-based models (ABMs) to examine the relationship
> between communication technologies and travel. I know that communication has
> featured in ABMs as a way of facilitating co-operation between agents and
> that ABMs have been used for transport planning. But has anyone used ABMs to
> look at communications more generally? E.g. some transport models look at
> people's choice of transport mode to get from A to B: has anyone looked at
> how people choose which mode of communication to use to send a message from
> A to B?
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> Any leads much appreciated.
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> Thanks
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> Lynne Hamill
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> Centre for Research in Social Simulation (CRESS), University of Surrey,
> Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.
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