NetLogo and GIS: A Powerful Combination

8 pages•Published: March 13, 2019

Abstract

NetLogo is a popular agent-based modeling system for good reason. It is relatively easy to learn; it allows an intuitive user interface to be built with predefined objects, such as buttons, sliders, and monitors; and available documentation is extensive, both on the NetLogo Website and in public forums. The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) extension for NetLogo allows real-world geographic or demographic data to be incorporated into NetLogo projects. When GIS is combined with NetLogo, simulations can be transformed from a basic representation to one that accurately replicates the characteristics of a map or population. This paper describes the necessary steps for incorporating GIS within a NetLogo project and the primitive commands used for associating shape properties to NetLogo patches. A practical example is included that demonstrates how to import a map of Texas into a NetLogo project and use the vector data in conjunction with NetLogo patches to randomly color each county.

Keyphrases: abs, agent based modeling, gis, netlogo

In: Gordon Lee and Ying Jin (editors). Proceedings of 34th International Conference on Computers and Their Applications, vol 58, pages 257-264.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/HTNF
	https://doi.org/10.29007/w8gh

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{CATA2019:NetLogo_GIS_Powerful_Combination,
  author    = {Broday Walker and Tina Johnson},
  title     = {NetLogo and GIS:  A Powerful Combination},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of 34th International Conference on Computers and Their Applications},
  editor    = {Gordon Lee and Ying Jin},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Computing},
  volume    = {58},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2398-7340},
  url       = {/publications/paper/HTNF},
  doi       = {10.29007/w8gh},
  pages     = {257-264},
  year      = {2019}}

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