agent-based model
See Also: agent
[modeling] A simulation of the large-scale consequences of the decisions and interactions of individual members of a population.
3 Agent Driven Processes
As geoprocessing software becomes more sophisticated, it is able to support the analysis of an increasingly broad set of problems.
Agents of Change
So here we are, early in the 21st century and change, more than ever, is in the air. There are plenty of doomsayers, and many dark warnings about the evils of technology and consumption.
User agent style
the default style sheet applied by the user agent, e.g. the browser's default presentation of elements.
[edit] Agents
Agents in the sales process can be defined as representing either side of the sales process for example: ...
The agent determines its own satisfaction (happiness) by summing up the severity of each constraint weighted with their importance. When the agent's 'happiness' is under a given threshold it triggers the first of the ordered proposals.
Search agent - A computer program that is capable of using multiple search engines to find information in the World Wide Web.
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Materials entering the mixture can alter the chemical nature of the solution and can increase the strength of this weathering agent. For example, the mixing of carbon dioxide and water can form carbonic acid.
agent Source: OpenGIS Guide A kind of intermediary service which acts on behalf of another service (service provider or requester) according to rules established upon its invocation. Also known as an `intelligent agent.
A new-age real estate agent can search the local multiple listing for suitable houses, then electronically "post" them to a map of the city.
The GIS design activity is in itself a change agent - users will understand more about a GIS and its associated technology after the needs assessment is concluded and will consequently expect more.
occurs when the actions of agents cannot be perfectly observed or contracted for directly. In a narrow sense, moral hazard has referred to possible effects which insurance contracts may have on the behavior of the insured persons.
Thus, the age-old doctrine (traceable to the Greeks) that "only nothing can come from nothing" remains applicable - some independent agent is needed to "create" the vacuum and the potentiality of virtual particles.
Large earthquakes can cause serious destruction and massive loss of life via a variety of agents of damage including fault rupture, vibratory ground motion (i.e., shaking), inundation (e.g., tsunami, seiche, dam failure), ...
Anritsu, IFEN, and its Japanese sales agent, GNSS Technologies, Inc., have concluded a sales cooperation contract to offer A-GPS test solutions for A-GPS protocol testing as well as CPlane (RRC), U-Plane (SUPL), RF performance, ...
Location-based information access, where an agent takes advantage of location information to access resources within suitable locality constraints (e.g. Point Of Interests such as tourist sites).
cementation Process by which a binding, or cementing, agent is precipitated in spaces among individual particles of a deposit. Common cementing agents are calcite, quartz, and dolomite.
e.g. consider implications for detecting exposure to cancer-causing agents
C. SOURCES OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC DATA
Population census ...
W3Cs Semantic Web logo The Semantic Web is an evolving extension of the World Wide Web in which web content can be expressed not only in natural language, but also in a format that can be read and used by software agents, ...
It looks as if the directorate is a kind of of centralized purchasing agent for commercial satellite data. This data is then offered to qualified government and academic researchers for free or moderate cost.
 See also: Information, Environment, GIS, Model, Area
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