多自主体在地理学中应用的回顾与展望

为了认识多自主体系统(Multi-agent system)在地理学中的特性及其在地理学研究中的应用,提出了地理学意义下的多自主体系统概念,并对多自主体系统在地理学领域的应用做了总结回顾,包括土地利用类型变化模拟、城市发展模拟、房产购置模拟、人流移动模拟、地理事件模拟等;最后,就多自主体系统在今后的地理学应用中的发展前景,提出在多自主体系统中体现人地关系的思路以及在多自主体系统中应用分层机制的构想.

A Review and Prospect of the Multi-Agent Applications in Geography

For the sake of understanding the characteristics and appropriate applications of multi-agent system in geography,the paper gives a definition about multi-agent from the geographical viewpoint.We review the applications of multi-agent in geography,including the modeling of the city development,the modeling of residents,the modeling of flows,the modeling of flowing crowds and the modeling of happenings such as fire,flooding.Besides,we look forward about the development of multi-agent applications in geographical research.We suggest two ways to strengthen the geographical traits in multi-agent system: (1) Modeling) human-setting relationship in multi-agent system,2) Modeling different geographical objects with the conception of hiberarchy.