Cultural Geography Modeling and Analysis in Helmand Province
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of the application of an agent-based model called Cultural Geography to represent the civilian populace. This project uses a multi-agent system consisting of an environment, agents, objects (things), operations that can be performed by the agents and laws governing operations in the environment. The environment for this particular application consists of six districts within Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Covered in this document is the study plan development to define the scope, objectives, and analytic approach of the project. Data development techniques to find the relevant information pertaining to the socio-demographic dimensions of the populace, influencing groups, and services available are defined. Particular attention will be given to the population data that includes narrative identity, values, beliefs, interests, and social networks of the various groups. Social theories resident in the model will be addressed, as well as their instantiation within the scenarios. Finally, analysis results from the fractional factoria design of experiment will be presented.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA582065
Entities
People
- David Hudak
- Francisco Baez
Organizations
- United States Army Training and Doctrine Command