Ocelet: a modelling language and a simulation environment for studying landscape dynamics

Degenne Pascal, Lo Seen Danny. 2011. Ocelet: a modelling language and a simulation environment for studying landscape dynamics. In : Colloque PAYOTE : Modélisation de paysages agricoles pour la simulation et l'analyse de processus ecologiques et environnementaux, Rennes, France, 18-19 octobre 2011. INRA. s.l. : s.n., Résumé, 1 p. Colloque PAYOTE, Rennes, France, 18 Octobre 2011/19 Octobre 2011.

Résumé : Modelling spatial dynamics in landscapes can be a means for better understanding the multiple and complex ongoing processes that underlie important issues facing societies today. Hypotheses and independent knowledge inferred from ground observations can be confronted for consistency, and the mechanisms requiring finer descriptions can also be identified. Different scenarios of landscape management can then be simulated and the possible consequences of the measures taken assessed. However, modelling landscape dynamics at different temporal and spatial scales remains a challenging task. Various approaches have been proposed to address this, including cellular automata, agent-based systems, discrete event systems, system dynamics and geographic information systems, each displaying specific benefits in some domains of application, and weaknesses in others. In this area of research, we are exploring an approach based on the manipulation of graphs (mathematical object expressing a set of entities, some of which are linked) that are employed here in an innovative way for modelling landscape dynamics. Concepts essential for modellers had to be identified and formally defined. A modelling computer language (called Ocelet) was then developed, together with the grammar and syntax needed to manipulate these concepts, the compiler, and the environment/interface for building models and running simulations. Ocelet is thus both a modelling language and a simulation tool. To illustrate its usage in diverse situations, four case studies are presented: 1) land cover changes in an agroforestry landscape; 2) coastal dynamics of mangrove ecosystems; 3) the dissemination of a pathogen among neighbouring agricultural plots; and 4) temporary pond and mosquito population dynamics for understanding Rift Valley Fever (RVF) occurrence. (Texte intégral)

Mots-clés Agrovoc : modèle de simulation, modélisation environnementale, paysage

Classification Agris : U10 - Informatique, mathématiques et statistiques
B10 - Géographie

Auteurs et affiliations

• Degenne Pascal, CIRAD-ES-UMR TETIS (FRA)
• Lo Seen Danny, CIRAD-ES-UMR TETIS (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-7773-2109

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/561755/)

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