TY - JOUR
T1 - Position paper
T2 - Open web-distributed integrated geographic modelling and simulation to enable broader participation and applications
AU - Chen, Min
AU - Voinov, Alexey
AU - Ames, Daniel P.
AU - Kettner, Albert J.
AU - Goodall, Jonathan L.
AU - Jakeman, Anthony J.
AU - Barton, Michael C.
AU - Harpham, Quillon
AU - Cuddy, Susan M.
AU - DeLuca, Cecelia
AU - Yue, Songshan
AU - Wang, Jin
AU - Zhang, Fengyuan
AU - Wen, Yongning
AU - Lü, Guonian
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - Integrated geographic modelling and simulation is a computational means to improve understanding of the environment. With the development of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and web technologies, it is possible to conduct open, extensible integrated geographic modelling across a network in which resources can be accessed and integrated, and further distributed geographic simulations can be performed. This open web-distributed modelling and simulation approach is likely to enhance the use of existing resources and can attract diverse participants. With this approach, participants from different physical locations or domains of expertise can perform comprehensive modelling and simulation tasks collaboratively. This paper reviews past integrated modelling and simulation systems, highlighting the associated development challenges when moving to an open web-distributed system. A conceptual framework is proposed to introduce a roadmap from a system design perspective, with potential use cases provided. The four components of this conceptual framework - a set of standards, a resource sharing environment, a collaborative integrated modelling environment, and a distributed simulation environment - are also discussed in detail with the goal of advancing this emerging field.
AB - Integrated geographic modelling and simulation is a computational means to improve understanding of the environment. With the development of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and web technologies, it is possible to conduct open, extensible integrated geographic modelling across a network in which resources can be accessed and integrated, and further distributed geographic simulations can be performed. This open web-distributed modelling and simulation approach is likely to enhance the use of existing resources and can attract diverse participants. With this approach, participants from different physical locations or domains of expertise can perform comprehensive modelling and simulation tasks collaboratively. This paper reviews past integrated modelling and simulation systems, highlighting the associated development challenges when moving to an open web-distributed system. A conceptual framework is proposed to introduce a roadmap from a system design perspective, with potential use cases provided. The four components of this conceptual framework - a set of standards, a resource sharing environment, a collaborative integrated modelling environment, and a distributed simulation environment - are also discussed in detail with the goal of advancing this emerging field.
KW - Geographic research
KW - Geographic simulation
KW - Integrated geographic modelling
KW - Open
KW - Web-distributed
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85086723917&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103223
DO - 10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103223
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85086723917
SN - 0012-8252
VL - 207
JO - Earth-science reviews
JF - Earth-science reviews
M1 - 103223
ER -