Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Ali Khatibi
• Amir Hossein Hamidian

Abstract

Simulation techniques are based on the application of calculation methods in other subjects of science and technology. Cellular automata based models are proper in the investigation of spatial and temporal distributions of various phenomena, therefore it can be applied for studying the changes related to time and space such as pollutants, ecological niches and other environmental studies. One of the downfalls of the application is that there is not proper cellular automata software for a selected field or subject and the specialists need to develop their own software to use for at most cases for a single purpose. This is most difficult when the person is not even familiar with the computer programming. In this paper we design and produce a cellular automata software, which can be used for environmental investigation including ecological modeling.

Keywords

• cellular automata
• spatial and temporal distribution
• simulation