The agent based forest management engine.

Overview

The ABE forest management system is:

• is a hybrid C++/Javascript system
• follows a declarative paradigma - forest management strategies are described using Javascript-Objects (like JSON), but include also imperative section and event handlers that allow a fine grained control

The concept is described in more details on the iLand wiki page: https://iland-model.org/ABE

building blocks

The main classes of ABE are:

• Agent are conceptually forest managers that are responsible for a part or for the full simulated landscape.
• STP a STP object encapsulates a stand treatment program, that includes one or many forest management activities.
• Activity is a single management activity such as a thinning or a planting.

In addition, the API defines various helper objects:

• FMEngine is the main class of ABE. It provides methods to define agents, stand treatment programs, etc and methods to "manually" execute forest mangement
• Stand encapsulates a "stand" in the model. A landscape can have multiple stands (e.g., by providing a GIS layer).
• TreeList a collection of individual trees that are e.g. fetched from a specific stand