SIMUTEC: A transdisiplinary Agent-Based Simulation for land use and transport for ecological transition

Abstract

In order to limit greenhouse gas emissions and in the objective of the ecological transition, land-use and urban travel is a central point of interest for all metropolises. SIMUTEC is a platform that distinguishes itself from other tools by its strong transdisciplinary. It is a multisectoral agent-based simulation designed to help territories in their decision making. In this paper, we present a platform that integrates the complexity of the urban phenomenon by modeling all the fundamental mechanisms related to the occupation of space, transports and congestion. The objective of this paper is to present the platform architecture from a high-level point of view, and describe opportunities to use distributed simulation in this context. Moreover, in order to help with decision, the platform contain a 3D render engine (M-3D) and a tool for calculating indicators on energy consumption, greenhouse gas emission and pollutants