This section presents some platforms that can be used for modeling and simulating natural phenomena, with environmental, climate, hydrological, wildlife or agricultural applications.
| # | Name | Last version | Programming language | License | Website, Documentation, Papers | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alchemist | 28.0.1 | Java | Simulator for pervasive computing and distributed systems, inspired by stochastic chemistry | ACTIVE | ||
| 2 | BioDynaMo | 1.05.63 | C++ | Agent-based simulation platform, used for 3D biological simulations with modular and high-performance engine | ACTIVE | ||
| 3 | CRAFTY | 0.2.34 (CoBRA) | XML | Large-scale ABM of land use changes, simulation of land uses and produced by them goods and services | UNCLEAR | ||
| 4 | FAME | 1.5.0 | Java, Python | Toolkit intended for energy systems simulations that support simulations on both PCs and HPC clusters | ACTIVE | ||
| 5 | ForestSIM | 1.0.2 | Java | ABM used in research in the policy and sustainability of woody-biomass-based biofuels and bioenergy options | MAINTAINED | ||
| 6 | Framsticks | 5.1 | C++ | 3D artificial life simulator dedicated to modelling the mechanical structures and control systems of individuals | ACTIVE | ||
| 7 | HexSim | 4.0.20 | Modeling done through GUI, engine written in C++ and the GUI in C# |
Free, closed source
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Spatially explicit, individual-based simulator for modelling multi-species plant and animal populations with dynamic life history traits of individuals | ACTIVE | |
| 8 | LANDIS-II | 7.0 | C# | Forest landscape model with multi-century timescales and spatial scales that can span millions of hectares | ACTIVE | ||
| 9 | lemlab | 1.0 | Python | ABM platform for local energy market modelling that can facilitate both simulation and real-time simulation models | ACTIVE | ||
| 10 | Osmose | 4.3.3 | R | Multispecies and individual-based modelling framework dedicated to fish species predator-prey simulations | ACTIVE | ||
| 11 | ReMobidyc | Avignon | Smaltalk | Redesigned Mobidyc web-based ABM platform for modelling in population dynamics and ecotoxicology | ACTIVE | ||
| 12 | Simona | 3.0.0 | Scala | Agent-based simulation platform for power system simulations specifically involving large-scale electricity grid | ACTIVE | ||
| 13 | TerraME | 2.0.1 | Lua | 2D spatial dynamical simulator for ABM and network models, which uses cellular/hybrid automata and anisotropic spaces | ACTIVE | ||
| 14 | UrbanSim | 3.2 | Python | Platform for building statistical models of cities and regions | UNCLEAR |