Automating Urban Cartography: A reproducible method for Agent-Based Simulation with QGIS and GAMA

This work presents a methodology for constructing two functional graphs—one for the roadnetwork and one for the pedestrian network—using data obtained from Open Street Map, pro-cessed and edited in QGIS and implemented in GAMA. Proper structuring of these graphsensures realistic vehicle and pedestrian mobility, guarantees model scalability, and prevents un-necessary overhead. In addition, this approach aims to reduce manual intervention in the mappingprocess, facilitating the reproducibility of the model in different cities and urban contexts.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2025-05-07
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15356514
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3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications
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Automating Urban Cartography: A reproducible method for Agent-Based Simulation with QGIS and GAMA

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications
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Automating Urban Cartography: A reproducible method for Agent-Based Simulation with QGIS and GAMA

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Abstract

This work presents a methodology for constructing two functional graphs—one for the roadnetwork and one for the pedestrian network—using data obtained from Open Street Map, pro-cessed and edited in QGIS and implemented in GAMA. Proper structuring of these graphsensures realistic vehicle and pedestrian mobility, guarantees model scalability, and prevents un-necessary overhead. In addition, this approach aims to reduce manual intervention in the mappingprocess, facilitating the reproducibility of the model in different cities and urban contexts.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (ES)
Sustainable cities and communities
Openalex Percentile: Top 53%
3D Modeling in Geospatial Applications
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