Table 1 Selected repast simphony plug-ins and plug-in sets

Simphony Application Framework

Provides the basic runtime interface plug-in system and user interface tools

Eclipse Set

Provides model specification and programming tools

Core Set

Provides central simulation functions, such as scheduling

ReLogo Set

Provides a simple modeling language and structure

GIS

Provides GIS modeling and visualization

Freeze Dryer Set

Provides persistence in XML and text formats

Batch Run Set

Provides parameter sweeps and stochastic iteration

Deployment

Packages user models for self-contained release

Charts

Provides interactive model graphing in the runtime interface

Model Integration

Provides tools for embedding legacy models

2D Visualization Set

Provides tools for interactive two-dimensional (2D) model viewing

3D Visualization Set

Provides tools for interactive three-dimensional (3D) model viewing

Terracotta

Provides distributed model execution

System Dynamics

Provides tools for ordinary differential and difference equations

Third-Party Application Set

Supports a set of independent plug-ins for:

● Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS),

● Java Universal Network/Graph Framework (JUNG) network analysis,

● *ORA network analysis,

● Pajek network visualization,

● R statistics,

● iReport and Jasper Reports enterprise reporting,

● Spreadsheets,

● Structured Query Language (SQL) analysis within running simulations,

● VisAD scientific visualization, and

● Weka data mining.