RegMAS User Manual
Version 1.3.0

Antonello Lobianco^{12 3}

Date: September 30, 2008

Abstract:

RegMAS (Regional Multi Agent Simulator) is a spatially explicit multi-agent model framework, developed in C++ language and designed for long-term simulations of government policies effects over agricultural systems (e.g. farm sizes, incomes, land use).

RegMAS uses a profit-maximisation algorithm to derive farmers behaviours. Using RegMAS researchers can write regional-specific models, adapting the pool of activities and resources to their specific region.

RegMAS is Free Software, that is, its source code is fully available and modifiable, and it runs on several operating systems.

This paper is designed to introduce RegMAS and to assist researchers in using it for their own simulations.