Look in the wildfire modeling modules (e.g., r.ros). These represent a type of anisotropic diffusion algorithms. I've used them to model Viking sea faring with some success.
It would be more useful for things other than fires if there were a more generic form of anisotropic diffusion to work with. Michael On 7/19/07 5:44 AM, "Moritz Lennert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I got this question from a friend of mine. > > "I'm looking for some GIS software/algorithms to use in a statistical > model. I have a topographical map and a starting and stopping point on > the map. Assuming some sort of inhomogeneous diffusion process given by > the map, I'd like to calculate the likelihood of moving from the start > to stop. Have never modeled anything like this before, so I apologize > if my question sounds naive. Got a suggestion or two?" > > > Anybody have a suggestion how this could be done either in GRASS or > other software ? > > Thanks, > > Moritz > > > > > __________________________________________ Michael Barton, Professor of Anthropology Director of Graduate Studies School of Human Evolution & Social Change Center for Social Dynamics & Complexity Arizona State University phone: 480-965-6213 fax: 480-965-7671 www: http://www.public.asu.edu/~cmbarton _______________________________________________ grassuser mailing list [email protected] http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grassuser
