The Agent Modeling Platform has been approved as an Eclipse Incubation Project.

Metascape founder Miles Parker proposed the project and will serve as project lead, and Metascape will be donating the entirety of the MetaABM code-base to this effort as well as some pretty cool stuff we've had in the skunkworks. We encourage other members of the ABM community to become involved as well!

• Model representation using a neutral, natural and standards-based representation supported through the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF).
• Model editing with elegant, visually-focused tools that don't require programming experience or complex configuration.
• Modelling environment with tight integration within the Eclipse IDE toolset and tools for experienced programmers and modelers.
• Model implementation automatically and transparently generated for Repast Simphony and Ascape with more to come.

metaABM defines and supports a high-level architecture for designing, executing and sytematically studying ABM models. metaABM started life as a component of the Repast Simphony system, "score", but its scope is beyond a single ABM tool. metaABM is not intended as an ABM engine or runtime environment, but as an approach that can leverage those environments in limitless ways. Beyond that, metaABM seeks to provide a common hub that enables developers of ABM tools to avoid duplication of effort and focus on the value that they can add to the overall software ecosystem. The contributors are committed to an open, developer-driven approach and welcome equal participation from other individuals, projects and organizations.