Modelling Maritime Piracy: A Spatial Approach

Authored by Elio Marchione, Shane D. Johnson, Alan Wilson

Date Published: 2014-03-31

Sponsors: United Kingdom Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

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Model Documentation: Other Narrative

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Abstract

This paper presents a model to generate dynamic patterns of maritime piracy. Model details, outputs and calibration are illustrated. The model presented here is a tool to estimate the number of pirates and their area of action. The Guff of Aden is considered as a case study, and data on pirate attacks, vessels routes and flows through the Gulf of Aden in the year 2010 are used to build the model. Agent-based modelling is employed to simulate pirate, vessel and naval forces behaviours.

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Agent-based modelling Simulation Crime Maritime Piracy Map Generation Somalia