6  LevelSpace

LevelSpace (Hjorth et al., 2020) is a NetLogo extension that allows users to run multiple NetLogo models simultaneously and enable communication between them. This is particularly useful for complex simulations that require interactions between different systems or scales, such as coupling a global climate model with a local ecosystem model.

Here, LevelSpace is used to integrate climate data from LogoClim (child) into another NetLogo model (parent). This allows for dynamic interactions where the parent model can access and respond to climate variables provided by the child model.

Figure 6.1: Logônia model interface showing total precipitation data imported from LogoClim via the LevelSpace extension. Click on the image to enlarge it.

The integration of LogoClim requires some familiarity with NetLogo and LevelSpace concepts. The following sections will provide an overview of these concepts and guide you through the process of setting up LevelSpace for your simulations.

For a detailed introduction to LevelSpace, please refer to the LevelSpace documentation.

Hjorth, A., Head, B., Brady, C., & Wilensky, U. (2020). LevelSpace: A NetLogo extension for multi-level agent-based modeling. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 23(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.4130