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kielejocain / emergency-response-simulator

A simulator that statefully tracks emergency events and resources to try various response algorithms
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Define a map #1

Open kielejocain opened 7 years ago

kielejocain commented 7 years ago

What is a map object in our simulator? Is it as simple as a "rectangle" of lat/long coordinates? Is it OpenStreetMap data? Is it shape files? Is it a combination? Does it require a database?

Do we to have a Singleton map object that is Portland, or do we want to allow for other cities/municipalities to be plugged in?

Are there other questions we need to answer?

kielejocain commented 7 years ago

I would suggest that the answer might hinge on how we want to compute travel times. Perhaps this conversation is a bit premature, though; we may want to discuss what objects we plan on having and what functionality they will encapsulate first. Thoughts?

futurechris commented 7 years ago

I'll agree on 'premature': I think the "simulation fidelity" topic is perhaps the right starting point, and the one that will drive answers for tickets like this. Perhaps we should create a ticket to discuss/document that first?

kielejocain commented 7 years ago

Please feel free; I'm hoping not to be the sole driver of this project, just another contributor.

futurechris commented 7 years ago

Added as #2