Abstract: Integrated geographic modelling and simulation is a computational means to improve understanding of the environment. With the development of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and web technologies, it is possible to conduct open, extensible integrated geographic modelling across a network in which resources can be accessed and integrated, and further distributed geographic simulations can be performed. This open web-distributed modelling and simulation approach is likely to enhance the use of existing resources and can attract diverse participants. With this approach, participants from different physical locations or domains of expertise can perform comprehensive modelling and simulation tasks collaboratively. This paper reviews past integrated modelling and simulation systems, highlighting the associated development challenges when moving to an open web-distributed system. A conceptual framework is proposed to introduce a roadmap from a system design perspective, with potential use cases provided. The four components of this conceptual framework - a set of standards, a resource sharing environment, a collaborative integrated modelling environment, and a distributed simulation environment - are also discussed in detail with the goal of advancing this emerging field.

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立场文件：开放网络分布式集成地理建模和模拟，以实现更广泛的参与和应用

摘要：集成的地理建模和模拟是一种提高对环境理解的计算手段。随着面向服务架构（SOA）和Web技术的发展，可以跨网络进行开放的、可扩展的集成地理建模，资源可以在其中访问和集成，并可以进行进一步的分布式地理模拟。这种开放的网络分布式建模和模拟方法可能会增强对现有资源的使用，并可以吸引不同的参与者。通过这种方法，来自不同物理位置或专业领域的参与者可以协作执行全面的建模和仿真任务。本文回顾了过去的集成建模和仿真系统，强调在转向开放的网络分布式系统时相关的开发挑战。提出了一个概念框架，从系统设计的角度引入路线图，并提供了潜在的用例。这个概念框架的四个组成部分——一套标准、一个资源共享环境、一个协作集成建模环境和一个分布式仿真环境——也以推进这一新兴领域为目标进行了详细讨论。