To accurately evaluate the operational value
of space services, one must capture the complex interaction between
these services and the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of
theater operations. SEAS accomplishes this by treating combat as a
complex adaptive system and providing advanced modeling constructs that
allow combat entities (agents) to have sophisticated behavioral and
decision making ability. SEAS agents can execute complex military
strategies and pursue operation- and tactical- level goals. Agents can
also modify and adapt their behavior substantially based on new or
better information, such as commands received from higher headquarters
or information provided by sensor systems.
The agent based environment found in SEAS is not limited
to military scenarios. A broad range of complex adaptive systems can be
represented and their interactions simulated within the SEAS
environment. The figure on the right is a snapshot from a recent
simulation designed to look at communications interface issues between
DoD and first responders in a terrorist attack on Washington DC. This
kind of flexibility allows investigation of the seams between complex
hierarchies that pose potential targets for adversaries.