The design and implementation of software for extracting information from GIS files to a format appropriate for use in a spatial modeling software environment is described. This has resulted in publicly available c/c++ language programs for extracting polygons as well as database information from ArcView shape files into the Matlab software environment. In addition, a set of publicly available ...

The BACC software provides its users with tools for Bayesian Analysis, Computation and Communications. These tools are embedded in mathematical software applications such as Matlab and Gauss. From the user’s perspective, there is a seamless integration of special-purpose BACC commands with the powerful built-in commands of the application. Several models are currently available, and BACC is des...