METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SIMULATING THE MOVEMENT OF ENTITIES IN AN AREA

摘要

The present invention discloses a method, apparatus and computer program product for simulating a movement of entities in an area, comprising identifying a number of entities in movement in the area, and a direction of movement of the entities within the area, inputting information regarding a topology of the area and the identified information regarding the entities in movement in the area into a computing apparatus, performing a simulation of entities in the area, and calculating a prediction regarding a flow of entities by constructing a navigation field regarding the entities in the area depending on a density characteristic of entities in the area.