DOI: 10.5061/dryad.s4h26
title: Data from: Computational research on mobile pastoralism using agent-based modeling and satellite imagery

description: Dryland pastoralism has long attracted considerable attention from
 researchers in diverse fields. However, rigorous formal study is made
 difficult by the high level of mobility of pastoralists as well as by the
 sizable spatio-temporal variability of their environment. This article
 presents a new computational approach for studying mobile pastoralism that
 overcomes these issues. Combining multi-temporal satellite images and
 agent-based modeling allows a comprehensive examination of pastoral
 resource access over a realistic dryland landscape with unpredictable
 ecological dynamics. The article demonstrates the analytical potential of
 this approach through its application to mobile pastoralism in northeast
 Nigeria. Employing more than 100 satellite images of the area, extensive
 simulations are conducted under a wide array of circumstances, including
 different land-use constraints. The simulation results reveal complex
 dependencies of pastoral resource access on these circumstances along with
 persistent patterns of seasonal land use observed at the macro level.
description: Simulation data on
 mobile pastoralists in northeastern Nigeria 1This dataset contains
 the simulation output data generated by an agent-based model of mobile
 pastoralists.data1.zipSimulation data on mobile pastoralists in northeastern Nigeria 2This dataset contains the simulation output data generated by an agent-based model of mobile pastoralists.data2.zipSimulation data on mobile pastoralists in northeastern Nigeria 3This dataset contains the simulation output data generated by an agent-based model of mobile pastoralists.data3.zipSimulation data on mobile pastoralists in northeastern Nigeria 4This dataset contains the simulation output data generated by an agent-based model of mobile pastoralists.data4.zipSimulation data on mobile pastoralists in northeastern Nigeria 5This dataset contains the simulation output data generated by an agent-based model of mobile pastoralists.data5.zipSimulation data on mobile pastoralists in northeastern Nigeria 6This dataset contains the simulation output data generated by an agent-based model of mobile pastoralists.data6.zipSimulation data on mobile pastoralists in northeastern Nigeria 7This dataset contains the simulation output data generated by an agent-based model of mobile pastoralists.data7.zipSimulation data on mobile pastoralists in northeastern Nigeria 8This dataset contains the simulation output data generated by an agent-based model of mobile pastoralists.data8.zipSimulation data on mobile pastoralists in northeastern Nigeria 9This dataset contains the simulation output data generated by an agent-based model of mobile pastoralists.data9.zipSimulation data on mobile pastoralists in northeastern Nigeria 10This dataset contains the simulation output data generated by an agent-based model of mobile pastoralists.data10.zipSimulation data on mobile pastoralists in northeastern Nigeria 11This dataset contains the simulation output data generated by an agent-based model of mobile pastoralists.data11.zipSimulation data on mobile pastoralists in northeastern Nigeria 12This dataset contains the simulation output data generated by an agent-based model of mobile pastoralists.data12.zipSimulation data on mobile pastoralists in northeastern Nigeria 13This dataset contains the simulation output data generated by an agent-based model of mobile pastoralists.data13.zip