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BurntFingers -> RE: Civilian Casualties (9/25/2007 7:39:14 PM)
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Well, first the theory;-
You have to space a civilian POP MARKR facility within 1 mile of every other POP MARKR facility - but only in urban areas.
You match up the POP MARKR facilities with a given population density (easily available for most countries).
You don't bother putting markers up in the Sahara, or mountain ranges. Instead you model invidiual villages with a village or Town POP MARKR.
Only if the urban area has an area greater than the 1nm (square) do you need to use more than one POP MARKR.
Spacing the markers is a case of triangles - you put them on the points of equilateral triangles to split up the urban area being modelled.
So long as each POP MARKR is within 1 nm of every other potential target, then the modelling should work fine. Suggest a fairly large damage point for each marker - the more population it represents, the less the damage points (so if ordanance goes astray over a city, you are bound to hit someone).
You have to be careful how you put the markers down.Depends on the map projection and how far North your scenario is, for one thing. Good job not much population at the poles.
Am I right in thinking that, if I model the Markers as Installations, then they are NOT subject to detection (auto detected?).
The idea is, it's YOUR population that's modelled as well. Escalate things too far and the nukes fly - you lose, they lose, everybody loses.
Similarly, they could be used in Victory Conditions - too many civilian casualties and you lose the media war. Game over.
EDIT: Couple useful sites. Data CANNOT BE USED IN HARPOON PRO, ONLY IN ANW (or University of Columbia gets to sue AGSI).
http://sedac.ciesin.org/gpw/global.jsp
http://www.tageo.com/index.htm
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