The ix modeling platform

Key features of the ix modeling platform (source: [huppmann_messageix_2018])

The ix modeling platform (ixmp) is a data warehouse for high-powered numerical scenario analysis. It is designed to provide an effective framework for integrated and cross-cutting analysis (hence the abbreviation ix).

The platform allows an efficient workflow between original input data sources and implementations of mathematical models, via application programming interfaces (API) with the scientific programming languages Python and R. The platform also includes an API with the mathematical programming software GAMS.

For the scientific reference, see Huppmann et al. (2019) [huppmann_messageix_2018].

Components and their interlinkages in the ix modeling platform (source [huppmann_messageix_2018]): web-based user interface, scientific programming interface, modeling platform, database backend, implementation of the MESSAGEix mathematical model formulation

Platform documentation

• Installation
  • Technical requirements
  • Install GAMS
  • Install ixmp via Anaconda
  • Install ixmp from source
  • Install rixmp
  • Install development tools
  • Troubleshooting
• Tutorials
  • Dantzig’s transportation problem
  • Adapting GAMS models for ixmp
• Scientific programming API reference
  • Python (ixmp package)
  • Storage back ends (ixmp.backend)
  • Mathematical models (ixmp.model)
  • Reporting
  • R (rixmp package)
• References

License and user guidelines

The ix modeling platform is licensed under an APACHE 2.0 open-source license.

Please see the User Guidelines and Notice for using the platform in scientific research. Contributions to the platform itself are also welcome.

The community mailing list for questions and discussions on new features is hosted using Google Groups. Please join at groups.google.com/d/forum/message_ix and use <message_ix@googlegroups.com> to send an email to the MESSAGEix user community.

• User Guidelines and Notice
• Contributing to ixmp development
• Contributor License Agreement