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Enhancing routes selection with real-time weather data integration in spatial decision support systems

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A notable shortcoming in contemporary digital navigation systems is their failure to incorporate live weather data. This study investigates the possibility of improving urban navigation experiences by integrating real-time weather data. We developed a navigation tool that utilizes weather data from the OpenWeather API, providing users with real-time insights into weather conditions such as temperature, wind speed and direction, precipitation, and atmospheric pressure. This tool enables users to make informed decisions about their routes and travel plans by providing updated temperature information for selected routes and assessing the risk of road sections based on weather conditions. Incorporating weather data into navigation systems has the potential to enhance driving safety, minimize travel durations, and alleviate weather-related disturbances in urban settings.

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This work was partially based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (Grant Nos.: 2122054, 2232533, and 2324744). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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  1. Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning & Center for Geospatial Sciences, Applications and Technology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77840, USA

    Xinyue Ye, Shoujia Li & Jiaxin Du

  2. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77840, USA

    Xinyue Ye

  3. Civil Engineering Program, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 78666, USA

    Subasish Das

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Ye, X., Li, S., Das, S. et al. Enhancing routes selection with real-time weather data integration in spatial decision support systems. Spat. Inf. Res. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41324-023-00564-8

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