Method and apparatus for visualizing risk levels associated with aerial vehicle flights

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
• determine a flight path for an aerial vehicle;
• calculate at least one risk area along the flight path based on risk-related data associated with the flight path;
• generate a representation of the at least one risk area as a virtual obstacle object;
• and
• render the virtual obstacle object in a user interface of a device in relation to the flight path.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for routing a drone using digital map data representing a network of underground passageways, interior passageways, or a combination thereof, carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform:

• determining a flight path for an aerial vehicle;
• calculating at least one risk area along the flight path based on risk-related data associated with the flight path;
• generating a representation of the at least one risk area as a virtual obstacle object;
• and
• rendering the virtual obstacle object in a user interface of a device in relation to the flight path.