Method and apparatus for computing a three-dimensional route based on risk-related data

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:
• receive an input specifying an origin, a destination, or a combination thereof for generating a three-dimensional route at a specified time;
• retrieve risk-related data for one or more candidate three-dimensional routes based on the origin, the destination, or a combination thereof, wherein the risk-related data indicates an occurrence of a safety risk to a vehicle traveling the one or more candidate three-dimensional routes at the specified time;
• and
• determine the three-dimensional route from the one or more candidate three-dimensional routes based on computing that the risk-related data for the determined three-dimensional route meets a risk threshold.

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:

• receiving an input specifying an origin, a destination, or a combination thereof for generating a three-dimensional route at a specified time;
• retrieving risk-related data for one or more candidate three-dimensional routes based on the origin, the destination, or a combination thereof, wherein the risk-related data indicates an occurrence of a safety risk to a vehicle traveling the one or more candidate three-dimensional routes at the specified time;
• and
• determining the three-dimensional route from the one or more candidate three-dimensional routes based on computing that the risk-related data for the determined three-dimensional route meets a risk threshold.