Method and apparatus for determining navigation routes based on weather manipulation data

An apparatus for generating a navigation route based on manmade environmental factor data comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for at least one program, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:
• receive data indicating at least one manmade environmental factor;
• generate map data representing the at least one manmade environmental factor in a geographic database;
• and
• provide the map data for generating the navigation route.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform the steps of:

• determining a cargo to be carried on a navigation route;
• receiving environmental data for a geographic and/or a three-dimensional region associated with at least one candidate route;
• determining that the environmental data indicates that there is at least one manmade environmental factor that is classified as affecting the cargo;
• and
• generating a map data layer based on the environmental data including the at least one manmade referenced environmental factor,
• wherein the map data layer is stored in a geographic database.