Simulating Weather Events on a Real-world Map using Unity 3D

Hamza Noueihed, Heba Harb, Joe Tekli

2022

Abstract

During the past decade, 3D simulation models have gained importance in the development of software solutions that aim to mimic real-world events and phenomena with increasing levels of accuracy and detail. In this paper, we introduce VOWES, a Virtual Outdoor Weather Event Simulator to replicate and measure outdoor weather events in vivid 3D visualizations. We make use of the Unity 3D engine to build the simulator environment and its virtual sensors, and integrate the Mapbox SDK and the WeatherStack API for realistic real-world weather mapping. We have conducted a large battery of experiments involving 30 human testers, considering various evaluation criteria. Results highlight VOWES’ quality and performance, and its ability to simulate complex weather environments with large numbers of sensors and weather phenomena.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Noueihed H., Harb H. and Tekli J. (2022). Simulating Weather Events on a Real-world Map using Unity 3D. In Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS, ISBN 978-989-758-572-2, pages 86-93. DOI: 10.5220/0010989000003203

in Bibtex Style

@conference{smartgreens22,
author={Hamza Noueihed and Heba Harb and Joe Tekli},
title={Simulating Weather Events on a Real-world Map using Unity 3D},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS,},
year={2022},
pages={86-93},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010989000003203},
isbn={978-989-758-572-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems - Volume 1: SMARTGREENS,
TI - Simulating Weather Events on a Real-world Map using Unity 3D
SN - 978-989-758-572-2
AU - Noueihed H.
AU - Harb H.
AU - Tekli J.
PY - 2022
SP - 86
EP - 93
DO - 10.5220/0010989000003203