Authors: Katelyn Beirne, Jacob Friend, Anthony Previte
Advisors: Chun-Kit Ngan,Stephen McCauley
Category: Undergraduate – MQP
Abstract: This Major Qualifying Project aims to enhance urban navigation and climate resilience by developing a ‘cool route’ application that guides pedestrians along the most thermally comfortable walking paths. The app integrates shade cover, temperature heatmaps, travel time, and distance to optimize routes using a cost-distance algorithm. The findings highlight the importance of climate-conscious planning in urban mobility.
UN SDGs:
SDG 3 – Good Health and Well Being
SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 – Climate Action
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