Climapp—integrating personal factors with weather forecasts for individualised warning and guidance on thermal stress

B. R.M. Kingma; H. Steenhoff; J. Toftum; H. A.M. Daanen; M. A. Folkerts; N. Gerrett; C. Gao; K. Kuklane; J. Petersson; A. Halder; M. Zuurbier; S. W. Garland; L. Nybo

doi:10.3390/ijerph182111317

Climapp—integrating personal factors with weather forecasts for individualised warning and guidance on thermal stress

B. R.M. Kingma^*, H. Steenhoff, J. Toftum, H. A.M. Daanen, M. A. Folkerts, N. Gerrett, C. Gao, K. Kuklane, J. Petersson, A. Halder, M. Zuurbier, S. W. Garland, L. Nybo

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Abstract

This paper describes the functional development of the ClimApp tool (available for free on iOS and Android devices), which combines current and 24 h weather forecasting with individual information to offer personalised guidance related to thermal exposure. Heat and cold stress assessments are based on ISO standards and thermal models where environmental settings and personal factors are integrated into the ClimApp index ranging from −4 (extremely cold) to +4 (extremely hot), while a range of −1 and +1 signifies low thermal stress. Advice for individuals or for groups is available, and the user can customise the model input according to their personal situation, including activity level, clothing, body characteristics, heat acclimatisation, indoor or outdoor situation, and geographical location. ClimApp output consists of a weather summary, a brief assessment of the thermal situation, and a thermal stress warning. Advice is provided via infographics and text depending on the user profile. ClimApp is available in 10 languages: English, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Hellenic (Greek), Italian, German, Spanish and French. The tool also includes a research functionality providing a platform for worker and citizen science projects to collect individual data on physical thermal strain and the experienced thermal strain. The application may therefore improve the translation of heat and cold risk assessments and guidance for subpopulations. ClimApp provides the framework for personalising and downscaling weather reports, alerts and advice at the personal level, based on GPS location and adjustable input of individual factors.

Original language	English
Article number	11317
Pages (from-to)	1-26
Number of pages	26
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	18
Issue number	21
Early online date	28 Oct 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111317
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2021

Bibliographical note

Special Issue: Heat-Health Warnings: Bridging the Gap between Heat Forecasts and Efficient Warning Systems.

Funding Information:
The study was supported financially by the ClimApp project, which is a part of ERA4CS, an ERA-NET initiated by JPI Climate, and funded by Svenska Forskningsr?det Formas: 2017-01739; DK Innovationsfonden: 7110-00003B; DK Innovationsfonden: 7110-00004B; Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek: 438.17.806; with co-funding by the European Union (Grant 690462).

Funding Information:
Funding: The study was supported financially by the ClimApp project, which is a part of ERA4CS, an ERA-NET initiated by JPI Climate, and funded by Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas: 2017-01739; DK Innovationsfonden: 7110-00003B; DK Innovationsfonden: 7110-00004B; Nederlandse Organisa-tie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek: 438.17.806; with co-funding by the European Union (Grant 690462).

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© 2021 by the author. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

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The study was supported financially by the ClimApp project, which is a part of ERA4CS, an ERA-NET initiated by JPI Climate, and funded by Svenska Forskningsr?det Formas: 2017-01739; DK Innovationsfonden: 7110-00003B; DK Innovationsfonden: 7110-00004B; Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek: 438.17.806; with co-funding by the European Union (Grant 690462). Funding: The study was supported financially by the ClimApp project, which is a part of ERA4CS, an ERA-NET initiated by JPI Climate, and funded by Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas: 2017-01739; DK Innovationsfonden: 7110-00003B; DK Innovationsfonden: 7110-00004B; Nederlandse Organisa-tie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek: 438.17.806; with co-funding by the European Union (Grant 690462).

Funders	Funder number
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme	690462
Innovationsfonden	7110-00004B, 7110-00003B
European Commission
Svenska Forskningsrådet Formas
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek	438.17.806

Keywords

Cold assessment
Heat assessment
Human thermal models
Mobile application

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Kingma, B. R. M., Steenhoff, H., Toftum, J., Daanen, H. A. M., Folkerts, M. A., Gerrett, N., Gao, C., Kuklane, K., Petersson, J., Halder, A., Zuurbier, M., Garland, S. W., & Nybo, L. (2021). Climapp—integrating personal factors with weather forecasts for individualised warning and guidance on thermal stress. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), 1-26. Article 11317. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111317

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