Additional security information for navigation systems

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by a computer, a map comprising a plurality of security areas;

receiving, by the computer, dynamic information about respective conditions related to each of the plurality of security areas;

receiving, by the computer, respective security attributes related to each of the plurality of security areas;

calculating, by the computer, a respective risk value for each of the plurality of security areas based on the respective conditions and the respective security attribute of the security area; and

transmitting, by the computer to a user device associated with a user, risk-related information based on a current location of the user device and the respective risk values, wherein

the risk-related information comprises a suggested route from the current location to a destination,

each of the plurality of security areas having a size defined based on a security homogeneous characteristic,

each of the plurality of security areas have a specific security tag used to respectively define the plurality of security areas,

at least one of the plurality of security areas have a specific set of security tags, and

at least two of the plurality of security areas overlap.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the risk-related information comprises alerts to be provided via the user device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the alerts include one or more of: audio alerts, textual alerts, visual alerts, or overlay information for display on a graphical map being displayed to the user.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, by the computer, for each of a plurality of alternative routes from the current location to the destination which of the plurality of security areas are traversed by a particular alternative route; and

calculating, by the computer, a respective risk score for each of the plurality of alternative routes based on the plurality of security areas traversed by the particular alternative route.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the suggested route has a respective risk value indicative of being less of a risk than a predetermined risk level identified by the user.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the suggested route comprises a plurality of segments each having a corresponding risk value and wherein none of the plurality of segments has a corresponding risk value indicative of being a higher risk than a predetermined risk level identified by the user.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic information comprises a type of vehicle in which the user is traveling.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the security attributes comprise one or more of: static information about street, historical information about accidents, or historical dynamic information.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the security attributes comprise a geometrical-related feature of a road within a particular security area.

10. A system, comprising:

a processor programmed to initiate executable operations comprising:

receiving a map comprising plurality of security areas;

receiving dynamic information about respective conditions related to each of the plurality of security areas;

receiving respective security attributes related to each of the plurality of security areas;

calculating a respective risk value for each of the plurality of security areas based on the respective conditions and the respective security attribute of the security area; and

transmitting to a user device associated with a user, risk-related information based on a current location of the user device and the respective risk values, wherein

the risk-related information comprises a suggested route from the current location to a destination,

each of the plurality of security areas having a size defined based on a security homogeneous characteristic,

each of the plurality of security areas have a specific security tag used to respectively define the plurality of security areas,

at least one of the plurality of security areas have a specific set of security tags, and

at least two of the plurality of security areas overlap.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the risk-related information comprises alerts to be provided via the user device.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the alerts include one or more of: audio alerts, textual alerts, visual alerts, or overlay information for display on a graphical map being displayed to the user.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is programmed to initiate executable operations further comprising:

determining for each of a plurality of alternative routes from the current location to the destination which of the plurality of security areas are traversed by a particular alternative route; and

calculating a respective risk score for each of the plurality of alternative routes based on the plurality of security areas traversed by the particular alternative route.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the suggested route has a respective risk value indicative of being less of a risk than a predetermined risk level identified by the user.

15. The system of claim 13 , wherein the suggested route comprises a plurality of segments each having a corresponding risk value and wherein none of the plurality of segments has a corresponding risk value indicative of being a higher risk than a predetermined risk level identified by the user.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the dynamic information comprises a type of vehicle in which the user is traveling.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the security attributes comprise one or more of: static information about street, historical information about accidents, or historical dynamic information.

18. A computer program product, comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having program code stored thereon, the program code executable by a data processing system to initiate operations including:

receiving, by the data processing system, a map comprising plurality of security areas;

receiving, by the data processing system, dynamic information about respective conditions related to each of the plurality of security areas;

receiving, by the data processing system, respective security attributes related to each of the plurality of security areas;

calculating, by the data processing system, a respective risk value for each of the plurality of security areas based on the respective conditions and the respective security attribute of the security area; and

transmitting, by the data processing system to a user device associated with a user, risk-related information based on a current location of the user device and the respective risk values, wherein

the risk-related information comprises a suggested route from the current location to a destination,

each of the plurality of security areas having a size defined based on a security homogeneous characteristic,

each of the plurality of security areas have a specific security tag used to respectively define the plurality of security areas,

at least one of the plurality of security areas have a specific set of security tags, and

at least two of the plurality of security areas overlap.