Related to Weather Conditions Based on Big Data Measurement via Smartphone

Abstract

Abstract This research uses our previously-developed smartphone camera-based heart rate change analysis system to survey the correlation between weather patterns and the autonomic nervous activity across a big data set of approximately 200,000 entries. The results showed a trend in which a significant decrease was seen in sympathetic nervous activity in both males and females-the higher the temperature. In addition, a significant increase was seen in the sympathetic nervous system in both males and females-the higher the atmospheric pressure. Lastly, a significant decrease was seen in the sympathetic nervous system in both males and females-the more precipitation there was. These results accord with prior research and with human biological phenomena, and we were able to use a data set of approximately 200,000 entries to statistically demonstrate our hypothesis. We believe this represents a valuable set of reference data for use in the health care