La navigation maritime sous Android
General articles not about a particular topic but about the blog's purpose.
The tome 2 from the Navy weather Introduction – The weather in the Mediterranean, is updated on the Play Store (Google Play Books)
Version 1.2 – Layout improvements and link fixes.
Just download the work already bought again to replace the previous one.
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Our friend Henry Laurent Had already arrived 3rd in compensated time at the first stage in Madeira in the solo performance category. Author on February 1 of an excellent departure from Funchal for the second stage, aboard his faithful heating choir 3 (Sunfast 3200), Unfortunately, he has undergone some harmful damage throughout his career. Diesel leakage, repeated pilot breakdowns, Rupture of Genoese Drisse, among others, made him lose several hours and a packet of nautical miles. Read more …
Navigate with a Digital Tablet and a Smartphone has just been published by Sails & Sailboats, available in bookstores and specialist stores, since the Sails shop & Sailboats, on FNAC Books et Amazon. A digital version specific is online at Apple Books Store.
A step-by-step 128 pages to keep up to date with the latest developments and equip yourself wisely today. 19,90 € Read more …
Update 1.7 of the Manual « Introduction to Marine Weather » pour Amazon Kindle.
Friday 13 November will not be a lucky day for the skippers of the Vendée Globe 2020 (¹). They will have to negotiate the encounter with tropical storm "Theta" which crosses their course with average winds that can reach the 40 nodes and powerful bursts. Above all, the sea will be to be feared because, strongly crossed as they passed the centre of the low pressure system, Waves may exceed 6 meters and break in a chaotic way. Read more …
Oh yes, everything happens ! In my entire computer-nautical career I had never played any computer game whatsoever., not even the historic Windows card game that cost businesses thousands of idle office hours… but you should never say : Never !
Or donc, here I am registered for Virtual Regatta, one among the most 340.000 players registered at this time, ready to start the Vendée Globe tomorrow at 1:02 p.m.. Like any beginner, I watched a few videos to quickly understand this game, Who, we are all, seems relatively simple for an experienced sailor. But from there to playing in the big leagues, there are still several oceans to cross !
Non, it's not a joke ! SailGrib embark with Weather4D on the Vendée Globe 2020 with Virtual Regatta. The two friends Henri and Olivier have together developed a routing module directly integrated into the game.
Philippe Guigné, the creator of the online game Virtual Regatta, explains in an interview with Sails & Sailboats :
«… we want the virtual Vendée Globe to be aimed at the general public and it is therefore logical that we help newbies by providing new tools. So, For this edition we are offering a routing assistance system, directly integrated into the game, in partnership with SailGrib and Weather4D. These routings will first be simplified so that everyone can use them. In a second step, we will put in place more elaborate routings which will allow us to determine long-term strategies…"
A new development for the two leaders in navigation applications, weather and routing on mobile devices, which should allow them to popularize their applications to a wide audience, and perhaps trigger vocations among the large number of players who have never set foot on the water.
Source : The Parliament Mag par Umberto Modigliani, ECMWF Deputy Director of Forecasts, responsible, with the department director, continuous production of forecasts and relations with users.
Early October, the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (CEPMMT) will take a big step forward by making hundreds of its forecast maps available to everyone free of charge.
These changes are part of a broader European initiative to make public sector data free and open, encourage innovation and support a thriving, data-driven digital economy.
So far, full access to these forecast maps was restricted to national meteorological and hydrological services of ECMWF Member States and Cooperating States, to members of the World Meteorological Organization and commercial customers. Access was subject to a series of personalized licenses and high fees. Read more …
Created in 1975 on the initiative of European Union members, The European Center for Middle Term Meteorological Forecast is an independent intergovernmental organization whose headquarters, to date, is located in Reading, England. The CEPMMT is funded by 22 Member States and 12 Associated States. It employs near 350 people, And its equipment as supercalulars is one of the most important in Europe. For fifteen years, CEPMMT forecasts tend to be among the most precise in the world, According to the verification data of the world meteorological organization (WMO). The CEPMMT is currently led by the French meteorologist Florence Rabier, who worked at the local weather-france weather office.
More, Since the advent of Brexit, The situation has changed. The United Kingdom is no longer part of the EU, The CEPMMET must move to a European country, And it may have, For weather data users, consequences… positives. Read more …
A few days before the opening of the Paris Boat Show where, I remind you of this, I will be present on the stand iTabNav (Hall 2.1 – D31), An overview is in order. And precisely, in our immediate horizon we shall have, like every year, proximity to marine electronics manufacturers and their representatives.
At the previous edition of the boat show, I had noticed the reluctance – not to say hostility – of manufacturers towards the growing phenomenon of tablets and other smartphones on the navigation market. By dint of promoting these devices and their applications, I probably didn't just make friends in this business. However, Strong pressure from boat buyers, and therefore navigation electronics, has forced those manufacturers to integrate a minimum of interactivity between their own hardware and the mobile devices now owned by a majority of browsers.
This prompts me to take a quick look at the status of the applications provided and the progress of the proposed functions.