This is an interesting match-racing looming Android applications in the field of Marine Weather. Indeed, since Olivier Bouyssou focused its Android software Weather4D, friendly Henri Laurent, I had the pleasure of meeting at Nautic, has been working hard to bring new features and enhancements to its application SailGrib/WR. In this "digital regatta" he thus marks a formidable opponent, although it has not yet brought the advanced features of iOS Android. This tactic to stay ahead by standing firmly in front of his opponent is often used by the best sailors.
Due to water area and a training schedule loaded, I had not yet had time to look into the past version 1.2.0 published in November, just before the Boat Show. It brings substancial news, some of which obviously inherited his opponent :
Improvement
- Improved user interface, faster, avec ajout d’un bouton « Play ».
- Simultaneous display of data Wind, Isobares, Precipitation.
- Download GRIB choice : Direct from the server Great Circle or by email from Saildocs.
SaiGrib WR 1.2.0
News
- Subscriptions to Great Circle to obtain (*) :
- GFS and GEFS models
- High resolution weather models (Coampan, GEM, NAM, HIRLAM/CEP, GCWF, GCWF )
- Wave models WWW3
- Ocean current models (SFO) et marées MyOcean (IBI)
- Integrating the current routing
Subscriptions
The use of templates provided by Great Circle through a subscription, Free to download directly to standard models, pay for all other.
Grid subscriptions Great Circle
Le premier abonnement payant « Cruising Silver » concerne l’utilisation en croisière. It is also the cheapest. Prices range on 4 periods : 1, 3, 6 or 12 month. The free subscription allows access only download files and GFS global GEM (Canada).
Periodical subscriptions
These prices are quite high, but it is true that users often need not only for a limited summer. Since attending a committed race, must bring these rates to 10 Annual € requested by Weather4D for all forecast models, including models recently added fine mesh. Having, SailGrib WR provides routing quality that will take advantage of these new files and wind currents fine mesh. Still assessing interfaces that notes that very personal tastes.
An exciting regatta that will only benefit users. May the best win !
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(*) access to models differ depending on the type of subscription subscribed.
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Interesting to know this alternative, thank you for having made known. 🙂
On the site http://shop.greatcircle.be there are subscription prices and features of each. Ticket prices range from 0 € (version FREE) up to 344,99 € (1 an Racing Gold) : there is something for everyone.
Leaves compared with Weather4DPro, it would be a small + one (à l’occasion) you could put a table online features + purchase prices + subscription rates for these two software (for great circle I put the link, Pro Weather4D but I struggle to list the features and prices).
Pour info, the one-year subscription to Great Circle GOLD Cruiser is ... 159,99 € .
Sorry, but I refuse to make a comparison that would have an instantaneous value, and should be revised with each new version of one or the other application. Second, it is extremely difficult to distinguish objective assessments (This function = yes / no) and subjective (display / processing / handling function). This would give ratings, and I do not see why allow me to arrogate to myself the right to judge the estimable work of developers. J’ai déjà assez de difficulté à rester impartial dans mes articles 😉