AI for Distance and Planning
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Hello Developers,
Let me start by saying, I am very cheep about what I pay for online, yet I found your app a few years back, and didn't need any subscription features, but was SO AMAZING that I paid, just because I was so IMPRESSED with the product, but didn't need the paid features!
Transition, I worked for a boss that once said, "No news [from customers], is bad news, and bad news is good news." Bad news coming:
So, as a past [second career] programmer, I understand what went (and goes into) the Distance and Planning module. I spent a few hours over a few days to get it to [incorrectly] display the weather for my upcoming Europe trip: Passau Germany May 2, Linz Austria 3rd, Sailing 4th, Krems 5th, ... Budapest... And, I am sure it's not going to be correct, as the boat moves and stops and moves and stops. It will come down to me just looking, 12 hours at the next stop, each day, something I can just do online. 🙁
Then I went to an AI, Gemini, today, and put in the cities, dates and weather. [I actually used OCR]. In 1 minute, vs a few hours over a few days, I had accomplished, more accurately, the weather forecasts.
Sorry for the "bad news," but like the pay phone, horse, typewriter etc, things, as you know, just become obsolete. Maybe, put some AI in there?
Again, amazing app, I just basically donate my subscription, as again, I was SO impressed by what you guys have done.
James
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@jame5
Your travel planning is strange. You're planning a boat trip, but you're not following the rivers.
Then, the weather forecast is wrong because the speed button is not turn ON.
And finally, if you're stopping overnight, it's better to plan daily trips starting them on each planned dates. -
@idefix37 Thanks for reading this. I am sorry that the river and speed buttons didn’t show up, as it detracted from my point. Here's a much better picture from the cruise line, and with a Windy.com overlay. https://postimg.cc/JtTZsRQz My point is now with AI, I can say, something like, "What's the weather on my multi day trip?" Total time 1 to 2 minutes. However, Distance and Planning took me multiple iterations over a few days to setup and run, to realize that it will likely not be correct, as the speed of travel is not a constant. I also tried to emphasize what an amazing product Windy.com is, and I only pay for it because I am so impressed with what went into it! I think it might be time to incorporate some AI, so it's not left behind, no reflection on anyone here or the app itself. That's life; just ask the horse, typewriter, pencil, notebook, candle, payphone, outhouse etc
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@jame5
Hope Windy developers hear you !
