How to use a route planner
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@windlurker
OK so if you use the website app, you can use the Route planner and the speed of the mobile, for instance a boat, is a parameter that you can modify.
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@idefix37 Thanks!
But that is the only speed on a route, right?
Could it be applied to each track leg? Just to plan more detailed?
Then Windy would be a winner of all forecast services ever!)Thanks and kind regards,
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@windlurker
Yes it is the avg speed for the whole trip.
@marekd may explain if it is feasible to apply a different speed for each track leg. But that would need more development. -
@idefix37 Thanks. All clear. I will contact later then.
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Anything is possible in the world of programming, but only a handful of things are worth implementing :-) I added this request to our "possible improvements" list to know if more users will find it useful.
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@idefix37 Could you keep the start date of route in the past? Otherwise mid voyage the start time/date can only be the present. If you are mid voyage, then it will put todays date as the start of the voyage, and not a few days ago which it actually was. This messes with the forecast and speed. The only way around this is to make a new route each day, with your current position as the start, which is not very user friendly. Thanks!
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@13693
I am afraid your proposal cannot be developed as Windy does not store past data. @marekd may confirm.
If you keep always online during the trip, the right solution, as you said, is ‘to make a new route each day, with your current position as the start’.
The advantage is that you get better weather predictions because the model updated them and also because your ‘new’ start position is more accurate than what was planned. I don’t know which is your mean of transport but it seems difficult that you can follow precisely your initial planned route specially because the Route planner is based on an average speed all along the voyage.
In the same way, at sea when the traditional navigation is used, we say that dead reckoning needs to be updated frequently or at least when it’s possible to get a new accurate position. -
@idefix37 Thanks for the follow up. Just to point out though that professional weather routing software actually does this, and keeps the original start date/time and point, but still updates to the latest forecast. I'm hoping this is a possibility, just might take some thinking through the best way to accomplish this. starting a new route every day is not a very practical option.
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@13693
So I understand you are sailing on a big commercial ship?
Don’t these professional routing software use GPS to update your position and plot a new route from this position ?
That should be a great addition to Route planner, but it would require a precise and reliable positioning by GPS in Windy. Not sure it is like that know. -
@idefix37 No they typically don't get a GPS input, so just take an estimate based on the your start time and date and speed, however you can just edit it manually as need be for adjustment. Different speeds for different legs of the route would also be helpful moving forward. Anyway, just offering suggestions to fine tune it, as it would bring in more premium users looking for a more tailored solution.
