Weather4D Routing vs Avalon Offshore

Weather4D Routing is an outstanding meteorological and routing application based on weather and ocean data in GRIB format as well as the speed characteristics of the sailing boat (polar) and its minimum speed when operated with its engine. It benefits from an interface derived from the “Routing & Navigation” version. Weather GFS model is provided by default. In addition, over 35 weather and oceanographic models are available with a yearly subscription (in-app purchase). Queries and downloads are fully customizable. The application makes it possible to create your own geographical zones and to select the characteristics of the GRIB files to download: choice of data, resolution, periodicity, file size, etc. GRIB files can be downloaded wherever you are from our servers through a regular or satellite internet connection. Weather4D Routing displays the combined data as layered layers. All the data of a selected model is displayed by an animation in continuous time scrolling or in manual scrolling on the map. The weather forecast is displayed in one or two windows (iPad only), offering several display combinations of the same area: navigation and weather, weather and waves or currents, comparison of different models. The two windows can be disassociated for displaying the same area at different scales. Routing Weather4D Routing makes it possible to optimize sailing or engine, or mixed sail-engine routes. From a theoretical route, a routing algorithm will take into account wind force and wave height constraints. When sailing, the boat polar combined with wind and current forecasts will be used to optimize performance, comfort and safety. Several routes can be displayed to compare the outcome of different options: different forecast patterns, departure dates and times, selected constraint values. The routing can be restarted at any moment during navigation from the actual position of the boat. Default Models and Charts ———————————— GFS global forecast model at 0.25 °, 0.5 °, 1 ° and 2 ° resolutions. BING global chart OSM (Opens Street Map) global chart Optional Models (in-app purchase): ——————————————————— Weather -------- NAM USA GEM Global COAMPS Europe, West Atlantic, Central America, East Pacific ICON-EU Europe ARPEGE Global, Europe AROME France, Antilles, Guyane, Polynésie, Calédonie, Indien AROME HD France WRF France, Europe, Greece, NW Africa, Azores, Lesser Antilles, Greater Antilles Waves ------- MFWAM Global, Europe, France FNMOC WW3 Global, Europe Currents --------- MyOcean Global, IBI, NWS, Baltic, Med NCOM AMSEAS, USEAST, ALASKA, SOCAL, HAWAII

Avalon Offshore is a complete weather routing and navigation application . It works on iPads and iPhones. It also works on the new generation of Macbook Air and Pro,equipped with an ARM 64 chipset. Avalon Offshore integrated the whole set of functions that are useful to cruisers and offshore racers; weather routing, weather, navigation with NMEA 0183 and AIS collision alarm, anchoring alert, regatta start management wit laylines, etc… Avalon includes automatic loading of 65 weather models: NOAA GFS, Metro France Arpege,and Arome, DVD Icon, OpenWRF Skiron, etc Avalon also includes advanced functions such as: - Bathymetric weather routing, allowing calculation of routes taking into consideration the draft of the boat. - Simultaneous comparaison of routes across different weather models, different routes options, etc… - Free use of Avalon VPP to calculate customised VPP polars for single hull boats (main sail + genoa, code 0, gennaker, spinnaker, staysail and mizzen sail. - High compression of weather data on several models (GFS, Arpege, Icon, NAM Caraïbes et USA East) enabling to reduce by up to 95% volume of data, very efficient for satellite transmission (Iridium Go, Iridium Inmarsat, etc) - Easy weather routing module (from harbor to harbor) for a quick start of the app. - Compatible with ©Navionics Boating maps without additional cost. - Interfaced with ©Navily for a quick selection of the best moorings and harbors. - On time arrival : Calculate departure time to arrive on a given time - Compatible with ActiveLook® Augmented Reality glasses VPP Polars - Free use of Avalon VPP to customize your boat velocity preduction and adapt them to the exact caracteristics of your boat - Polar captation at sea Nautical Maps - Free raster nautical maps: NOAA, Linz, Brasil, New Zealand - In-app pack of maps derived from UKHO or SHOM covering France, UK Belgium, Portugal, Spain Carribean, Eastern and Western Mediterranean, Transatlantic, ... - Personal maps support: mbtiles, tif, kap, geotiff - Navionics maps: You can use your Navionics Boating maps with Avalon free of charge. Weather Sources - 65 automatic weather sources (wind, gust, current, wave and general weather) included in the Premium Option (in-app purchase) - Capability to load external grib files (as an alternative to the Premium option) - Capability to load external current grib from Tidetech® Includes one month free use of Premium options (see below) IN-APP PURCHASE: PREMIUM OPTION Includes: - Iridium data compression (reduce by 6 transmitted volumes) - additional weather sources: Arome, Arpege, NAM, CEP, Skiron .... - Weather data up to 394 hours including Wind, Gust, Waves, Precipitation, Storms, Cloud Coverage, Pressure, Temperature - Integration of currents in route calculation in covered areas (worldwide, Iberia Biscay and Ireland and Mediterranean sea) - Waves (Swell and wind waves) Privacy Policy and Terms of Use at: http://www.avalon-routing.com/new/privacy/ Warning: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. Policy and Terms of Use at: http://www.avalon-routing.com/new/privacy/