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seandepagnier / weather_routing_pi

weather routing plugin for opencpn
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can't we export more information? #117

Open nkiesel opened 6 years ago

nkiesel commented 6 years ago

AFAIK, the only way to get the computed weather route into OpenCPN is to export it which produces a track (which then can be converted into a route). However, this loses tons of valuable information like wind angles, boat speed, wind speed, timing. (Route again has some timing based on routing intervals but loses e.g. boat speed).

Ideally, that information would be retained and visible. Some ideas are to show that data in popups when hovering over a track point and/or encode information in the track display itself (e.g. different colors or width for different wind angles).

I guess that would require to enhance the track and/or route data structures.

rgleason commented 6 years ago

Good Question.

I think the Route XML record should be expanded for sure. This means that navobj.xml would change. This creates issues because everything should be forward compatible, however this is something that has been done by Sean, Bdbcat, Pavel and others a dozen times!

The real question is what fields should be added to Route? What is absolutely necessary and what would be "nice" and why.

Ballimeto commented 2 years ago

Hi i m also interested in having a list of wind speed / angles on the routing. That information will help me to choose the right set of sails for a long journey (lisbon to cape town)