Hear, hear, hardy boaters, new Weather4D applications come up !
I wrote “the” in the plural. The two historical applications of Sarl APP4NAV, Weather4D (th 2011) and Weather4D Pro (November 2011 ), change to the user interface of the now famous application Weather4D 2.0, which had been the subject of a complete review of its development published in December 2015. In order to make the range more coherent, the names of the three applications are harmonized :
This change is made only by the way of free updates. In addition, the valid weather subscriptions in each application are kept. Apple now allows to upgrade an application to the higher version with only the pricing gap, by means of “Bundles” which will be set up on AppStore. Finally, cherry on the cake, three tutorials made by myself are now to download, for free ! They are designed on the same pattern as that of Weather4D (i.e.. 2.0) in French and English.
Weather4D Lite is for those who simply want a powerful graphic weather application, based on GRIB weather and ocean files, equipped with a sophisticated interface, suitable for nautical leisure activities as well as for all other land-based leisure activities.
Weather4D Routing will usefully complete, like the Pro version did, the need for high level routing for boaters already provided with their favorite navigation app : iNavX, iSailor or other, able to import and export routes. In addition they will benefit from the multi-routing of Navigation Version.
Weather4D Routing & Navigation, flagship of developer APP4NAV, will satisfy those waiting for an all-in-one application combining GRIB weather and ocean files, multi-routing, and complete functions of charting navigation, and the integration of onboard instrumentation. The update will include a significant number of new features.
New in Lite version
Common Settings
- Safe Mode
- Support Iridium GO!™
Advanced Management of locations by category
- Creating a location (waypoint, THEN)
- Creating categories for registered location
- Assignment of location in a category
- Add a name, of an icon, display settings
- Attachment to an area, or global (all areas)
- Quick access in Target menu
- Creation/modification entering latitude/longitude coordinates
- Individual modification, overall or by category, locations
- Tapping on a location opens a creation context menu / modification / suppression
- Tapping an icon opens a creation context menu
Weather report
- Extension up to 16 days of GFS models
- Added ARPEGE Europe (0,1°) and global (0,5°) up to 4 days
- Added ICON-EU (0,625°) et ICON Global (0,125°) up to 5 days
- Adding MFWAM wave models by Meteo-France, 3 resolutions for 3 coverages : Global (world), Europe and France
- Adding NCOM current models at 1/30 ° (2 NM) for US and Caribbean coastal region
New in Routing
In addition to the previous functions :
- Importing waypoints in KML format (in addition to GPX)
- Creation of routes by context menu with a tap on a target or location, then by successive taps on saved places displayed on the map (in addition to the conventional method from a target and then "Begin a route"
- Exporting a routing table .xlsx format, Excel and Numbers compatible spreadsheet
New in Routing & Navigation
In addition to the previous functions :
Charting
- Adding an "Update" button on each chart area as soon as a downloaded update has been published by Geogarage, valid for all publishers. A tap on the button starts the download of the update by replacing the modified tiles.
- Chart orientation North Up, COG Up, HDG (Compass head) Up, BTW (bearing to waypoint) Up.
NMEA
- Extension of output NMEA sentences to appropriate multiplexers and gateways.
And to follow up this (r)evolution, the website weather4d.com will also have a brand new interface, more dynamic, better suited to international application expansion.
Hello Francis,
J’utilise Weather 4D 2.0 and strange thing since 24 hours I no longer have my GPS position as well on my Ipad 9.7 Wifi and GPS only on my iPhone.
I don't think this is a hardware problem because I verified that it works well with another GPS App.
It's weird,…
Sincerely
Patrick
I don't think it's a software problem either !
Hello Francis,
Yes, I too have difficulty with this update, and the installation of the “routing and navigation” version which only appeared when I paid almost 38 euros for the routing versions. Now I am asked again 54 euros, when I only thought I would have to pay the difference ? Have other users had the same problem as me? ?
Thank you for the tutorial, I'm going to watch this !
To move from one version to another you now have lots which allow you to pay only the price difference. Don't worry about Apple's posted price, at the end of the transaction you will ONLY pay the difference.
Subscription to high resolution and ocean models is valid for both applications.
Hello Francis . My update is done but despite reading the tutorial and trying the settings I cannot recover the currents and waves for my Caribbean zone
I don't have an annual Meteo subscription but previously it worked very well on the "Global" system which I can no longer find . Please enlighten me
The global ocean model is visible from editing the zone parameters… Except that it is obviously subject to subscription since the update.
Bonjour, I'm a little lost since the update. I just renewed my HD weather subscription. It is indicated that it is necessary to enter the username and password. Identifying with my iTunes or iCloud account details does not work. Help! Will the weather subscription give access to the tides? ? See you soon. Frédéric
Creating an account is optional and only useful if you want to use your subscription on another device. In this case you enter a username and password of your convenience and register your current device. Then you use these same identifiers on your second device. This was already the case on previous Weather4D versions.
Good evening
Thank you for the quick and clear response
I should have reread the tutorial
Bonjour
I confirm this software is great for a more than reasonable price
I used it during a deckchair and I had no problems. Every morning, I retrieved the Meteo files via iridium GO! (a big thank you for the great iridium tutorial which helped me a lot)
Various small remarks which are in no way criticisms :
– Is it planned in the more or less long term the possibility of having vector maps in order to make this application perfect? ?
– I have the impression that there is a small problem reading the currents via Myocean Global. During a crossing of the channel this weekend, the values and directions changed very little. The values indicated in particular 0,1 knots while the coefficient was approximately 100. I just tried again on land and it's the same
– regarding routing, I have the impression that it is not possible to choose a departure time but that this is done for an instant departure. It’s a bit of a shame when preparing for a navigation if, for example, you want to do a routing in the morning for a departure in the evening..
– finally, it is not possible in the same Weather file model to have wind and swell whereas this was the case before in Weather4D Pro
Many thanks
Arnaud
1- Support for ENC S-57/S-63 vector cards is currently being studied.
2- MyOcean Global presents the major ocean currents, unusable for the Channel. You must use MyOcean IBI (Iberian-Biscay-Irish) to have tidal currents.
3- If you are routing while browsing, it starts from your instantaneous position towards the active waypoint. The date is therefore inactive. (Video 4.9 page 101 you Manuel W4D N&R). For classic early routing, see video 3.10 page 68 from the same manual.
Waves can only be added to weather data in SailDocs queries. In Weather4D you must select the different models in zone creation (several weather models, ocean models waves and currents, for example.
Hello Francis and Olivier,
Thank you for taking into account constructive comments from users.
Congratulation, Now Weather 4D Routing is the perfect app.
And a real revolution compared to Weather 4D Pro
Thanks again.
Mahelas
Well it has been available for two weeks already on AppStore
Hello Francis,
When will the Weather4D Routing and Navigation application be released, missing from the AppStore?
Sincerely
Pascal
You must use the Export all waypoints function in iNavX.