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OCENS GRIB Explorer
offers unprecedented access to the power of GRIB data. GRIB, short
for GRIdded Binary, data is a unique form of weather and ocean data
heretofore the exclusive province of ocean racers, shipping lines, and
routing companies running sophisticated and expensive software packages.
With a simple interface operating in synchrony with the streamlined data
access engine of OCENS WeatherNet, GRIB Explorer levels the playing
field.
Now any at-sea user, from
day sailors to coastal cruisers and fishermen, can acquire and put to
use the weather and ocean insights offered by GRIB data.
View data like 500mb and sea
surface heights the way they are meant to be viewed – in 3D.
Now with
Bathymetry!
Why GRIB Data?
GRIB data is special because of its size,
information content, and versatility of use. Generated by weather and ocean
models operating on national, regional and sometimes global scales, GRIB
files associate an environmental variable with a geographic position.
Because the resulting file consists of just a collection of these points
they are extremely small and thus readily transferred over bandwidth limited
satcomms, cell phones and other wireless devices. And the information
content of GRIB data is awe-inspiring. Almost every conceivable weather and
ocean data variable is available in GRIB format. Surface pressure, wind,
waves, swell, cloud cover, precipitation, sea temperature, currents,
salinity, even sub-surface temperatures and mixed layer depths are available
in GRIB format. In many cases, spatial resolutions reach as low as to 0.1
degree lat/lon and are available on a global basis. Lastly, the weather
variables are forecasted out to 120 hours and longer so it is possible to
use the data to view weather anticipated several days in advance.
Unfortunately, the plotting of GRIB data
has been a BIG problem. GRIB data files are not the standard graphics
files within which we’ve grown accustomed to viewing most of our weather
data. Subsequently, the vast majority of graphics and navigation
packages on the market cannot even open GRIB files, let alone display or
make use of them. As such, only a select set of highly-specialized and
usually quite expensive navigation packages have been able to display
and use GRIB data
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Is it hard to use?
OCENS GRIB Explorer changes all that. With a
simple, easy-to-use graphical user interface, GRIB Explorer places the power
of GRIB data at your fingertips. Double-click on the GRIB file you have
downloaded and it will instantly display your data in a very dynamic
graphical format. The display can easily be changed to show contours lines,
color filled contours, arrows or wind barbs, and even data point values. All
of this allows relevant weather or ocean features to become much more
evident.
How do I access GRIB data?
Of course, being able to use GRIB Explorer to
explore the power of GRIB data is pointless without a means of easily
obtaining your GRIB data while at-sea. Fortunately, OCENS offers today’s
definitive weather delivery engine, WeatherNet. With over 20,000 GRIB files,
WeatherNet carries the world’s largest collection of GRIB weather and ocean
data. Not only is the collection robust, but the WeatherNet delivery service
drops those files onto your computer just seconds after your request through
any satcomm, cell phone or wireless device. Once delivered, the synergy
between
OCENS WeatherNet and OCENS GRIB Explorer is
clearly evident. Upon closing WeatherNet’s File
Transfer screen, GRIB Explorer launches immediately and begins to process
and display your downloaded GRIB data. If you’ve downloaded a point forecast
for a given GRIB variable, that file is displayed by itself. But if you’ve
downloaded a series of forecasts, say from the analysis of present
conditions out to 120 hours, GRIB Explorer kicks into animation mode
automatically to put the weather in motion like you’ve never seen before.
What GRIB types are supported?
GRIB Explorer supports all the GRIB types
available in WeatherNet. Here a summary of the GRIB types that can be
viewed:
NOAA (AVN) - world coverage at 1x1 degree
resolution.
surface wind, surface pressure, 500 mb
wind, 500 mb contours, cloud cover, precipitation, surface temperature.
NAVY (NOGAPS/WW3) - world coverage at 1x1
degree resolution including the Med
surface wind, surface pressure, 500mb wind,
500 mb contours, cloud cover, precipitation, surface temperature
primary wave , secondary wave, wind wave (Wave data consists of wave
period, direction, and mean height).
NAVY (NLOM) - world overage at 1/16 x 1/16
degree resolution and 1/4 x 1/4 degree resolution
surface currents, sea surface temperature,
sea surface height, mixed layer depth.
NAVY (OTIS) - world coverage at 1x1 degree
resolution
sub-surface temperatures to 5000m, mixed
layer depth
NOAA ( WW3) - world coverage at 1.25x1.25
degree resolution excluding the Med
surface winds (2m), primary wave height,
direction, and period.
NOAA (COFS) - East Coast US at 0.1x0.1 degree
resolution
currents from surface to 5000m, sea temp
from surface to 5000m, salinity to 5000m.
THEYR - High resolution GRIB files for Med,
North and Mid Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, East and West coast US
and Alaska at 1/4 degree resolution.
surface wind, surface pressure, 500 mb
wind, 500 mb contours, precipitation, and surface temperature.
Screen Captures
Click on the image to enlarge the picture.
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Wind |
Gulf of Mexico Loop
Current |
Waves in Alaska |
Animation
Animation of a winter storm moving up the US
East Coast displaying precipitation, wind, and precipitation overlaid on
one image.
Download GRIB Explorer
Click
here to download OCENS GRIB Explorer. GRIB Explorer will run 10 times
before an activation key must be entered. You must purchase the
product to receive a key.
Click
here
to download the FULL version of GRIB Explorer.
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GRIB Explorer...
Bathymetry
Digital ocean bathymetry data offers a new
perspective to the old challenge of accurately measuring the depth of the
ocean. Collected via acoustic and satellite measurements, then
synthesized with computer technology, digital bathymetry data provides a
startlingly reliable rendering of offshore ocean depths. OCENS'
Bathymetry modules make these data available as components to its popular
GRIB Explorer weather and ocean data viewing software.
Digital Bathymetry modules for GRIB Explorer
continue OCENS' tradition of delivering reliable weather and ocean data at
an affordable price. Add OCENS Bathymetry data to your repertoire of
fishing tools before you make another trip.
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Help
yourself make the very best fishing decisions by using GRIB Explorer
to integrate Bathymetry with the wide range of other quality ocean
data provided to you by OCENS. Use GRIB Explorer and ocean
bathymetry to layer surface currents and mixed layer depths in
relation to ocean depth. Relate sea surface heights and temperatures
to ocean ridges and valleys. Find ocean shelves and slopes. No
matter what or where, OCENS can address your need for a better than
birds-eye view of the prevailing ocean conditions as they relate to
or are affected by ocean bathymetry data.
OCENS
divides its global bathymetry data into six ocean regions (click on
the name to view the coverage area): Northwest Atlantic, Northeast
Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific and the
Indian Ocean. Or purchase the whole world as one module at an
unbelievably affordable price. Bathymetry data is available at a
spatial resolution of 2 nm. Modules are protected separately from
each other and their parent GRIB Explorer software.
Of course,
the GRIB ocean and weather data you view in GRIB Explorer in
relation to your bathymetry information are acquired through a
seamless interaction between GRIB Explorer and the OCENS WeatherNet
data service. Simply select the weather or ocean data of interest to
you, draw a box around the ocean region pertinent to your fishing
operation, and download. In just seconds, WeatherNet retrieves the
information to your computer, then automatically terminates the
connection, saving you not just precious seconds but, if conducted
over a satellite phone, money as well.
To view
available region click
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