Veslink - Advanced Maps


With Advanced Maps, included with Veslink Optimum, you can use weather information to make decisions about itineraries and compare live weather data with reported information. Advanced Maps add these features to the Distances and Voyages maps:

  • Weather forecast or historical data overlays, with multiple types of data, that can be played on a timeline

  • More detailed nautical charts with pilot stations, ocean depths, and more zoom levels

Viewing Weather Forecast or History

To use Advanced Maps:

  1. Hover over  Weather button.jpg and then select either Forecast (4 days) or History (10 days).

    Overlays-Weather.jpg


    The weather control appears in the lower right corner of the map.

    Overlays-Weather-Weather Control.jpg



    It includes:

    • Key to the data in the overlay

    • Date and time being displayed

    • Timeline

    • Controls: You can click to:

      • Overlays-Weather-Weather Control-Play.jpg Play

      • Overlays-Weather-Weather Control-Stop.jpg Stop

      • Overlays-Weather-Weather Control-Step Back.jpg Step Back

      • Overlays-Weather-Weather Control-Step Forward.jpg Step Forward
         

  2. Select the data type: