OCENS WeatherNet & GRIB Explorer: The Best Tools for Ocean and Weather Analysis

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Posted By Adam S. On Monday, 10 December 2018

Getting current weather while out at sea, doesn't necessarily require a high speed satellite internet solution.  Many boaters use GRIB files, which are an efficient means of retreiving weather information over a low bandwidth connection.  To retireve and view GRIB fiels you need the proper service and software.

OCENS WeatherNet is the largest, most comprehensive source of weather data in the world. It gives you access to thousands of weather and ocean data products world wide, all available to the user on demand by the push of a button. WeatherNet GRIB charts can be purchased at either prepaid rates or low pay as you go prices.

Users can view their GRIB charts through the OCENS GRIB Explorer analytics software to put to use the weather and ocean insights offered by WeatherNet. OCENS also provides GRIB Explorer Plus for iPad, the only iPad GRIB viewer with satellite phone support.

WeatherNet

WeatherNet combines global coverage and award-winning design with the largest library of GRIB and classical weather in the world, including ocean and fishing data, all in one package. State-of-the-art compression routines and file transfer procedures deliver data to you fast and affordably. Compatible with PC, Mac, and almost every satellite device on the market. 

For over a decade WeatherNet has provided the most robust library of GRIB weather and ocean data anywhere as well as a global collection of classical weather data such as weather charts, text forecasts, satellite imagery, fishing data, and more. WeatherNet's data transfer engine continues to hold the preeminent position in the accelerated delivery of content across all satellite and wireless platforms.

The user simply provides where they are and the general type of information of interest to them and WeatherNet collects for them from its offline library suggestions of available products meeting those geographic and topical criteria.

Some key features include:

  • Satellite phone connection wizard optimized for most satellite phone models
  • Incremental updating procedures that keep your onboard weather database current
  • Capacity to choose text products (coastal, offshore, high seas) with either a point-and-click approach from a map or by simply using your location to search for reports nearby to you.

Additionaly, WeatherNet also provides a Popular Products portal which shows the user a set of products for the region of interest to them that is most commonly downloaded by other members of the WeatherNet family operating in this area. In short, WeatherNet provides access to weather and ocean data simply not available elsewhere.

Bundled with WeatherNet is a comprehensive Help file that not only addresses the how-to of the new version but also goes into discussions of the data available to you in the WeatherNet warehouse. An introductory video is also bundled with the WeatherNet installer. The video walks you through your first use of the Content Wizard, Portal mode and File Transfer process. It’s a convenient overview that quickly transitions you into the full utility, which is WeatherNet.

WeatherNet offers a revolutionary pay as you go pricing structure. Users simply activate their account and then pay for the weather they download.

Some examples of data available with pricing are:

  • Satellite Imagery: 30¢
  • Animation: $1
  • Buoy/Buoy Current: 10¢
  • Ice: 35¢
  • Radar: 10¢
  • Ocean Charts: 30¢
  • Text: 20¢
  • Tides: 10¢
  • Weather Charts: 30¢ (exceptions for 'hard-to-find' charts such as Chile Surface Forecasts are 60¢)
  • GRIB Met and WW3: 1 day: 30¢, 2 day: 35¢, 3 day: 40¢, 4 day: 45¢, 5 day: 50¢, 6 day: 60¢, and 7 day: 70¢
  • Ocean data includes ocean currents, sea surface temperature, sea surface height, sea surface salinity, mixed layer depth, sub-surface temps, and chlorophyll: $5.00 to $9.00 depending on # of days.
  • Thermocline: $10

WeatherNet GRIBs are NOT proprietary and can be analyzed by most if not all grib viewers or nav programs. Nevertheless, it is recommended that WeatherNet be combined with GRIB Explorer (GE) GRIB analytics software.

Learn More About OCENS WeatherNet

Purchase OCENS WeatherNet or Prepaid Data Vouchers

GRIB Explorer

GRIB Explorer allows anyone, from day sailors to coastal cruisers and fishermen, to put to use the weather and ocean insights offered by GRIB data. It provides unprecedented grib analytics extending beyond the run-of-the-mill packages found elsewhere. These include 3D views, time and geographic profiling which offer unique routing insights, and it overlays optimal routes generated by WeatherNet on ambient and forecasted weather conditions.

The updated version of the renowned GRIB reader includes new a plot options panel that allows users to more closely control how data is displayed. Users can set contour line intervals, number of contours displayed, and ranges as they relate to the data. All of these adjustments can be made on the fly while viewing the data, helping to pinpoint the information that is most important.

GRIB Explorer also contains useful tools for the fishing market. It integrates the Thermocline tool and mixed layer visualization with the preferred temperatures of 40 different fish species so you can see where in the water column are the temperatures preferred by the species you are targeting. Hone in on the best fishing locations by also factoring in the maximum depth at which your vessel or gear can operate.

GRIB Explorer Plus for iPad

GRIB Explorer Plus combines all of WeatherNet and GRIB Explorer into one engine containing the same GRIB library and high compression transfer engine as available in WeatherNet and combines that with most of the grib analytics tools available in GRIB Explorer PC/Mac. It builds on these benefits with unique Trip Planning tools providing data driven route planning and fishing analysis. 

GRIB Explorer Plus uses any Wi-Fi connection, including Wi-Fi enabled satellite phones, to access and download GRIB data files anywhere in the world from the all-encompassing OCENS Everon weather servers. GRIB Explorer Plus connects in just seconds, then retrieves your weather, ocean and/or fishing data.

Any WeatherNet subscriber can install and run Grib Explorer Plus under the same username/password account set without any extra service fees. They then pay for the content downloads on a monthly basis if pay-go or downloads are auto-deducted from the prepaid plan pertinent to their account.

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