Interactive Visualization of Weather and Ship Data

Patrik Lundblad, Oskar Eurenius, Tobias Heldring
2009 2009 13th International Conference Information Visualisation  
This paper focus on the development of a tool for Ship and Weather Information Monitoring (SWIM) visualizing weather data combined with data from ship voyages. The project was done in close collaboration with the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) who also evaluated the result. The goal was to implement a tool which will help shipping companies to monitor their fleet and the weather development along planned routes and provide support for decisions regarding route choice
more » ... d to evade hazard. A qualitative usability study was performed to gather insight about usability issues and to aid future development. Overall the result of the study was positive and the users felt that the tool would aid them in the daily work.
doi:10.1109/iv.2009.38 dblp:conf/iv/LundbladEH09 fatcat:k3qijphnkfft7ogosxllvlycfu