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Navily Enhances Maritime Safety with Meteomatics' Weather Data
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
- Sensors - GPS
Applicable Industries
- Equipment & Machinery
- Marine & Shipping
Applicable Functions
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
- Time Sensitive Networking
Services
- System Integration
- Testing & Certification
The Challenge
Navily, a digital platform for recreational boaters, was facing challenges in providing accurate and timely weather forecasts to its users. The app, which serves as a cruising guide, booking platform, and sailing community, was relying on a weather data provider that was not delivering precise forecasts due to its reliance on a single weather forecast model. This lack of precision was a significant issue as weather conditions are paramount to sailing, defining the success and safety of a journey at sea. The decision of where to anchor is heavily influenced by weather conditions, and unfavorable or rapidly changing conditions can lead to accidents, potentially putting passengers' lives at risk. Navily's goal was to simplify this decision-making process for its users by providing a recommendation score for each anchorage, taking into account user ratings, the weather forecast, and the natural protection offered by the anchorage. However, the lack of accurate weather data was hindering this process.
About The Customer
Navily is a digital platform for recreational boaters, often referred to as the 'Trip Advisor of the sea'. The app serves as a cruising guide, a booking platform, and a sailing community, providing frequent sea condition updates and a space for real-time information exchange between users. Navily covers the Mediterranean and Caribbean seas, aiming to help sailors book the best marinas and find the safest anchorages. The app has over 500,000 users worldwide and contains information on over 25,000 marinas and anchorages. It also allows users to book a place at more than 700 marinas across Europe. The app provides real-time data, forecasts, and warnings on the weather situation at anchorages, and users can exchange information with other users and marinas via the in-app chat.
The Solution
Navily turned to Meteomatics for a solution to their weather data challenges. Meteomatics' API provides weather data based on a combination of different models, ensuring the best data source is chosen for each time and location. This approach resulted in much higher quality weather data for Navily. Meteomatics' engineers also worked closely with Navily to increase the precision of the water temperature forecasts on coastal lines, a critical factor in determining the situation at marinas and anchorages. With Meteomatics, Navily was able to operate with data that was far more accurate for each location along the coast, as opposed to the previous provider's data that was 20 to 50 kilometers farther out at sea. Additionally, Navily's developers were impressed with the speed at which they received data from Meteomatics' API, addressing the previous issues of slow response time and downtimes.
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