Add Ice layer on map taken from the Finnish Meteorological Institute (API)

15 votes

For Chartering knowing the current Ice condition on the Baltic Sea is paramount. Today, the team is looking at the charts in isolation whereas this could be perfectly fit as a layer on the map - specially by looking at IMOS VIP ability to do estimates with the full visibility of the map (including weather AND ice conditions).

Under consideration maps Suggested by: Andres Wetzel (03 Feb, '20) • Upvoted: 06 Jan, '22 • Comments: 4

Comments: 4

03 Feb, '20
Adam Davey
Would be helpful to see in the Far East too
12 Feb, '20
Dmitry Fomichev. SCF
We also use alternative source to get ice condition in sailing areas... Surely it`s important but seems to me should be out of IMOS scope. There are number of Ice Condition monitoring systems...with different data formats. So needs to unify them. Another issue is different measurement dates...So not a proper way to show such info on same map.
19 Feb, '20
Andres Wetzel
For sake of doubt: the current ice concentration integration on Veslink works on percentual base, whereas the requirement here is to have the ice thickness (much more relevant for Shipping).
27 Jul, '20
Ryan
Thought this would be included in the "Weather Routing" Veson said would be developed, after it won the Feature Competition a few years ago?