A smartphone application delivering meteo-marine data to the public

Abstract

Mariners, fishermen and leisure craft owners are always in search of the most accurate and updated information on weather and marine conditions ahead of starting their voyages at sea. Seafarers navigating across the stretch of sea between Malta and Sicily, now have an aid for planning their journeys and safer trips. KAPTAN, the Maltese word for “Captain”, is supplying this data on personal smartphones, making access to data easier and more direct, based on marine and weather prediction services, with higher resolution and local data. Just a few clicks on a phone app leads users to a suite of sea and weather data in the form of interactive spatial maps providing instantaneous user friendly and user defined access to prevailing conditions at sea as well as short term past and forecast information. KAPTAN is really an on board assistant, a phone app created to serve local mariners.