SURVEY IMPROVEMENT_IDEA
See FAQ about this
Find someone to run the RASP model for that region !
Viewers already have capability to expand/shrink image
Now available
I use the meteorological definition of "convergence", not the one used
in the SSA handbook.
See recent Forum discussion
I have greatly truncated the news section.
Use viewer "fixed color" selection
The vast majority of users would
like to see image size increased. You can use one of the BLIPMAP
viewers to reduce the size.
2 =========== Hal Chouinard *AT* Crazy Creek, Middletown CA
Overlay map to pinpoint specific airports/turnpoints on the forecast
display.
13 =========== Chris Ruf *AT* laGrange GA
Wave forecast for Appalachians - Great wave can be done in NC & WV etc
and sometimes TN also.
17 =========== ---------- *AT* Houston Gliderport, Waller, TX
Include major cities as "dots" to allow easier interpolation of actual
soaring site position on map.
26 =========== ---------- *AT* Alexandria, IN I-99
Include slider buttons so that both size and resolution can be
increased and still be viewable on small monitors
27 =========== ---------- *AT* Avenal, Ca
A dot or some indication which shows the exact location of each
soaring site rather than having to interpolate from the grid map.
28 =========== Rick Culbertson *AT* Kelly Airpark, Elbert CO
You mentioned the possible ability to overlay an IGC file, that would
be very handy.
30 =========== ---------- *AT* Mt. Diablo
wish: a way to compare a parameter on two days. So it would be a plot
of (parameterX(day1))-(parameterX(day2)). It would aid in deciding
which day of two looks like the better one.
38 =========== Daniel L Johnson *AT* KLUM, Menomonie, WI
Yes: the BLIPmap viewer is wonderful!
40 =========== ---------- *AT* Arlington, WA and Ephrata, WA
Maybe a longer flight map version that would allow prediction of long
multi-region flights >400 miles with viewing conditions on a single
map. The map would be reduced resolution with the regional maps giving
better detail if needed.
45 =========== Milton Hare *AT* Williams, CA
It would be 'nice to have' composite maps which show related
parameters together.
1) Lift/Sink Map: a)BL Top where W* >300 and BL Depth > 3000
b)Boundary Layer Max Up/Down > 30 c)Wave Up/Down > 200 fpm d)Ridge
Up/Down > 200 fpm
2) Cloud Map: a) areas expected to be clear (blue) b) areas with cu
(blue with white spots) c) areas of overcast (solid white) d) areas of
precip (purple) e) areas with CAPE > 500 (red)
Wave Wind Altitude Map: A simple map showing each grid space where
winds meet the basic requirements for wave (speed > 25 mph, direction
constant
67 =========== David Grah *AT* Bishop, California
Key locations such as airports, cities, or rivers would be usefull on
the maps. The terrain is different enough from what I consider
reality it is a little hard to orient myself sometime.
68 =========== John H. Bisscheroux *AT* Hawkesbury, ON Canada
I still like the balloon tephigram data best and a tephigram I
consider most useful.
73 =========== James Bradley *AT* Crestline, CA
1. It would be great to reproduce the scale/legend at the bottom as
well as the top. In particular, this would make it so you could
enlarge the maps as discussed below, without hurting usability on
smaller monitors. Most people don't need to see the entire state of
nevada but having to scroll up and down to compare the lower part of
the map to the legend is a chore. I put in for a 50% increase in size,
but if you reproduce the legend at the bottom I would vote for a 100%
increase.
2. Some of the links to explanations for each type of blipmap presume
too much knowledge; they explain how the map is derived but not what
it means or what you might do with that information.
81 =========== Bob Gibbons *AT* Texas Soaring Association (TSA), Dallas, TX
It would be nice to be able to overlay local landmarks more easily on
an BLIPMAP display. I am aware of the landmark page, but it is
cumbersome to consult this page. It would be a nice feature to be able
to turn these landmarks on and off in something like the UniViewer.
103 =========== Norman A. Page *AT* Crystalair/Llano/CA
(1) More forecasting into the future to help plan ahead as when to
take off work and fly a task. This is the main reason I like the ETA
BLIPMAP.
(2) Forecasting for more times of day to better understand how the
shear lines will move during the day. Shear lines and convergences
are a big deal in the Great Basin (CA/NV Region) and control to a
large extent where we can or should go.
(3) A better depiction of where the shear lines and convergences are
located at various times of day and how they are moving.
(4) I have often wondered if your definition for a convergence is the
same as in the SSA Soaring Handbook. In the SSA Soaring Handbook, it
is defined as an area where two shear lines or sea breeze fronts or a
shear line and a sea breeze front are coming towards each other and
produce a large area of general lift. Often several miles in all
directions. Many soaring pilots incorrectly say a shear line is a
convergence. It is true that a shear line is a convergence of two
different air masses, but it is not a classic soaring convergence.
113 =========== Dale Kramer *AT* Harris Hill
I would like the night before RUC forecasts and hourly RUC forecasts
for the whole day reimplemented.
124 =========== ---------- *AT* Adrian, MI (KADG)
as to regions...I KNOW that this is a BIG change...but instead of
fixed regions, plot data based on radius around home airport. I know
that this is not feasable with teh current process, but there is
always someday. This is not a huge issue here where I fly in MI but
some areas are on the border making analysis difficult.
126 =========== ---------- *AT* Hollister, CA
Please include the RASP maps on a daily basis. They are good
predictors of where to find lift. Haven't figured out if the 1KM or
4KM is more accurate on height of the lift but the one showing the
wind has been good at predicting the convergence lines around
Hollister.
127 =========== Borislav Deianov *AT* Byron, CA / Truckee, CA
The "cumulous potential" map uses some color pairs for adjacent
altitudes (two cyan and two green) that are almost impossible to tell
from each other on most monitors. Reordering the palette so that those
colors are not adjacent will make that map much easier to use.
133 =========== ---------- *AT* Warner Springs, CA
Be nice to have gliderports/airports plotted.
134 =========== Alan Hoar *AT* Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada
It would be nice to see a cursor window that shows lat and long as one
moves mouse around over the map. This would be in a viewer. Now after
a few clicks and pop ups not close enough I finally get a pop up that
shows lat and long close to home airport. I agree that the pop up
data is OK as opposed to a Blipspot which I understand is a lot of
work for you to set up.
135 =========== Jim Ketcham *AT* L70 (Agua Dulce)
It would be nice if all regions used the same color scales. In
particular, when I go from CA/NV to AZ/UT or OR/ID it is disorienting
to see totally different colors. The ideal format would be a U.S. map
with zoom box. Easy for me to say.
137 =========== Ramy *AT* Yanetz
Improve the user interface by making it like a typical web site with
link to various sections such as news, maps, faq, user guide etc,
rather than having it all in one looong page. This will make it not
only easier to use but also less intimidating to new users.
145 =========== Martin Hellman *AT* Hayward, CA
Addition of some waypoints on the maps, like major soaring sites (TPH,
ELY, etc.), to give some feel for where things are.
146 =========== John Medley *AT* Crystal Llano, CA
I already have about the largest monitor and I have to go to higher
than real size resolution just to get most of the current image size
on my screen. So I would not look forward to even larger images
because it greatly slows down a "quick check" to fiddle with settings
every time.
147 =========== Rolf Beyer *AT* Harris Hill, Elmira, NY
Lat/Long grid or some other location identifiers would be nice (say as
overlay)
157 =========== ---------- *AT* Tehachapi CA
Some basic Geographic locators on all Blipmaps. It can be difficult
to locate oneself on the current maps, especially for rookies and in
new places. Some topo locations and towns would be very useful. It
would not need to be elaborate; for my area: Tehachapi, Cal City,
Olancha Peak, Mt. Whitney, Bishop, Whote Mt, Boundary Peak etc.
158 =========== ---------- *AT* 3M5 Al
Could we get the potential for having high clouds of cirrus type. Very
often we get "clear" weather reports with 80% cirro-stratus
coverage. It makes it unsuable for soaring. Also, is there any way to
predicet the existence of cloud streets. Is there anyway to predict
waves?