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Drift — Weather visualisation

A marine forecast view for people making a go or no-go decision at 5am.

driftmarine.ca — live online
Drift — project preview

Overview

One decision, clearly.

Existing forecasts presented every variable equally and left the judgement entirely to the reader. A single banded indicator for go, marginal, or stay, with the raw data one tap behind it. Adopted by three harbour authorities as the posted morning forecast.

Problem

Existing forecasts presented every variable equally and left the judgement entirely to the reader.

Approach

A single banded indicator for go, marginal, or stay, with the raw data one tap behind it.

Outcome

Adopted by three harbour authorities as the posted morning forecast.

A marine forecast view for people making a go or no-go decision at 5am.

Existing forecasts presented every variable equally and left the judgement entirely to the reader. A single banded indicator for go, marginal, or stay, with the raw data one tap behind it.

Adopted by three harbour authorities as the posted morning forecast.

Screenshots

3 screenshots
/kestrel-drift-shot-1.png • 1560×640
Drift, screenshot 1 of 3
Type scale across the full range
/kestrel-drift-shot-2.png • 760×512
Drift, screenshot 2 of 3
Applied to the primary surface
/kestrel-drift-shot-3.png • 760×512
Drift, screenshot 3 of 3
Detail at production size

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