Marine Telemetry App for Android Smart Watch
Bringing real time sailing telemetry to a wearable format, Thorski has developed an app for Android WearOS that significantly enhances situational awareness on the water. The app features:
- Real time telemetry over wifi at up to 10Hz from the boat’s NMEA network
- Multiple dashboards for different needs:
- Sailing dashboard includes graphical display of true or apparent wind direction, wind speed, and and wind shift
- Navigation dashboard displays a compass rose with boat heading and ground wind directions
- Three user selectable data displays on each dashboard show boat speed, position, and heading; apparent wind speed and angles; ground wind direction and shifts; and depth and other navigational parameters
- Built in simulator facilitates demos and usability testing
The app is developed in Kotlin to capitalize on the latest Android versions. It is currently undergoing on-the-water testing, with release on the Google Play store expected this summer.