ABOUT VADEWIND~APP
Made by windsurfers and for windsurfers, we intend to do our bit to improve information and security around our great sport.
Inspiration We had been thinking about making a spots app for a long time, where people who were not from the spots could find the most relevant information to enjoy surfing like a local. In addition, our admiration for the "Windsport Tracker" app, which we have helped to translate into Spanish and have used since its beginings, pushed us to use geolocation and session logging as an essential addition. Also, as active members of the WhatsApp groups "Windalert" and "30 Nudos", we are very aware of the importance of being connected to be able to give session alerts. It was precisely talking with Fran, from the "Surfinity" app and also a member of Windalert, when we began to see the possibility of making this app. Although it would take a few months to begin to define it on our own.
The development
The design and programming of the app were done in-house :). Jorge Tarazona (@jortaca) is the director of PORTFOLIO, a company that specializes in these things, which allowed for professional execution while still being a family project.
From here on
The app is intended to be easily scalable. That is, the project begins in Valencia, with the few spots that we are well acquainted with. However, we hope that it will soon expand to Spain and throughout the world. We believe it is feasible, as users can submit their own spots and the app is available in several languages.
Open Source Libraries and APIs used
We are thankful for the use of the following libraries, utilities, scripts, and open source data:
Open-Meteo (Special mention for allowing us the use of their advanced API)
Jquery
Leaflet
Openstreetmap
Aemet data
Satellite data: Esri — Source: Esri, i-cubed, USDA, USGS, AEX, GeoEye, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, UPR-EGP, and the GIS User Community
Android / Java
Acknowledgments
Many thanks to the entire Windsurfing community, to the 30nudos, Windalert, Delta Power, and Piles Wind groups, to Windsport Tracker, Fran from Surfinity and César from 20nudos for providing us with their list of 85 new spots. To Patrick from Open-Meteo for allowing us the use of the advanced API. Also, a very special thanks to the first beta-testers, to Luis Cerveró, Alejandro, Jordi, Yago, Luis, Carlos, Maurizio, and to all the members of the Vadewind~app group.
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