Waze for boats. Im in a boat off of miami and it hit me that boating and has the same needs (police, navigation, stops, features, and most all advertising (jet ski rental, pools, houses booze)

Need routable water roads for boats on the water. This would be used on rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans. This would be used to help boats locate boat launches and addresses near the water.

Need routable water roads for boats on the water. This would be used on rivers, lakes, seas, and oceans. This would be used to help boats locate boat launches and addresses near the water.

Let me help you build the Platform.
Reach out waze!!!
RJFarrell10@gmail.com

GREAT IDEA!!! This same WAZE suggestion has been made in many forms requesting a "marine app", 'boating app', 'navigation app' . A shared app for boaters based in marine charts & that finds and provides navigational routing to destinations; weather alerts; rescue requests; MOB alerts;,... and could probably be a money-maker for WAZE: links to boating predators, who gouge for fuel deliveries, tow services, etc. Tthere's no excuse for running out of fuel, (the price for being stupid), but even the cautious can get contaminated fuel, have engine failures.or medical emergencies, etc. There's real interest for a 'WAVS' app!

Right!. Primarily for navigation, but also reporting congestion alerts, weather warnings, temporary hazards, fuel locations, prices, ... There's power in boater numbers too!

This is great!

Have you thought about developing a sort of ‘Wavez’ app for boaters and waterways? I know one of the gps companies has this covered but I believe it costs an arm and a leg. I think it’s TOMTOM or the company that owns them.

I would love to see a marine navigation

SeaWaze & VNav -The Sea State of Safety at Sea

Safety at Sea has been foremost in every mariner’s mind since the first Polynesian pushed his dugout canoe into the surf. Would he find his destination and reach it without incident? Would he be cast away upon some hidden reef? Would a sudden tsunami consume him? Would he ever see his family again? In reality, these are the very same questions every man and woman who has ever gone to sea in any capacity, has quietly mused to themselves.

We continually witness pleasureboat, commercial, and military accidents and loss of life at sea. With today’s technology, it’s inconceivable that each one of those accidents could not have been avoided. But, consider this, what if a captain or OD had a “situational-awareness assistant” at his/her side, continuously informing them of every ‘situation’ within a variable set radius (5 mile zone, for instance) of any ship/object that may pose a potential hazard? Such a ‘zone report’ would consist of:

 Vessels operating within the zone, specifying their courses and speeds, CPA, and identifying any that could create a risk of collision -
 Recommended appropriate immediate evasive action should the risk of collision exist -
 Course information such as SOG, distance, bearing and ID of next navigation aid, time to turn to new course, time to reach destination, arrival time to destination –
 Proximate weather conditions including wind speed and direction, visibility, temperature, rainfall, fog –
 Sea conditions including wave height, current, direction/speed, surface temperature –
 Surface hazards including sea life, icebergs, cargo containers barely afloat, and other flotsam/jetsam (that would be) reported by vessels along the route –
 Ancillary information including fuel range, propulsion/auxiliary machinery on line, height of bilge water, fresh water levels, watch time remaining, cargo hold temperatures, inclinometer patterns, and any number of other parameters.

The amalgamation of information from these sources (and others), provides safety input to the VNav system:

o VIS - https://cgmix.uscg.mil/VISInformation.aspx?VISOption=
o AIS - https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/automatic-identification-system-ais-integrating-and-identifying-marine-communication-channels/
o NOAA weather - https://ocean.weather.gov/marine_areas.php
o NOAA charting - https://www.noaa.gov/charting
o MarineTraffic - https://www.marinetraffic.com
o VesselTrackingSystem - http://info.genscape.com/vesseltracker
o Offshore Buoy Data - http://www.buoyweather.com/map/maine-to-massachusetts
o Ocean Currents - http://www.oceanweather.com/data/ and https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-60.00,0.00,364
o Communications - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz_7_1vESeI
o BVS Weather - http://www.tototheo.com/product/bon-voyage-system-bvs-delivered-by-navtor
o Ship Security Reporting System - https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-piracy-marine/how-ship-security-reporting-system-ssrs-helps-to-improve-maritime-security/
o GMDSS - https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/introduction-gmdss-global-maritime-distress-safety-system/
o LRIT - https://www.marineinsight.com/maritime-law/the-long-range-tracking-and-identification-lrit-system-tracking-and-monitoring-ships/
o VMS - https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/vessel-monitoring-system-ship-tracking-with-a-difference/
o AMVER - https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/what-is-automated-mutual-assistance-vessel-rescue-system-amver/
o GIS - https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/what-is-vessel-management-system/
o ECDIS - https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/what-is-electronic-chart-display-and-information-system-ecdis/

Consider how GPS apps work in your vehicle. Among the numerous selections are WAZE, GoogleMaps, IMap and others. Initially, they all give identical location information based upon GPS signals. Select your destination, and receive time and direction guidance. These apps work seamlessly, and provide the data you need to traverse from point A to point B over the road. Simple. Some apps go even further, and utilize ‘crowd-sourcing’ to allow users to input safety information in real time that may be useful to others in the same vicinity. Police, accidents, stranded cars, road and traffic slowdowns are commonly reported by travelers. From a safety aspect, that information is very useful, because it’s transmitted in ‘real time’.

The algorithms incorporated into the VNav system are designed to be operationally selective, and voice reports are based upon the ranking of each parameter within the sampled base. While the yachtsman or ship operator can manually or verbally select the information desired, the system continuously samples all bases, and if any exceed their pre-programmed safety threshold, that information is immediat

It would be cool if there was a mode for airplanes, submarines, helicopters, and boat modes on Waze

There is. It's called Elliot. check it out - goelliot.com

Il serait agréable d'avoir un GPS pour les bateaux avec les port, les écluses, la marée, que l'on pourraient éditer avec l'éditeur de carte Waze.
Je sais que cela prendra beaucoup de temps à mettre en place, mais le concept sera révolutionnaire.

It would be nice to have a GPS for boats with the port, the locks , the tide , we could edit with the Waze map editor .
I know it will take time to implement , but the concept is revolutionary.

As well there are routes on land, for sailors and seafarers Waze could be very useful to spread maritime safety information, specially for inland waters area. In this way, Waze could share information regarding hazards, meteorological conditions that could affect to ships, boats, etc., or information provided by SAR (search and rescue) organizations or maritime authorities.

Soy profesor de informatica, y a un grupo de estudiantes se les ocurrio que WAZE integrara la posibillidad de rastrear las embarcaciones que transportan pasajeros eventualmente para saber por donde vienen nuestros seres queridos, y estar mas seguro que todo esta bien.
Queria saber si WAZE ya se se lanzo a integrar ese servicio en el área Maritima.

It sure would be nice to use Waze on the river. For example, the other day we were going up the Ashley River and the train bridge was out-of-order. If we had known, we would have gone elsewhere.

Add ferry routs to Martha's vineyard and nantucket. Google has them so it's not that hard. Every rout I put in from the mainland says no rout can be found.