https://github.com/dakk/gweatherrouting

Open-source sailing routing and navigation software
https://github.com/dakk/gweatherrouting

gtk regatta routing sail sailing simulator weather

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Open-source sailing routing and navigation software

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dakk/gweatherrouting
• Owner: dakk
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2017-04-26T16:42:50.000Z (about 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2026-01-10T15:02:42.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-01-11T04:30:31.606Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: gtk, regatta, routing, sail, sailing, simulator, weather
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://gweatherrouting.org/
• Size: 89.3 MB
• Stars: 69
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 13
• Open Issues: 33
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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# GWeatherRouting

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GWeatherRouting is an open-source sailing routing and navigation software written using Python and Gtk4.

![Routing in progress](https://github.com/dakk/gweatherrouting/raw/master/docs/source/_static/images/quickstart/10.gif)

![Chart detail](https://github.com/dakk/gweatherrouting/raw/master/docs/source/_static/images/s6.png)

![Log analysis](https://github.com/dakk/gweatherrouting/raw/master/docs/source/_static/images/loganalysis.png)

## Features

- Multi-point sailing weather routing

- Boat / polar integrated database

- Grib1 and Grib2 support, with downloader for openskiron

- GPX support for importing and exporting POIs and tracks

- Session manager for storing POIs, tracks and routings

- Chart rendering: 

    - GeoJSON (coastlines included)

    - GSHHS basemap (download helper included)

    - KAP, GeoTiff charts and other raster formats supported by GDAL

    - OpenSeaMap seamarks rendering

- Gtk4 interface

- NMEA instruments support

- NMEA / GPX log analysys

## Planned features

- Customizable routing calculator

- Ortodromic track render

- AIS rendering

- Boat dashboard and other realtime navigation support

## Installation

You can install gweatherrouting via flatpak, appimage or using the source code.

1. Make sure to have Python >= 3.9 installed and the `pip` package manager.

2. Install the following dependencies using your OS package manager (e.g: archlinux=pacman, debian=apt, macos=homebrew). Be aware that some packages have different names with different package managers.

   - gobject-introspection

   - gdal

   - gtk+3

   - libffi

   - librsvg

   - osm-gps-map

   - py3cairo

   - pygobject3

   - pkg-config

   - libgirepository1.0-dev

> [!NOTE]  

> If you are using a `virtualenv` you may need to make symbolic links from the UI libraries to your `venv` folder (this is not needed using system interpreter outside venv).

3. Checkout the repository and run: ```pip install .```

4. Start the software running: ```gweatherrouting```

## License

Read the LICENSE file.