Fishing and hunting prediction system and method
A fishing and hunting prediction system and method. The fishing and hunting prediction system may include a server, including a fishing and hunting prediction application, a controller, operating memory, and a communications interface, and wherein the server is accessible via a network. The fishing and hunting prediction system may further include, a data store in communication with the server; one or more data sources, wherein the one or more data sources are accessible to the fishing and hunting prediction application via the network; and wherein the controller is configured to execute stored program instructions, that may include providing access to a user; receiving user profile data; receiving waypoint data for one or more waypoints; receiving data from the one or more data sources; processing the received data; and generating fishing and hunting forecasting models based on the processed data.
1. A remotely accessible predictive fishing and/or hunting mapping and notification system comprising:
a. a server, the server including a remotely accessible predictive fishing and/or hunting mapping and notification application, a controller, operating memory, and a communications interface, wherein the server is accessible via a network;
b. a data store in communication with the server;
c. one or more data sources, wherein the one or more data sources are accessible to the predictive fishing and/or hunting mapping and notification application via the network; and
d. wherein the controller is configured to execute stored program instructions, comprising:
i. providing access to a user;
ii. receiving user profile data comprising personalized attributes data;
iii. receiving waypoint data for one or more geographically distinctive waypoints;
iv. receiving data from the one or more data sources;
v. processing the received data;
vi. generating fishing and/or hunting forecasting models based on the processed data; and
vii. generating and providing automated fishing and/or hunting notifications to the user based on certain criteria of the personalized attributes data and/or as a result of a change in a forecasting model.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein data from the one or more data sources comprises one or more of satellite data, forecast/weather data, tide data, and astronomy data.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more data sources comprise one or more of National Weather Service (NWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and/or other data source providers.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user accesses the predictive fishing and/or hunting mapping and notification application of the remotely accessible predictive fishing and/or hunting mapping and notification system through the network via a web browser using a computing device.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the user accesses the predictive fishing and/or hunting mapping and notification application of the remotely accessible predictive fishing and/or hunting mapping and notification system via a local predictive fishing and/or hunting mapping and notification application installed on a computing device.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the personalized attributes data comprises conditions, parameters, and/or settings preferred by the user for certain fishing and/or hunting attributes.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the attributes comprise one or more of speed, distance, temperature measurement settings; location specific conditions; lunar phase; equipment; and/or location specific actual historical hunting/fishing data.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute stored program instructions, comprising receiving feedback data from the user and updating the waypoint data and/or forecasting models.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the feedback data comprises, for a given waypoint during an actual fishing and hunting event, one or more of actual fishing and hunting results, actual weather/environmental conditions, and equipment used.
10. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more waypoints comprise a specific geographic location.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the specific geographic location comprises an actual buoy or a virtual buoy.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute stored program instructions, comprising displaying information related to a selected one or more of the one or more waypoints.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute stored program instructions, comprising displaying information related to a selected one or more of the one or more waypoints in real-time and/or over a defined period of time.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the controller is further configured to execute stored program instructions, comprising displaying a user selected geographic region and overlaying one or more of one or more waypoints within the displayed geographic region, current and/or historical waypoint data of the one or more waypoints within the displayed geographic region, and current and/or historical data from the one or more data sources related to the displayed geographic region and/or the one or more waypoints within the displayed geographic region.
15. A method of using remotely accessible predictive fishing and/or hunting mapping and notification system, the method comprising:
a. providing a remotely accessible predictive fishing and hunting mapping and notification system, comprising:
i. a server, the server including a predictive fishing and/or hunting mapping and notification application, a controller, operating memory, and a communications interface, wherein the server is accessible via a network;
ii. a data store in communication with the server;
iii. one or more data sources, wherein the one or more data sources are accessible to the predictive fishing and/or hunting mapping and notification application via the network; and
iv. wherein the controller is configured to execute stored program instructions, comprising:
A. providing access to a user;
B. receiving user profile data comprising personalized attributes data;
C. receiving waypoint data for one or more geographically distinctive waypoints;
D. receiving data from the one or more data sources;
E. processing the received data;
F. generating fishing and hunting forecasting models based on the processed data; and
G. generating and providing automated fishing and/or hunting notifications to the user based on certain criteria of the personalized attributes data and/or as a result of a change in a forecasting models;
b. accessing the predictive fishing and/or hunting mapping and notification application;
c. selecting and/or creating one or more waypoints, wherein each of the one or more waypoints comprise a specific geographic location;
d. collecting waypoint data;
e. processing the waypoint data based on one or more personalized attributes of a user's profile data; and
f. sending automated notifications to the user based on certain criteria of the user's profile data and the processed data.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising providing feedback data from the user and updating the waypoint data and/or forecasting models.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the feedback data comprises, for a given waypoint during an actual fishing and/or hunting event, one or more of actual fishing and/or hunting results, actual weather/environmental conditions, and equipment used.
18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising displaying information related to a selected one or more of the one or more waypoints.