{"id":20004,"date":"2017-08-02T14:59:46","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T06:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/help\/?page_id=20004"},"modified":"2024-05-30T15:22:08","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T07:22:08","slug":"reading-a-wind-vane","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/reading-a-wind-vane\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading a Wind Vane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro-text\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Reading a Wind Vane<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The Wind Vane\u00a0shows you when the wind direction approaches a direction that may be considered problematic, such as emissions drifting too closely to a settlement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-tooltip.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20017\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-tooltip.png\" alt=\"wind-tooltip\" width=\"449\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-tooltip.png 449w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-tooltip-150x114.png 150w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-tooltip-24x18.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-tooltip-36x27.png 36w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-tooltip-48x36.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">At any time, you can hover over the wind vane to see the actual reading for:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"intro-text\">\n<li>Current wind direction<\/li>\n<li>Average\u00a0wind direction<\/li>\n<li>Minimum\u00a0wind direction<\/li>\n<li>Maximum\u00a0wind direction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Ordinarily, the wind vane has a transparent background with grey shaded zones.\u00a0The shaded zones represent 'danger' and 'warning' zones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Additionally, the wind vane contains a blue semi-circle divided in two, representing an average wind direction, as well as maximum and minimum directions. These are usually used to indicate the prevailing winds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"left-bar\"><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0The colours shown here refer to the default style for the wind vane. Colours are configurable during page design so may be different from site to site.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Danger Zone<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The 'danger' zone indicates the wind is blowing in a direction that is considered to be a problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">When the wind direction is within the darker 'danger' zone, the zone and outline of the wind vane change to red.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-danger.png\" rel=\"lightbox-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20018\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-danger.png\" alt=\"wind-danger\" width=\"313\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-danger.png 313w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-danger-143x150.png 143w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-danger-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-danger-34x36.png 34w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-danger-46x48.png 46w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Warning\u00a0Zone<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">The 'warning' zone indicates the wind is blowing in a direction that is approaching\u00a0the danger zone, and a problem may be imminent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">When the wind direction is within the light grey\u00a0'warning' zone, the zone and outline of the wind vane change to yellow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"intro-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-warning1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20029 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-warning1.png\" width=\"313\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-warning1.png 313w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-warning1-142x150.png 142w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-warning1-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-warning1-34x36.png 34w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-warning1-46x48.png 46w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"page-subheading\">Interacting with a Wind Vane<\/h2>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">IFS OI Explorer pages are interactive, allowing you to drill down and find further information on various components of a page.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Right-click<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">Depending on what data your wind vane has been configured to display, when you right-click the component, a variety of menu options will be presented.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 5px;\" width=\"120px\"><strong>Menu option<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Displayed for<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/trends\/explorer-trend-interactive-tour\/\">Open Trend<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Time series data. Opens a trend containing a trace of the data.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/explorer-getting-started\/point-detail\/\">Open Detail<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Attribute value or tag. Opens the Point Detail page of the data point.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc;\">\n<td style=\"padding-left: 5px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/p2-explorer\/using-the-page-controls\/writing-values\/\">Write Value<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Attribute value or tag, if the datasource allows writing to the database. Opens the\u00a0<strong>Enter value<\/strong>\u00a0dialog, where you can change the value of the data point.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-menu.png\" rel=\"lightbox-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26739\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-menu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-menu.png 321w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-menu-142x150.png 142w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-menu-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-menu-34x36.png 34w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-menu-46x48.png 46w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Hover<\/h3>\n<p class=\"intro-text\">When you hover over the wind vane, a tooltip appears showing values for the current wind direction, average wind direction, and min\/max wind directions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-hover.png\" rel=\"lightbox-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26738\" src=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-hover.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-hover.png 321w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-hover-143x150.png 143w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-hover-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-hover-34x36.png 34w, https:\/\/oihelp.corporate.ifs.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/wind-vane-hover-46x48.png 46w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wind Vane shows you when the wind direction approaches a direction that may be considered problematic, such as emissions drifting too closely to a settlement. 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