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Wyndrose Technical Group Inc.
About Wyndrose |
Wyndrose Technical Group was incorporated
in 1997 to provide management consulting, information engineering and related
analytical services to Federal, state and local governments and commercial clients. Wyndrose is a small, woman-owned business. Because the firm is small, it specializes in personalized service and
concentrates on providing tailored support to government organizations, businesses and
individuals. Wyndrose can help provide innovative high-technology solutions to complex
knowledge management and information technology challenges for today’s global
enterprises.
The
prevailing winds:
Wyndrose Technical Group takes its name from the navigational aid that shows
mariners what the prevailing winds are in specific locations. The wind rose shows the frequency of
occurrence of winds in each direction sector (north, northeast, east etc.) and wind speed
class (5 knots, ten knots, etc.) for a given location and time period. Homer names four winds – Boreas, Eurus, Notus and Lephyrus
– for their source directions, and the biblical prophet Jeremiah (Jer. 49:36)
also describes winds as coming from four quarters of heaven. Aristotle suggested a circle
of twelve winds, which Eratosthenes reduced to eight. Long before seafaring charts
included compass roses, Portolan charts of the Mediterranean were distinguished by sets of
rhumb lines intersecting at a common point over which a rose de venti (rose of the winds) was placed.
Knowing the expected wind speeds from each direction allowed captains to safely steer
their ships and cargos to the intended ports.
Each arm of the wind rose (archaic: wyndrose) has bars to indicate
wind speeds – long bars for 10-knot units and small bars for 5-knot units. Flags are
used for gale and hurricane force winds; more flags, higher winds.
| North winds send hail,
Sailors’ chant |
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