Links to VPM Decompression Programs and Information

The VPM Decompression Algorithm

Erik Baker's open source FORTRAN program implements the VPM algorithm described in the publications by Yount, Maiken, and Baker, as well as VPM-B extensions described by Baker.
ftp://decompression.org/Baker

username: downloadfiles
password: decompression1


VPM Decompression Programs

Ross Hemingway's V-Planner runs VPM on multiple decompression dive planning packages
http://www.v-planner.com

GUE's Deco planner includes VPM along with GF algorithms
http://www.gue.com/products/software

Greg _ has an application DivePlan that runs on Symbian OS
http://www.diveplan.org/



More Information on the VPM

Jörgen van der Velde has some VPM-related information on his site:
http://www.deepocean.net/

Dan Reinders has a powerpoint show, which dynamically illustrates the VPM model:
ftp://decompression.org/Reinders/EASYVPM.ppt (and EASYVPM-2.ppt)

username: downloadfiles
password: decompression1



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