VPM Links

 

Links to VPM Decompression Programs and Information

VPM-Based Decompression Programs

Ross Hemingway's shareware program V-Planner runs VPM and VPM-B within decompression dive planning packages that run on Windows, Pocket PC, and Linux.
http://www.v-planner.com

Julio McWilliams has a VPM application under development that runs on Palm OS. To participate, see:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/palmvpm/

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

Phi Li's Decoweenie is linked to VPM
http://www.decoweenie.com/

Sean Kessler has a JAVA servlet, which does real-time web based calculations:
http://www.diversified-software.com/DivePlanner/DiveProfile.html

 

The VPM Decompression Algorithm

Erik Baker's open source FORTRAN programs incorporate the state-of-the-art for VPM algorithm:
ftp://ftp.decompression.org/pub/Baker


Scott McGinnis converted Erik's FORTRAN program to C:
ftp://ftp.decompression.org/pub/Baker/VPMDECO Source Code in C.txt

 

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://ftp.decompression.org/pub/Reinders/EASYVPM.ppt (and EASYVPM-2.ppt)


Fit to Dive

Fitness is the best decompression strategy....

The GUE site has some good diving fitness links

The most Important diving card that I carry is my Category 3 US Cycling Federation road racing license.