Marine Traffic (dot) com

[Michael Slaunwhite]

Here is a website that will allow those folks who have men or women out at sea, and wish to keep track of what is going on, and in hopes that they are safe, and sound. For instance I was watching the ferries in the Halifax Harbor travel back, and forth meanwhile watching what is traveling in, and out of the harbor itself in real-time.... very cool to watch.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/defaul ... level0=100

[What is?]

With marinetraffic.com you can track a vessels while they are in the port or out to sea. Also you can watch all the ships not just the fishing vessels.

Marinetraffic.com allows you to track vessel positions based on AIS data (automatic identification system), this system along with marine radar are the primary methods used to avoid collisions for water transportation. AIS transceiver sends data every 2 to 10 seconds depending on a vessel’s speed while underway, and every 3 minutes while a vessel is at anchor, as long as the vessel has the transceiver turned on.

On the home page of marinetraffic.com you will find a live map and navigation area. This map of the world shows all reporting vessels; each green square shows a number which represents how many vessels are in that area. You can double click a square to zoom into the area or use the navigation panel on the left.

[FLGibsonJr]

Actually that is pretty neat.

Regards,

Gibson