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AIS uses very short bursts of high speed data on two VHF channels in the marine band. The two frequencies used are 161.975 (Marine ch 87) and 162.025 (ch 88) MHz. Ships broadcast their identity, position, course, speed and destination so that other ships can take account of their movements.
 
AIS uses very short bursts of high speed data on two VHF channels in the marine band. The two frequencies used are 161.975 (Marine ch 87) and 162.025 (ch 88) MHz. Ships broadcast their identity, position, course, speed and destination so that other ships can take account of their movements.
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Also see the [https://www.marinetraffic.com/ MarineTraffic] website which plots traffic using AIS
  
 
== Decoders ==
 
== Decoders ==
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Items in '''bold''' are known to be compatible with certain [[Software Defined Radios|SDRs]] such as the [[RTL-SDR]], either directly or piping audio via applications like Virtual Audio Cable
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For other [[RTL-SDR]] solutions, see the [http://www.rtl-sdr.com/big-list-rtl-sdr-supported-software/ Big List of RTL-SDR Supported Software]. Some of the packages listed here may work with other SDRs
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* [http://www.coaa.co.uk/shipplotter.htm ShipPlotter]
 
** [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/shipplotter/ ShipPlotter/DSC Decoder Support Group]
 
 
* [http://rl.se/ais_eng AIS_Plot]
 
* [http://rl.se/ais_eng AIS_Plot]
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* [http://freeais.org/ FreeAIS]
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* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuais/ GNU AIS]
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* '''[https://github.com/bistromath/gr-ais gr-ais]'''
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* [http://www.navmonpc.com/ NavMonPC]
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* [http://www.milltechmarine.com/ MilltechMarine.com - Your AIS Experts on Receivers]
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* AirNav ShipTrax - AIS Ship Tracker
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* [http://www.digitalyacht.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=11659 DigitalYacht - AISnet base station AIS receiver]
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* [http://www.kinetic.co.uk/estore/index.php?_a=viewCat&catId=17 Kinetic AIS-1eR - Marine AIS Receiver/Server & Full Marine Band Radio]
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* [http://www.radargadgets.com/ MarineGadget Radar - AIS Receiver - Size of an USB-Stick]
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* '''[http://f6cte.free.fr/index_anglais.htm MultiPSK]'''
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* '''[http://opencpn.org/ocpn/ OpenCPN]'''
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* [https://rfbits.com/one/index.php/ortac_ais/ ORTAC AIS]
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* '''[https://sites.google.com/site/f4eyuradio/eyu-ais-decodeur-d-ais PNAis]''' (in French)
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* '''[http://www.coaa.co.uk/shipplotter.htm ShipPlotter]'''
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; AIS Sharing Sites:
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* [http://www.aishub.net/ AISHub.net - AIS data sharing and vessel tracking]
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Return to: [[Marine VHF Channels]]<br/>
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Return to: [[Writing Your Own Service Searches Using Sentinel]]<br/>
  
[[Category:Software Applications]]
 
 
[[Category:RR Glossary]]
 
[[Category:RR Glossary]]
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[[Category:Signal Analysis and Decoding Glossary]]
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[[Category:Software Glossary]]
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[[Category:Marine or Maritime]]

Latest revision as of 16:56, 24 June 2023

Overview

AIS is a system that ships use to communicate their positions to each other as part of the global maritime safety system. Since required in December 2004, all ships over 300 tons must carry an AIS system which broadcasts information about the ship to any suitably equipped receiver.

AIS uses very short bursts of high speed data on two VHF channels in the marine band. The two frequencies used are 161.975 (Marine ch 87) and 162.025 (ch 88) MHz. Ships broadcast their identity, position, course, speed and destination so that other ships can take account of their movements.

Also see the MarineTraffic website which plots traffic using AIS

Decoders

Items in bold are known to be compatible with certain SDRs such as the RTL-SDR, either directly or piping audio via applications like Virtual Audio Cable

For other RTL-SDR solutions, see the Big List of RTL-SDR Supported Software. Some of the packages listed here may work with other SDRs



AIS Sharing Sites



Return to: Marine VHF Channels
Return to: Writing Your Own Service Searches Using Sentinel