Automatic Identification System

The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is an automatic tracking system used on ships and by vessel traffic services (VTS) for identifying and locating vessels by electronically exchanging data with other nearby ships and AIS Base stations. AIS information supplements marine radar, which continues to be the primary method of collision avoidance for water transport. A marine traffic coordinator using AIS and radar to manage vessel traffic. An AIS-equipped system on board a ship presents the bearing and distance of nearby vessels in a radar-like display format. A graphical display of AIS data on board a ship.

Information provided by AIS equipment, such as unique identification, position, course, and speed, can be displayed on a screen or an ECDIS. AIS is intended to assist a vessel's watchstanding officers and allow maritime authorities to track and monitor vessel movements. AIS integrates a standardized VHF transceiver with a positioning system such as a LORAN-C or GPS receiver, with other electronic navigation sensors, such as a gyrocompass or rate of turn indicator. Vessels fitted with AIS transceivers and transponders can be tracked by AIS base stations located along coast lines or, when out of range of terrestrial networks, through a growing number of satellites that are fitted with special AIS receivers.

Contoh

• http://aprs.fi/#!lat=51.00440&lng=1.72940 - Selat Inggris
• http://aprs.fi/#!lat=52.00440&lng=3.9 - Pelabuhan Belanda
• http://aprs.fi/#!lat=59.32&lng=18.10 - Pelabuhan Stockholm

Standard

• http://www.uais.org/DownloadLibrary.htm

Software

• http://xdeco.org/ - XDeco - AisDeco2 untuk Linux & ARM
• http://www.coaa.co.uk/shipplotter.htm - Cool
• http://gnuais.sourceforge.net/ - GNUAIS menggunakan soundcard
• http://www.funwithelectronics.com/?id=9 - AIS menggunakan GNURadio
• http://www.itu.int/online/mms/mars/ship_search.sh - Callsign & MMSI
• http://shipplotter.pbworks.com/w/page/16584244/FrontPage - Shipplotter
• http://opencpn.org/ocpn/ - Navigasi