There are two general types of vessel tracking systems – transmitters and loggers. Transmitters use satellite tracking to continuously transmit...
AIS (Automatic Identification System) is a system that transmits a ship’s position so that other ships are aware of its...
VMS (Vessel Monitoring System) data tracks vessels in a similar way to AIS but this data has historically been restricted...
VIIRS, or Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite, is a method of boat detection via low light imaging data. The first...
The IMO requires AIS use by all vessels >500GT, for any vessel >300GT that is on an “international voyage” and...