Do you know how the different apps for iPad connect to the local AIS transmitter of my ship?
BingAI
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Yes, there are several apps and devices that can help you connect your iPad to the local AIS (Automatic Identification System) transmitter on your ship. Here are a few options:
These apps and devices typically create a local Wi-Fi network that your iPad can connect to, allowing you to receive and display AIS data in real-time.
Do you have a specific AIS transponder model or app in mind?
Great! The AMEC Camino-108 is a popular AIS transponder. To connect it to your iPad, you can follow these steps:
Set Up the Camino-108: Ensure your AIS transponder is properly installed and powered on. Refer to the user manual for specific installation instructions.
Wi-Fi Connection: The Camino-108 has built-in Wi-Fi. You need to connect your iPad to the Wi-Fi network created by the Camino-108. Look for the network name (SSID) and password in the device鈥檚 manual or on the device itself.
AIS App: Download an AIS-compatible app on your iPad. Some popular options include:
Navionics: Offers detailed marine charts and real-time AIS data.
iNavX: Provides comprehensive charting and AIS integration.
Boat Beacon: Allows for real-time ship tracking and collision warnings.
Configure the App: Open the app and go to the settings or connection options. Select the Wi-Fi network created by the Camino-108 and configure the app to receive AIS data from it.
Test the Connection: Once connected, you should start seeing AIS data on your app. This includes information about nearby vessels, their positions, speeds, and other relevant data.
If you encounter any issues, refer to the Camino-108 user manual or the support section of the app you are using. Do you need help with a specific step or have any other questions?
M.C.
How, with what frequency, and what protocol, my AIS camino-108 gets the information (via VHF channel) from other surrounding ships that are in its 50nm coverage?
BingAI
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Your AMEC Camino-108 AIS transponder receives information from surrounding ships using the following methods:
Frequency: AIS operates on two dedicated VHF channels, specifically 161.975 MHz (AIS1) and 162.025 MHz (AIS2). These frequencies are internationally designated for AIS communication.
Protocol: AIS uses a protocol called Self-Organizing Time Division Multiple Access (SOTDMA). This protocol ensures that AIS transponders automatically coordinate their transmissions to avoid collisions and ensure efficient use of the VHF channels. Each AIS transponder determines its own transmission schedule based on the surrounding traffic and available time slots.
Data Transmission: The AIS transponder on your ship continuously broadcasts and receives data packets. These packets include information such as the ship鈥檚 position, speed, course, and other navigational details. The data is updated at regular intervals, typically every 2 to 10 seconds for moving vessels and every 3 minutes for stationary vessels.
Range: The effective range of AIS communication can vary, but it is generally around 20 to 50 nautical miles, depending on factors like antenna height, weather conditions, and the presence of obstacles.聽Specifically, the Collserola Station in Barcelona, 鈥嬧媤hich is located at a聽higth of 380m, perfectly covers the northern coast of Palma de Mallorca, as can be seen in the Brunzent photo.
By using these frequencies and protocols, your Camino-108 can effectively communicate with other AIS-equipped vessels within its coverage area, providing you with real-time information about nearby ships.
Do you have any other questions about your AIS system or its operation?
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Collision avoidance
AIS was developed by the IMO technical committees as a technology to avoid collisions among large vessels at sea that are not within range of shore-based systems. The technology identifies every vessel individually, along with its specific position and movements, enabling a virtual picture to be created in real time. The AIS standards include a variety of automatic calculations based on these position reports such as Closest Point of Approach (CPA) and collision alarms. As AIS is not used by all vessels, AIS is usually used in conjunction with radar. When a ship is navigating at sea, information about the movement and identity of other ships in the vicinity is critical for navigators to make decisions to avoid collision with other ships and dangers (shoal or rocks). Visual observation (e.g., unaided, binoculars, and night vision), audio exchanges (e.g., whistle, horns, and VHF radio), and radar or automatic radar plotting aid are historically used for this purpose. These preventive mechanisms sometimes fail due to time delays, radar limitations, miscalculations, and display malfunctions, and can result in a collision. While requirements of AIS are to display only very basic text information, the data obtained can be integrated with a graphical electronic chart or a radar display, providing consolidated navigational information on a single display.
Fishing fleet monitoring and control
AIS is widely used by national authorities to track and monitor the activities of their national fishing fleets. AIS enables authorities to reliably and cost effectively monitor fishing vessel activities along their coast line, typically out to a range of 100km (60mi), depending on location and quality of coast based receivers/base stations with supplementary data from satellite based networks.
Maritime security
AIS enables authorities to identify specific vessels and their activity within or near a nation's Exclusive Economic Zone. When AIS data is fused with existing radar systems, authorities are able to differentiate between vessels more easily. AIS data can be automatically processed to create normalized activity patterns for individual vessels, which when breached, create an alert, thus highlighting potential threats for more efficient use of security assets. AIS improves maritime domain awareness and allows for heightened security and control. Additionally, AIS can be applied to freshwaterriver systems and lakes.
Aids to navigation
The AIS aids to navigation (AtoN) product standard was developed with the ability to broadcast the positions and names of objects other than vessels, such as navigational aid and marker positions and dynamic data reflecting the marker's environment (e.g., currents and climatic conditions). These aids can be located on shore, such as in a lighthouse, or on water, platforms, or buoys. The U.S. Coast Guard has suggested that AIS might replace racon (radar beacons) currently used for electronic navigation aids.[1] AtoNs enable authorities to remotely monitor the status of a buoy, such as the status of the lantern, as well as transmit live data from sensors (such as weather and sea state) located on the buoy back to vessels fitted with AIS transceivers or local authorities. An AtoN will broadcast its position and Identity along with all the other information. The AtoN standard also permits the transmit of 'Virtual AtoN' positions whereby a single device may transmit messages with a 'false' position such that an AtoN marker appears on electronic charts, although a physical AtoN may not be present at that location.
Search and rescue
For coordinating on-scene resources of a marine search and rescue (SAR) operation, it is imperative to have data on the position and navigation status of other ships in the vicinity. In such cases, AIS can provide additional information and enhance awareness of available resources, even if the AIS range is limited to VHF radio range. The AIS standard also envisioned the possible use on SAR aircraft, and included a message (AIS Message 9) for aircraft to report their position. To aid SAR vessels and aircraft in locating people in distress, the specification (IEC 61097-14 Ed 1.0) for an AIS-based SAR transmitter (AIS-SART) was developed by the IEC's TC80 AIS work group. AIS-SART was added to Global Maritime Distress Safety System regulations effective January 1, 2010.[2] AIS-SARTs have been available on the market since at least 2009.[3] Recent regulations have mandated the installation of AIS systems on all Safety Of Life At Sea (SOLAS) vessels and vessels over 300 tons.[4]
Accident investigation
AIS information received by VTS is important for accident investigation since it provides accurate historical data on time, identity, GPS-based position, compass heading, course over ground, speed (by log/SOG), and rates of turn, rather than the less accurate information provided by radar. A more complete picture of the events could be obtained by Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) data if available and maintained on board for details of the movement of the ship, voice communication and radar pictures during the accidents. However, VDR data are not maintained due to the limited twelve hours storage by IMO requirement.[5]
Ocean currents estimates
Ocean surface current estimates based on the analysis of AIS data have been available from French company, e-Odyn, since December 2015.
Infrastructure protection
AIS information can be used by owners of marine seabed infrastructure, such as cables or pipelines, to monitor the activities of vessels close to their assets in close to real time. This information can then be used to trigger alerts to inform the owner and potentially avoid an incident where damage to the asset might occur.
Fleet and cargo tracking
Internet disseminated AIS can be used by fleet or ship managers to keep track of the global location of their ships. Cargo dispatchers, or the owners of goods in transit can track the progress of cargo and anticipate arrival times in port.
Statistics and economics
the United Nations Statistics Division organized the AIS Data Week[6] to experiment with AIS data analysis and provide statistics to the UN Global Platform. It covered a number of use case studies by various statistical offices, and the AIS Handbook[7] was developed to capture the experience from this experimentation:
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M.C.
驴Sabes c贸mo se conectan las diferentes aplicaciones para iPad al transmisor AIS local de mi barco?
BingAI
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S铆, hay varias aplicaciones y dispositivos que pueden ayudarte a conectar tu iPad al transmisor local AIS (Sistema de Identificaci贸n Autom谩tica) de tu barco. Aqu铆 hay algunas opciones:
Baliza para barcos: Esta aplicaci贸n le permite recibir y transmitir datos AIS usando su iPad. Proporciona seguimiento de barcos en tiempo real, advertencias de colisi贸n y otra informaci贸n AIS.聽Se conecta a la mayor red de receptores AIS en tierra del mundo_1.
Estas aplicaciones y dispositivos suelen crear una red Wi-Fi local a la que se puede conectar el iPad, lo que te permite recibir y mostrar datos AIS en tiempo real.
驴Tiene en mente un modelo o aplicaci贸n espec铆fica de transpondedor AIS?
隆Bien! El AMEC Camino-108 es un popular transpondedor AIS. Para conectarlo a tu iPad, puedes seguir estos pasos:
Configure el Camino-108: Aseg煤rese de que su transpondedor AIS est茅 correctamente instalado y encendido. Consulte el manual del usuario para obtener instrucciones de instalaci贸n espec铆ficas.
Conexi贸n Wi-Fi: El Camino-108 tiene Wi-Fi incorporado. Necesitas conectar tu iPad a la red Wi-Fi creada por el Camino-108. Busque el nombre de la red (SSID) y la contrase帽a en el manual del dispositivo o en el propio dispositivo.
Aplicaci贸n AIS: descarga una aplicaci贸n compatible con AIS en tu iPad. Algunas opciones populares incluyen:
Navionics: Ofrece cartas marinas detalladas y datos AIS en tiempo real.
iNavX: Proporciona una completa integraci贸n de gr谩ficos y AIS.
Baliza para barcos: Permite el seguimiento de barcos en tiempo real y advertencias de colisiones.
Configurar la aplicaci贸n: Abra la aplicaci贸n y vaya a la configuraci贸n o a las opciones de conexi贸n. Selecciona la red Wi-Fi creada por el Camino-108 y configura la aplicaci贸n para recibir datos AIS de la misma.
Pruebe la conexi贸n: Una vez conectado, deber铆a comenzar a ver datos AIS en su aplicaci贸n. Esto incluye informaci贸n sobre embarcaciones cercanas, sus posiciones, velocidades y otros datos relevantes.
Si tiene alg煤n problema, consulte el manual de usuario de Camino-108 o la secci贸n de soporte de la aplicaci贸n que est谩 utilizando. 驴Necesitas ayuda con un paso espec铆fico o tienes alguna otra pregunta?
M.C.
驴C贸mo, con qu茅 frecuencia y con qu茅 protocolo, mi AIS camino-108 obtiene la informaci贸n (v铆a canal VHF) de otros barcos de alrededor que se encuentran en su cobertura de 50nm?
BingAI
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Tu transpondedor AMEC Camino-108 AIS recibe informaci贸n de los barcos circundantes utilizando los siguientes m茅todos:
Frecuencia: AIS opera en dos canales VHF dedicados, concretamente 161.975 MHz (AIS1) y 162.025 MHz (AIS2). Estas frecuencias est谩n designadas internacionalmente para la comunicaci贸n AIS.
Protocolo: AIS utiliza un protocolo llamado Acceso m煤ltiple por divisi贸n de tiempo autoorganizado (SOTDMA). Este protocolo garantiza que los transpondedores AIS coordinen autom谩ticamente sus transmisiones para evitar colisiones y garantizar un uso eficiente de los canales VHF. Cada transpondedor AIS determina su propio horario de transmisi贸n en funci贸n del tr谩fico circundante y de las franjas horarias disponibles.
Transmisi贸n de datos: El transpondedor AIS de tu barco transmite y recibe continuamente paquetes de datos. Estos paquetes incluyen datos como la posici贸n, la velocidad, el rumbo y otros detalles de navegaci贸n del barco. Los paquetes se actualizan reenviados a intervalos regulares, normalmente cada 2 a 10 segundos para los barcos en movimiento y cada 3 minutos para los barcos estacionarios.
Alcance: El alcance efectivo de la comunicaci贸n AIS puede variar, pero generalmente es de alrededor de 20 a 50 millas n谩uticas, dependiendo de factores como la altura de la antena, las condiciones clim谩ticas y la presencia de obst谩culos. Concretamente, el de Collserola en Barcelona que est脿 a 380m de altura cubre perfectamente la costa norte de Palma de Mallorca como puede verse en la foto del Brunzent.
Mediante el uso de estas frecuencias y protocolos, tu trasponder,Camino-108 puede comunicarse de manera efectiva con otras embarcaciones equipadas con AIS dentro de tu 谩rea de cobertura, brind谩ndote informaci贸n en tiempo real sobre las embarcaciones cercanas.
驴Tienes alguna otra pregunta sobre su sistema AIS o su funcionamiento?
