Boat Beacon - AIS Navigation
GPS Marine Navigation with AIS Collision Detection using just your phone.
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GPS Marine Navigation with AIS Collision Detection using just your phone.
AIS receiver and display using just your Android device. Boat Beacon is the only Marine AIS ship tracking app to provide Collision Detection, use real-time data and share your own boat’s position with other internet AIS users. Specifically designed for use on the water, as well as showing all the Ships around you on a chart, Boat Beacon uniquely provides Bearing, Range and Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations in addition to AIS ship information. Transmits as well as receives internet AIS and is the only app that continuously monitors CPA, notifying if potential collisions are detected even when the app is in the background. Key Features------------Receives and sends AIS ship data in real-time via the internet. No VHF AIS receiver, transponder or aerial required.Over the horizon Collision and SART detection (30 miles radius) using continuous Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations - highlights boats that are on a potential collision course and alarms even when the app is in the background.Provides Bearing and Distance information to other boats in addition to AIS information like speed, course, location, name, length etc. Shows you a track of the boats most recent voyage.Share your live position, speed course and destination. People can follow you using Boat Beacon or our free Boat Watch app and on leading internet AIS systems like MarineTraffic and Ship Finder. Transmit also works continuously in the background when enabled.Live Map view with compass overlay which rotates with you so you can look in the direction of the ships on the map to locate them. You can also tilt the map to get a 3D perspective by dragging upwards with two fingers.NOAA US and UKHO Marine Charts (IAP required)Extensive details on other ships including Photos.Search for boats or places by name or MMSI.Share your track and position with friends and family instantly and in real time via email, Twitter and Facebook etc.AIS Share lets you share BoatBeacons live AIS data with other apps like Navionics on your device. (IAP required)Arm all the crews in a race with Boat Beacon and have real time updates on the race positions. Watch the action back in the Club-house too on a large screen with Boat Beacons TV/Video Out supportVHF AIS with RTL-SDR and AIS Share app.Local NMEA AIS via Wifi and USB.Boat Beacon requires internet access to work. Most popular coastal areas around the world including the US and UK have mobile data access (2G or better) extending 12 or more miles out to sea.Requirements:Android Smartphone or Tablet with GPS.Internet connection.You do not need an MMSI to use Boat Beacon and you can be seen on Boat Beacon by other Boat Beacon users without having one. However if you want to be seen on Global AIS systems like Marine Traffic, Ship Finder and AIS Hub, etc. then you will need to have and use an MMSI number. If you dont have an MMSI for your boat you can obtain a free one in the US by visiting http://www.boatus.com/mmsi (the USCG approved agent) and using their online form. Alternatively email us for a free internet MMSI number. Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.AIS Ship data is provided by a network of voluntary AIS shore based stations. Some areas may not have AIS coverage.N.B. This is not an AIS transponder. You will not be visible to other ships on their AIS systems unless they also use data from the same land based AIS networks.NOT FOR NAVIGATIONThis program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful. Boat Beacon should only be used for basic navigation reference and should not be solely relied upon to determine precise locations, proximity, distance, or direction.
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Works fine with Visit My Harbour's Marine Navigator. The developer has been so responsive and helpful in getting set up. Aftersales support would be the envy of many businesses! The live AIS feature seams effortlessly with Marine Navigator and the whole system seems a far cheaper solution to AIS. I have yet to test on board in a real-life situation, but I have every confidence. For the cost involved you have nothing to lose. Can't wait to try it out in earnest. Thanks to Steve.
Can not get the right gps position and can not search for other vessels
Ais sharing work, but not as expected. It loss signal few second after AIS connected on navionics. Please advise. Update--Apps can connected but it seems unstable. I can see other boat, but after few second it mark with cross. Any advise to make it stable would be appreciated.
I come from a long maritime history on the River Clyde. I found boatbeacon after trying a wealth of apps without success. None of these apps come close to boatbeacon and its ability to display NMEA data via network and serial I'm honoured to be sharing signals from my area which I hope in the long run may assist in the companies success. Boatbeacon is a must for sailors and hobbyists alike and the developer has created a gem here. Thanks for a great app electric pocket. Much appreciated
Way too expensive compared to similar apps, very disappointed that the AIS sharing was both an app purchase plus subscription. Not impressed
Just installed this and used it and it has me Saling down a high street.. Sometimes it's accurate and others times it's not.. I also paid to pair with the navionics app and it won't pair. It's a shame its not working 100% because it's a good app.
This app is rip off worse than play to win games. 20 bucks to buy it. Now another 5 bucks to get live traffic again. After it was already part of my orginal purchase. But was clearly rolled back during an update. To now be an extra paid option. I shall be reporting this Google Play..
Next to the initial price of the app, you have to pay an additional 5 euro every month to share AIS to other devices. This feature did not work, by the way. Complete ripoff.
I've had this app for a few years now and has always worked well. It does use some battery
I SEE NO SHIPS !! HELP WHATS WRONG??