Marine Traffic is a utility for Android that works as the real-time movement tracker of marine vessels. This application displays ports and routes, retrieving the data from AIS receivers network.
Ship Search
This utility allows you to locate ships and find out about their live position in the sea. It is possible to add tracked vessels to groups in a separate tab. Additionally, there is an option to receive constant notifications about the marine movements.
There is an option to view global ship traffic on a general map. The MarineTraffic AIS system tracks the positions of over 100,000 ships daily.
The integrated map shows not only the ship movement, but also the wind speed. The application provides weather forecasts and the strength and direction of air mass movements for 48 hours. All mentioned data is constantly shown on a live animated map. To access weather information, you have to purchase a premium account.
Additionally
This utility also offers you to view photos of ports and ships. There is an option to identify vessels using the mobile device’s camera and augmented reality elements. All this functions are available thanks to AI analysis of the images. Again, this functionality is available to paid subscribers.
Users can estimate the arrival times of ships in harbors and ports as well as monitor conditions in these areas.
Features
- designed for tracking ships;
- allows users to find vessels online;
- includes wind strength, forecasts, similar to BBC Weather;
- it is possible to identify ships through photos;
- there are some advanced functions available to paid subscribers;
- app is free to download and use;
- compatible with current Android versions.
