ShipPlotter decodes the AIS digital signals from each ship using the
sound card in your PC. You need a suitable VHF band radio receiver
tuned to one of the two AIS channels. The program decodes the
received digital data and displays it in a variety of formats. Signal
mode - In Signal Mode, ShipPlotter displays the raw digital signals
on your PC screen in a diagnostic display which helps you to set up
the system. Message mode - In Message Mode, ShipPlotter displays each
decoded message in plain language on your PC screen. Ship mode - In
Ship Mode, ShipPlotter displays each decoded message in plain
language on your PC screen. There is one line in the display for each
ship. Depending on which message formats have been received from the
ship, the information may contain the MSSI number of the ship, its
name, its destination and the expected date and time of arrival, its
length, beam and draught, and the latest position report received
from the ship. Chart mode - In Chart Mode, ShipPlotter displays the
position and identification of each ship on a chart of the area.
ShipPlotter comes with a general purpose world map but you can add
your own maps to ShipPlotter simply by digitizing a chart to create a
BMP or JPG graphic file and calibrating the chart using tools built
in to ShipPlotter. ShipPlotter can also read BSB format marine charts
provided that your system performance, memory, etc. can handle the
size of the chart. Ship details - In chart mode, if you right click
on one of the ships displayed in the chart, a pop up window (right)
displays all the data received about the ship you have selected. If
you are connected to the internet, there is a Search button that will
access the ITU ship callsign database to discover even more details
about the ship including its port of registry. Message log -
ShipPlotter can store all messages received and decoded in a text
file for later analysis. It can also store messages in formats that
are not decoded, in a hex format for subsequent decoding. Radar view
ShipPlotter can display the position and identification of ships on
a circular display centred on the user's position, which can be a
dynamic position based on positions from a connected GPS receiver.
This radar display can be either North Up, or Heading Up. Serial
input - ShipPlotter can decode messages received from a dedicated AIS
receiver using NMEA serial format. Serial output - ShipPlotter can
output demodulated messages to any AIS-compatible serial plotter
using NMEA serial format. GPS input - ShipPlotter can include
position data from a local GPS receiver on the displayed chart and
can automatically centre the chart on the current position. Message
sharing - ShipPlotter can use the Internet to share your messages
with others so that all see the totality of messages received by
participating users. Local sharing - ShipPlotter can share received
messages with other instances of the program running on machines over
a local area network. Automatic chart selection - If you have a
selection of charts of your coverage area, ShipPlotter can
automatically choose the appropriate chart to display any chosen ship
of interest. Multiple sound card support - ShipPlotter can choose
between multiple soundcards if you have more than one. This means
that, subject to processing power, you can run multiple instances of
ShipPlotter processing audio from more than one source. COM
Automation support - ShipPlotter can be accessed by VB Scripts or
other services through a COM interface. Automatic chart downloading -
ShipPlotter can access several global databases of satellite imagery
to use as the background chart for displaying ship positions.
Waypoint/track/route overlays - ShipPlotter can display waypoints,
routes and tracks that are read from a GPS data file in GPX data
format. Peer-to-peer sharing - ShipPlotter can share data with up to
four other instances of SP using UDP datagrams over a local network
or over the Internet. TCP/IP client - ShipPlotter can receive data
from a remote TCP/IP server that transmits NMEA AIS message data.
TCP/IP server - ShipPlotter can receive data from a remote TCP/IP
client that transmits NMEA AIS message data. Google Earth server -
ShipPlotter can present a server to Google Earth that delivers ship
position data that will appear on a Google Earth map. Memory Map
support - ShipPlotter can control Memory Map Navigator(TM) so that it
displays ships that are currently being displayed by ShipPlotter.
MultiMap support - ShipPlotter can open a browser window on the
MultiMap server so that it displays a ship that you designate. It can
also import MultiMap maps into the SP chart window.. HTTP server -
ShipPlotter can present an HTTP server to other instances of
ShipPlotter so that they can access the ship data on the host
machine. It is possible to link a community of users with this
feature, without requiring the use of a separate server. Language
versions - ShipPlotter is also available with menu and dialog options
in French. VMAP level 0 outline charts - ShipPlotter can display
charts based on NIMA VMAP Level Zero data. The information is
supplied in a compressed format including selected layers of certain
limited areas. Navigation window - ShipPlotter allows you to create,
edit, load and save a route and then to display navigation parameters
relating to a designated ship following that route. The information
includes cross track error, time to next route point and much else
besides. Route window - ShipPlotter can display a route showing the
track and distance between each route point, the estimated time
between route points and the ETA at each route point.
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