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Old 11-12-2013, 12:48 PM   #3
eseyoung
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City: Baltimore
Join Date: Nov 2013
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yes, it works great. so long as you have internet access and the area is covered by Marinetraffic.com. It works like this, They have land stations with AIS receivers set up for most popular areas (read most). the receivers up load that data to the web and you access that info from there.

like any app or website the speed of the website is based on the user demand for it. Sometimes its a few second delay other times I have seen as much as 15 mins...after more time than 20 mins w/o and update (i think) the icon for the ship in question disappears from the display.

the transmit is a bit dicey too...the app will create a virtual AIS info and uploads it to the web. So the only users who will see you are others using boat buddy app or the Marinetraffic website. IT WILL NOT BE VISIBLE TO ANYONE NOT USING MARINE TRAFFIC.COM. you won't appear on someone's onboard AIS receiver. this is not an AIS transmitter. (got that?)


all that being said...it is a neat tool (toy) that lets you know who and what is around you and well worth $10 if they have coverage for your area.

AN easy way to tell if they have service in your area is to check out the Marinetraffic.com website and see if you can see any boats/ships near you.
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