T&T: AIS Benefits and Tribulations

[Scott H.E. Welch]

Garrett Lambert <garrett.lambert at gmail.com> writes:
>AIS targets quickly clutter the display, and could easily overwhelm
>it. Moreover, many vessels broadcast even when tied up. The fun of
>seeing far-off vessels quickly dissipates in favor of information on
>the movements of ships in a limited region, and the software in most
>navigation programs lets you define the area for which AIS icons are
>displayed.
Just a quick FYI on this. Using Nobeltec you can also filter the AIS targets,
so (for example) you might choose to ignore targets that have a Closest Point
of Approach greater than 2 miles. I do this and find it helps a great deal.

Scott Welch
Product Manager, Open Text Collaboration Solutions Group
www.firstclass.com

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