With
the AIS module it is possible
to branch with the AIS transponder
and to show other ships
equipped with AIS on the
map. All information coming
from other ships can be
displayed. This can be the
dimensions of the ship,
call sign, European ship
number, cargo, destination
etc. The direction of the
ship can be visualised by
an arrow. In certain ares
like Austria it is possible
to receive waterlevel information
via the transponder and
to use it for the display
of the chart.
The AIS interface is
build according the international
standards for seagoing
AIS and the lastest Inland
AIS standard as defined
by Central Rhine Commission
and Danube Commission.
The AIS can be used as
a position device. With
several types of AIS devices
it is possible to communicate
in two ways. This means
that sending / receiving
of messages can be done
in an easy way via the
software instead of the
AIS itself. This gives
also the possibility to
set the "passengers
on board" and "destination"
directly from the software.
You can also communicate
easily with certain locks
and bridges using the
ETA Lock/bridge message.
Communication with inland
AIS like Nauticast ACR
and Saab is build in the
software and tested for
proper working.
For Seagoing vessels it
is possible to control
some vessel in the neighberhoud
of the own vessel and
to puth them in a "AIS
Watch" window. There
the CPA and TCPA is continiously
calculated and displayed.
It is working like an
ARPA radar but the information
is based upon the AIS
transponder information
of the other vessels.
The AIS module can be
activated remotely via
a code.