AIS for Vera

Requirements

Hardware

AIS receiver (must support NMEA 0183 output compatible with ITU-R 1371)

Some vessels equipped with AIS transponder within reception range

DIY AIS receiver for less than $20

USB DVB-T stick supported by SDR software (e.g., chipset RTL2832U and tuner R820T)

AIS antenna, optional: waterproof enclosure

Windows PC

SDR#

AISMon

NMEARouter

optional: AIS Decoder

or

Raspberry Pi (untested)

Rtl_fm

AIS Decoder

Software

AIS4Vera plugin [to be published]

Installation

[tbc]

Limitations

[tbc]

Further reading

Recommendation ITU-R M.1371-4 (04/2010)

International Standard for Tracking and Tracing on Inland Waterways (VTT) - Resolution No. 63 (ECE/TRANS/SC.3/176)

Guidance on the use of AIS application-specific messages

IALA Guideline No. 1028 on the Automatic Identification (AIS) Volume 1, Part I, Operational Issues, Edition 1.3 December 2004

Recommendation ITU-R M.585-4

European Vessel Identification Number, ECE/TRANS/SC.3/2006/4/Add.2, 19 July 2006