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Denne app dækker dog tilsyneladende ikke ret meget af verden. Jeg bruger selv en lignende app ved navn Ship Finder. Ved at vælge feks et svensk feed i settings får man et overblik over danske farvande. "Flemming Torp" > I dagens "news-høst" fra den engelsksprogede nyhedsgruppe, faldt jeg > over følgende indlæg, som vel er lige på grænsen af at være en > kommerciel meddelelse ... Men, anyway, jeg vover det ene øje: > > Det er en forlængelse af debatten om de nye muligheder den moderne > teknologi giver os sejlere. I nedenstående indlæg orienteres om en ny > produktidé, som gør det muligt at bruge sin iPhone som en > AIS-modtager. > Selvom en > mobiltelefon langtfra er det optimale navigationsudstyr om bord på en > båd, er det alligevel en interessant mulighed ... om ikke andet som en > > overkommelig investering i en back up løsning ... > > Lad mig benytte lejligheden til at ønske Jer alle et Godt Nytår med > mange dejlige timer på vandet. > > Mange hilsener > Flemming Torp > > Her er ordlyden af det engelske indlæg: > > "gCaptain.com wrote: > > n August of 2008 gCaptain forum member New3M made a brilliant > > suggestion for gCaptain to develop software for the iPhone. We loved > > the idea but wanted to make sure any software carrying the gCaptain > > name was of high quality and of use to mariners. > > Fast forward to the summer of this year and the crew here at > > gCaptain > > decided that the best way to move forward on a high quality > > application was to make the development of the app a team effort. > > With > > this in mind we teamed up with the professional maritime data > > providers at MIS Development and the programing team at Refresh > > Media > > to create gTrax, Vessel Tracking For The iPhone. > > What is gTrax? > > gTrax harnesses MIS's network of redundant secure, Automatic > > Information System (AIS), antennas to gather information directly > > from > > commercial ships and boats underway in the harbor. Once processed > > through MIS's server the information is pushed out to your iPhone > > and > > the location of each ship is plotted on the app's built in google > > map. > > The vessel's location is just the start. Each ship is color coded > > according to it's speed and oriented by course giving you an > > accurate > > "heads-up" view of the marine traffic around you. Clicking on the > > vessel brings additional information including the ship's > > destination, > > job function, navigational status and more. > > Advanced sorting capabilities allow you to sort by the vessel's name > > and function. For example, if you want to find the exact location of > > a > > ferry, you can select to view only "Passenger" vessels. If you know > > the name of a specific ferry simply type it in and the map will > > automatically center on the boat's current location. > > You can sort ships by type including: > > - Cargo of Tanker (Large Commercials Ships) > > - Passenger (Ferry's & Cruise Ships) > > - Law Enforcement (Coast Guard & Police) > > - Oil Spill Response > > - Fishing Boats > > - Plus 14 other categories. > > In addition the app tracks Super-yachts, Sailing Ships and Pleasure > > Boats equipped with AIS-B transmitters. > > Read More. > > http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/announcing-gtrax-vessel-tracking/ > > iTunes Store Link: > > http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gtrax/id329054062?mt=8 > > MAriner Forum Discussion: > > http://bit.ly/8RWHEM " > > > > |
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