The AIS monitoring technology
The AIS monitoring technology has been in use for some time now and was established way back in the ’90s. The AIS which stands for Automatic Identification System works on a very simple principle. In this technology, the frequency utilized by the standard VHF marine radios is also used for transmitting necessary information about the concerned vessel. The information includes the type of the ship, its length and beam, its MMSI (maritime mobile service identity) number and also its location.
The reason for AIS monitoring and how it is done
The main reason behind the advent of AIS monitoring was to facilitate the travel of ships and reduce the risk of any kind of collisions between different vessels. However, AIS monitoring technology has become more relevant in the modern world due to the availability of ASM.
ASM stands for Application Specific Message. It is transmitted between two connected AIS stations and can be used as a modem between two far-away AIS stations.
The AIS monitoring technology is used by obtaining various information about the vessels like their speed and location and thereby avoiding any kind of potential disaster that might happen.
Shaping up the 21st century with the help of Marine AIS Monitoring solutions
The AIS monitoring technology has progressed by leaps and bounds due to the rapid advancement in the technological field all over the world.
The AIS devices have evolved to become more powerful and smaller and cheaper. These new devices are known as AIS Class B devices. These devices were capable of being used in any kind of vessel and were the first of its kind to be independent of the type of power the ship used. They use higher MHz frequency to provide for a stronger detecting power and a smaller and more portable size.
This technology has been made available to a large number of fishers and small scale marine industries at a highly subsidized price. The modern AIS monitoring solutions are being used for a variety of purposes like transmitting research data from far locations, detecting any serious pollution of the oceans and most importantly putting a check on the illegal fishing practices from all over the world. The report on Marine AIS Monitoring Solution market by Value Market Research, expects the market to showcase an ascending growth curve in the years to come.
Since this facility is so easily available to everyone, the VMS (vessel monitoring system) has become more simple and easy to operate. In a way, modern AIS monitoring solutions have revolutionized the 21st-century marine transportation and information collection.
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