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[SatNews] More information can be overlaid using the various map layers, building greater context into the ship map

This Ship Maps site is designed to illustrate in an interactive environment the applications of Satellite-AIS (S-AIS) in solving real-world issues across the maritime industry. At the heart of each story, you will see a simple map with sample ship traffic information collected from space.

More information can be overlaid using the various map layers, building greater context into the ship map and demonstrating how a combination of situational information and empirical satellite data can be combined to gain insight and knowledge about key maritime issues.

Each of these web-based map applications combines data delivered using standard information formats. Interoperability can often be a bottleneck, hampering the integration of disparate data sources, such as S-AIS, particularly in the geospatial world. By developing and using delivery methods that comply with the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC), such barriers are removed.

Web-based delivery of S-AIS data enables it to be embedded within existing workflows. These Web Services support different types of filtering to allow for dynamic and ad-hoc customization of data based on geography, time, and AIS message attributes.

The customization and combination of data sources with simple narrative and multi-media delivers an interactive map-based platform to explore the exciting new world of S-AIS.