AIS Vessel Tracks 2025
A vessel track shows the location and characteristics of commercial and recreational boats as a sequence of positions transmitted by an Automatic Identification System (AIS). AIS signals are susceptible to interference and this can result in a gap within a vessel track. The distribution, type, and frequency of vessel tracks are a useful aid to understanding the risk of conflicting uses within a certain geographic area. The vessel track positions in this data set are collected and recorded from land-based antennas as part of a national network operated by the U.S. Coast Guard.
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GCMD Keyword Forum Page
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Full Metadata Record
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NOAA Office for Coastal Management Website
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| contactPoint |
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| description | A vessel track shows the location and characteristics of commercial and recreational boats as a sequence of positions transmitted by an Automatic Identification System (AIS). AIS signals are susceptible to interference and this can result in a gap within a vessel track. The distribution, type, and frequency of vessel tracks are a useful aid to understanding the risk of conflicting uses within a certain geographic area. The vessel track positions in this data set are collected and recorded from land-based antennas as part of a national network operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. |
| distribution |
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| identifier | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nos/ocm/iso/xml/79504.xml |
| issued | 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| keyword |
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"coastal",
"energy",
"planning",
"Exclusive Economic Zone",
"Outer Continental Shelf",
"Territorial Sea",
"United States of America",
"DOC/NOAA/NOS/OCM > Office of Coastal Management, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
"Automatic Identification System (AIS)"
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| landingPage | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/79504 |
| language |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2026-04-01T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
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| spatial | -60.0,10.0,140.0,50.0 |
| temporal | 2025-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2025-12-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | AIS Vessel Tracks 2025 |
