What is AIS Technology?ĪIS stands for ‘ automatic identification system‘ and refers to a tracking system that is used on ships and vessels.

Much of this information is submitted voluntarily by the community of members. This information is then used to provide a more accurate and up-to-date live map of vessel locations.Īside from tracking vessel positions, MarineTraffic also provides background information on vessels, such as where they were built, when they were built, their IMO (International Maritime Organisation) number, how much they weigh and even photographs of them. From there, locations can be overlaid onto Google Maps and, as a result, users can use the service to track the movements of ships and other vessels in real-time.Īdditionally, some information surrounding ship locations is self-reported from those aboard. For more information on the license, refer to this file.The MarineTraffic service makes use of AIS tracking technology to provide information about the identification, course, speed and current location of vessels. This project is licensed using an MIT License. Notify the user when ISS is close to their location.Embed the ISS live view feed video in the map.Track other satellites that are orbiting the earth and have APIs we can access.In case ISS does not start moving automatically (likely because of MapBox rate limits), constrain the request rate and call the API again until it starts moving across the map.

Click on the Show live ISS Location button again, and this should address the problem. Sometimes MapBox may not be responsive and the ISS icon may not start moving immediately.Hover on the icon to see the current latitude and longitude. You can pan and zoom in and out of the map, but ISS always centers itself. The ISS icon should now start moving across the map at constant intervals.Click on the Show live ISS Location button.

Edit mapanimation.js, and replace ADD-YOUR-MAPBOX-ACCESS-TOKEN-HERE with your MapBox access token.Obtain a MapBox access token from this page.Download the repository or clone it to your local machine.Track the International Space Station in real time as it revolves around the earth at 17,500 mph How to Run

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