Hej Flemming,
Emnet omtalte jeg i strengen "Internet ombord" den 13/12.
Ja det er en interessant udvikling.
Mvh og godt nytår
Harding
On 29 Dec., 10:46, "Flemming Torp" <fletopkanelbolle2rp.danmark>
wrote:
> 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:
> >
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