This document outlines the development of a real-time ship tracking system using AIS data that will allow users to view ships broadcasting their identity, position, course, speed and destination on an interactive map. The system will display individual vessel information with a single click and allow filtering ships by type, course, speed and other selection criteria. It will also show additional port details as the user zooms in. The goal is for users to be able to monitor ship movements in Sri Lankan waters from a desktop application in real-time.

1. Real Time Ship Tracking system using AIS data - GeoShipTrackerC.J.GunasekaraRusiruBotejuInternship ProjectUniversity of Colombo

2. Previous workReal time plotting of tracked target data is currently undergoing.

3. Work to be done by myselfAll data about individual vessels should be accessible by a single mouse click and presented in a simple way.Ships broadcast their identity, position, course, speed and destination so that ground surveillance can take monitor their of their movementssoftware running on the PC, should be able to see a radar-like real-time map of all the large ships manoeuvring in Sri Lankan waters together with information about their destination, estimated time of arrival and even the dimensions of each vessel.

4. Database

6. Further ObjectivesThe GeoShipTracker should allow the user to study AIS traffic patterns. The vessel positions are shown with different symbols depending on their type, course and speed. It is also should be able to filter vessels by different selection criteria. Vessel positions are mapped against low detail coastal maps, but, as the user zooms in to take a closer look additional details at the port should be displayed.

8. Time LineThis all are easier said than done

9. Thank you!