"May be a way forward is to give some tags to fill in when we add a photo then the person who adds a photo could find more info about the ship then info would be there for all to see. Just a mater of finding what people would like to have when they…"
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Wish: "Web Search" link in Vessel info panel
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jack Dryden Apr 28. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Does anyone else think this would be good? A link to launch a web search for the selected 'ship name' would be nice. Even better would be the ability to create/save custom search strings (eg…Continue
Ship Legend, and Cargo definitions
Started this discussion. Last reply by 222fbj Sep 8, 2012. 8 Replies 0 Likes
I use ShipfinderHD on an ipad3. I'd like the app to include help/info for:What the ship icons/colors mean....perhaps a 'legend' option on the map?Ship cargo: What does 'Haz A', 'Haz B', etc. mean?…Continue
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222fbj replied to 222fbj's discussion Wish: "Web Search" link in Vessel info panel
"I don't think Shipfinder is necessarily missing something. I may search to find a picture if there are none in the 'vessel info panel', or just to see if anything more is available (cargo, owner/fleet, schedule, etc.)…"
Lee Armstrong replied to 222fbj's discussion Wish: "Web Search" link in Vessel info panel
"Thanks for the input. Even better would be to get the info ourselves so you didn't need to do a web search!
What sort of stuff are we missing?
Lee"
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Wish: "Web Search" link in Vessel info panel
Does anyone else think this would be good? A link to launch a web search for the selected 'ship name' would be nice. Even better would be the ability to create/save custom search strings (eg %shipname% + %AISid% site:Whatever.com) thanksSee More
222fbj replied to 222fbj's discussion Ship Legend, and Cargo definitions
"Thanks...makes sense.
fyi - This was captured during Hurricane Issac so lots of ships were in port."
Peter Bennett replied to 222fbj's discussion Ship Legend, and Cargo definitions
"I hadn't noticed those before, but by zooming in and out, it seems that they appear when you are zoomed out so that ship icons overlap - the number indicates the number of vessels in that area. If you zoom in, you will see the grey…"
222fbj replied to 222fbj's discussion Ship Legend, and Cargo definitions
"What does a Grey Circle with Number mean?
See Screenshot for example (New Orleans) from a few weeks ago.
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Peter Bennett replied to 222fbj's discussion Ship Legend, and Cargo definitions
"I feed data for Vancouver BC to both Shipfinder and MarineTraffic. I find that MarineTraffic's display is 5 minutes or more behind my local display - don't know the reason, but I think I've seen that some…"
Cres51 replied to 222fbj's discussion Ship Legend, and Cargo definitions
"1. Shore-based receivers send the broadcasted data from the ships through the internet to Shipfinder's server. Your app gets this data. There is no one official global standard "AIS" server per se. AIS was never really intended…"
Don MacLeod replied to 222fbj's discussion Ship Legend, and Cargo definitions
"Hi, regarding your question about empty fields on AIS.
Some info always the same after being entered on initial set up such as Name, Callsign,MMSI, ship type.
Others are fed automatically from other sources such as course, speed and position. Others…"
222fbj replied to 222fbj's discussion Ship Legend, and Cargo definitions
"Thanks very much for the reply. Since I posted that I have more questions and/or feature requests:
Location Updates / Accuracy: I am in Savannah and can see large cargo ships from my back porch... so we often look at ships and compare with…"
Mark Daniels replied to 222fbj's discussion Ship Legend, and Cargo definitions
"Hi
Regarding the colours please see the key below:
Blue = PassengerYellow = CargoBlack = TankerCyan = High Speed CraftOrange = Pleasure CraftGreen = DredgerWhite = Unspecified/Reserved (Can also mean we are not receiving enough data)Purple =…"
222fbj posted a discussion
Ship Legend, and Cargo definitions
I use ShipfinderHD on an ipad3. I'd like the app to include help/info for:What the ship icons/colors mean....perhaps a 'legend' option on the map?Ship cargo: What does 'Haz A', 'Haz B', etc. mean? I've googled and found some info, but would like the app to include a short summary of AIS cargo types, since I will forget.ThanksSee More
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