Worldwide Vessel/Fleet Tracking System

The standard VHF DSC has a limited range (line of sight - approximately 40 miles between a vessel and coast station).
The system can be modified to use your preferred communication method

HF DSC radio
Inmarsat C
Inmarsat D+
GSM mobile phone
Other packet switching networks
Company wireless TCP/IP network

If required least costing routing can be implemented to reduce communication costs or to improve monitoring when closer to a land based communication system such as GSM or an always on mobile phone technology.

The Vessel Tracking Work station is used by the operators to view vessel information using digital charts, the operator can also control polling rates/areas etc.

The three software components can be on a single computer, on different computers on a local area network, or spread across the world using the internet, this made possible by using the TCP/IP standard protocol.

The system can be expanded from a single VCI, to multiple VCI's (for example multiple coastguard stations), from a single workstation to workstations spread around the world. If required there is an option to have multiple servers (on different sites) to give automatic switch over if there is a system failure.

Vessel positions are shown accurately overlaid onto a high quality color chart. Selecting the vessel symbol causes a box to appear containing comprehensive vessel, passage and cargo information taken from the system's internal database – which may be "linked" to your existing reporting/ scheduling system.

Vessels may be polled automatically or on demand, over a variety of communication systems. Need to speak to the Master? Another click can open up a communication channel (depending on the radio system being used).