Contribute live AIS data from your personal receiver. Once the feed qualifies, recieve instant access to the global contributor NMEA stream and live + historical vessel tracking APIs.
STREAM & API
Live global aggregate AIS NMEA messages over TCP.
Connection guideLatest reported positions and historical tracks.
API detailsDATA LICENSE
Use AIS data from open-ais.com in your commercial products. No attribution required. Some restrictions apply.
Read the data licenseRECEIVER SETUP
Add a UDP target for your existing receiver software such as Ais Dispatcher or AIS-catcher.
Allow at least 15 minutes for station qualification. Review may take longer depending on coverage and data quality.
Configure a stationGlobal NMEA over TCP.
Live & historical API In progress
GeoJSON · CSV · GeoParquet
QUICK ANSWERS
Open AIS does not restrict sharing your receiver’s feed with other projects and services. Add Open AIS as another UDP destination in your receiver software. Access requires an ongoing contribution of quality AIS data from at least one qualifying station on your account.
Short interruptions do not automatically disqualify your account. Accounts with a longer record of quality contributions receive more tolerance for gaps in transmission. Read the access terms.
Commercial applications and analytics may use vessel data without attribution, provided their primary purpose is not supplying raw AIS data or vessel tracking. Operating or supplying a raw AIS data, vessel-position, or vessel-tracking service requires both prior written permission from Open AIS and explicit opt-in from every data provider whose contributions are used. See permitted uses and restrictions.
Email [email protected] to request an account that does not use GitHub.
CONTRIBUTE LOCAL AIS
Share your local feed and connect your applications to the contributor stream.