Keep track of ships - includes thames! (also: the world)

[Somewhatfoolish]

I find this quite cool: http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/

Used it to keep track of boats outside. Slight lag but seems accurate.

Includes a very large part of the world, but coudlnt' tell you exactly what...

[markmullen]

I use it at home, I've got a sea view and it is quite cool to see who is chugging past (usually either inbound to Teesport which is about 40 miles to the North) or ferries heading to Rotterdam.

[Rum Runner]

Have it on my Andriod phone to, I can keep track of the Crewed Charter boats.

[MOTORVATOR]

Have you tried it on board yet Rum Runner?

Pop out of the Thames Estuary bound for Calais and by the time you've sorted out all the dangerous targets from Ais and Radar you'll look up and be sitting on a sandbank.

[Rich K]

It also can be used to create layer to view on google earth

[Legmaster]

For those in the Solent area, this is a pretty good AIS site too:

http://www.ais-live.co.uk/aismap/AIS%20Maps/sailan...

[spitfire-ian]

MarineTraffic now has an iPhone app too.

[kieranjholland]

The geek in me loves this

[Silver Smudger]

kieranjholland said:

The geek in me loves this

This! It is cool, of no use to me, but I like it!

[TDutchy]

Silver Smudger said:

kieranjholland said:

The geek in me loves this

This! It is cool, of no use to me, but I like it!

+1

[kieranjholland]

TDutchy said:

+1

big up yourself

[BonzoG]

I've used this whilst on numerous overnight ferries to beat the rush to queue for the car deck

[Getragdogleg]

excellent tool.

I just used it to find out what the big red ship moored in Falmouth bay is, turns out its "Transshelf" and is exactly the type of vessel I thought it looked like.

[the_lone_wolf]

When I stay with my Dad overlooking the Precautionary Area for Southampton from Cowes it's nice to check all the info of the vessels coming and going...

There's a lot of them up and down the English Channel...

[mikees]

Is there something similar for commercial aircraft?

[spitfire-ian]

mikees said:

Is there something similar for commercial aircraft?

http://www.flightradar24.com