We run the following services, mostly to contribute to various communities or data gathering services to allow others to benefit.

AIS

I currently use an AIS unit on Rendezvous to grab AIS data off the VHF airwaves. On board, I have an Intel NUC that runs aisdispatcher and sends only summarized data over a VPN connection to my home. I documented how I do this with a bandwidth limited cellular link.

I do this because of the data limit I have on the Internet connection, currently provided by an LTE cellular connection. At home, I have another server that receives the info from the on-board system, and then sends it out to the services below.

• MarineTraffic – my favorite site for submitting AIS due to it’s great tools and data analysis of my signal/data.
• aishub
• Shipfinder
• BoatBeacon – great site and associated Boat Watch app. Also the makers of SeaNav, a fantastic navigation app for the Mac.

SignalK

Rendezvous has a Intel NUC system connected to a canable canbus interface. It runs a number of services, but it’s primary purpose is to run the SignalK server and test instances of various UI’s.

Weather

I run several weather stations, covered in more detail on my Weather page. They include:

• Nile Weather – at our family cabin near Nile, WA
• Friday Harbor Weather – maintained for Steve Roberts on his boat and documented here.
• Ocean Park Weather – friends weather station near Long Beach, WA