Data Available and Tool Comparison (V.2)
🟢 Data available for download
🟡 Data available for only visualization
🔴 No data available
🅧 No plans for implementation
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Map Visualization capabilities and collaborative workspaces. Enables search by area or vessel. Allows downloading filtered AIS data in GeoTIFF, CSV & JSON. |
APIs Centralised API access for developers (same APIs used by the Map). Supports programmatic access via REST API. Data details & guidance. |
gfwr R package Wrapper around the API for easy querying in R. |
Python Package Access the same APIs using Python and pre‑built Jupyter notebooks. |
Data Download Version‑controlled datasets linked to publications. Updated less frequently but stable. Comes with README files for reproducibility. | |
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| AIS Fishing Effort | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Stable dataset Global data |
| AIS Vessel Presence | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🟢 Stable dataset Global data |
| Vessel Information | 🟢 AIS & Public Registry data All vessel types | 🟢 AIS & Public Registry data All vessel types | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Paper dataset AIS & registry |
| AIS Fishing Events | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🔴 Not yet available |
| AIS Port Visits | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Static dataset (no longer updated) Global & regional data |
| AIS Loitering Events | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Static dataset (no longer updated) Global & regional data |
| AIS Encounter Events | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Static dataset (no longer updated) Global & regional data |
| Vessel Insights | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🔴 Not yet available |
| AIS Off Events | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Paper dataset Global data |
| AIS Voyages | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🟢 Stable dataset Updated monthly |
| SAR Vessel Detections | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🟢 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Global & regional data | 🔴 Not yet available | 🟢 Same as APIs | 🟢 Stable dataset Updated daily |
| SAR Fixed Infrastructure Detections | 🟡 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Regional & global‑level data Heat‑map only | 🟢 Dynamic data (3‑month delay) Global, regional, vessel level | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🟢 Stable dataset Updated monthly |
| Environmental Datasets (e.g. Bathymetry, CO₂) | 🟡 Heat‑map only | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🟢 Stable dataset Updated monthly |
| Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Country‑specific data | 🟡 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Downloads for select countries | 🅧 No plans for implementation | 🅧 No plans for implementation | 🅧 No plans for implementation | 🅧 No plans for implementation |
| Night‑light Detections (VIIRS) | 🟡 Dynamic, near real‑time data (72 h delay) Regional & global‑level data | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🟢 Stable dataset Updated monthly |
| Distance From Shore | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🟢 Stable dataset Global & regional data |
| Anonymised AIS Training Data | 🅧 No plans for implementation | 🅧 No plans for implementation | 🅧 No plans for implementation | 🅧 No plans for implementation | 🟢 Stable dataset Global & regional data |
| Anchorages | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🔴 Not yet available | 🟢 Stable dataset Updated annually |