mick2me 3,033 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I know some here are interested in flight tracking. Flightradar24.com - Live flight tracker!There is also a Ship tracking site that may be of interest http://www.marinetraffic.com/ 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manversboy 35 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 There's a train tracker for UK too:- http://raildar.co.uk/radar MB 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Does this include freight? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Any of them coming up the Trent ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,269 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 mick2me, Thanks, great site, I can sit in my lounge looking at the ships in the Gulf and now I can find out all about them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manversboy 35 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Does this include freight? I don't think so, although I've really only looked at the interactive map. There's more options on the home page http://raildar.co.uk/ MB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Manversboy 35 Posted January 20, 2016 Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 Any of them coming up the Trent ? Well, there are two Dutch-registered cargo ships currently moored at Flixborough on the Trent, if they count? I think that the AIS which the web site uses relies on either direct reception from a ship to a receiver connected to the Internet, or to another vessel or shore station which can repeat or relay a signal from the first ship. So, there could be other ships on inland waterways sending out data - but their signals aren't reaching a connected receiver. The technology isn't new, radio hams have used a similar system called APRS for years. MB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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