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Great app ,it keep me aware , next I’ll upgrade
Boat Beacon
AIS Marine Navigation
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Description
Boat Beacon is an internet AIS receiver and transmitter for your iPhone and iPad. It is the only AIS ship tracking app to provide Collision Warnings, share your boat’s position & use real-time AIS data.
Connected to the largest network of AIS shore receivers world-wide covering most major ports, harbours and popular coastal areas.
“An outstanding app, with great potential. Both interesting to use and very user friendly. This could be a life saver and especially of interest to small boat users. Everyone who goes on the water should have this on and use it!” ***** Sun Dream, App Store Review
Boat Beacon is specifically designed for boaters & provides continuous Bearing, Range & Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations and alarms in addition to standard AIS information even when in the background.
Boat Beacon does not require any external AIS transponder or receiver equipment.
Key Features
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Over-the-horizon collision avoidance (30 miles radius) using continuous CPA calculations - highlights boats that are on a potential collision course and alerts you with an alarm.
Continually transmits and receives position information via the internet and calculates and alarms CPA even when the app is in the background.
Shares your position with Internet AIS Systems and apps and other Boat Beacon users in real time.
Real time ship map view with North up and Heading up modes so you can look in the direction of the ships on the map to locate them.
Nav display showing own boat's speed, course, heading and position.
Man Overboard tracking, SART Alarm, Anchor watch and Theft alarms.
Apple Watch App included
Siri voice commands
Export tracks
Boat-to-Boat & Boat-to-Group Messaging.
Local AIS and GPS via Wifi.
Boat Beacon InApp Add-ons:-
LiveView - Augmented Reality view with ships, compass & horizon overlaid. Works with FLIROne Infra-red cameras as well to see ships & people in the dark & fog (IAP)
"AIS Sharing" to other apps like Navionics & iNavX (IAP subscription)
US, UK and IE Marine raster charts (IAP).
Let Friends and Family see where you are and where you're headed to with our free Boat Watch app or on web-based AIS systems like MarineTraffic which have free web viewers available.
Arm all the crews in a race with Boat Beacon and have real time updates on the race positions on the water and back in the club house.
Keep a watch and in touch with other boats in your flotilla when sailing in a group.
Boat Beacon requires internet access to work. Most popular coastal areas have cellular data access extending 12 or more miles out to sea.
Subscriptions
The "AIS Sharing " subscription is monthly ($5.99) or yearly ($16.49), and will automatically renew at the end of the subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the iTunes account holder and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.
Terms of Use: http://seanav.net/termsofuse.php
Privacy Policy: http://seanav.net/privacy.php
Support: [email protected]
Your position can be shared and seen on all our apps without using an MMSI number. To be seen on Global AIS systems like MarineTraffic you need an MMSI number. In the US you can obtain one by visiting http://www.boatus.com/mmsi or email us for a free internet MMSI number.
Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Boat Beacon should only be used for basic navigation reference and should not be solely relied upon to determine precise locations, proximity, distance, or direction. You will not be visible to other ships on VHF only AIS systems.
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Connected to the largest network of AIS shore receivers world-wide covering most major ports, harbours and popular coastal areas.
“An outstanding app, with great potential. Both interesting to use and very user friendly. This could be a life saver and especially of interest to small boat users. Everyone who goes on the water should have this on and use it!” ***** Sun Dream, App Store Review
Boat Beacon is specifically designed for boaters & provides continuous Bearing, Range & Closest Point of Approach (CPA) calculations and alarms in addition to standard AIS information even when in the background.
Boat Beacon does not require any external AIS transponder or receiver equipment.
Key Features
------------
Over-the-horizon collision avoidance (30 miles radius) using continuous CPA calculations - highlights boats that are on a potential collision course and alerts you with an alarm.
Continually transmits and receives position information via the internet and calculates and alarms CPA even when the app is in the background.
Shares your position with Internet AIS Systems and apps and other Boat Beacon users in real time.
Real time ship map view with North up and Heading up modes so you can look in the direction of the ships on the map to locate them.
Nav display showing own boat's speed, course, heading and position.
Man Overboard tracking, SART Alarm, Anchor watch and Theft alarms.
Apple Watch App included
Siri voice commands
Export tracks
Boat-to-Boat & Boat-to-Group Messaging.
Local AIS and GPS via Wifi.
Boat Beacon InApp Add-ons:-
LiveView - Augmented Reality view with ships, compass & horizon overlaid. Works with FLIROne Infra-red cameras as well to see ships & people in the dark & fog (IAP)
"AIS Sharing" to other apps like Navionics & iNavX (IAP subscription)
US, UK and IE Marine raster charts (IAP).
Let Friends and Family see where you are and where you're headed to with our free Boat Watch app or on web-based AIS systems like MarineTraffic which have free web viewers available.
Arm all the crews in a race with Boat Beacon and have real time updates on the race positions on the water and back in the club house.
Keep a watch and in touch with other boats in your flotilla when sailing in a group.
Boat Beacon requires internet access to work. Most popular coastal areas have cellular data access extending 12 or more miles out to sea.
Subscriptions
The "AIS Sharing " subscription is monthly ($5.99) or yearly ($16.49), and will automatically renew at the end of the subscription period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase, and will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the iTunes account holder and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.
Terms of Use: http://seanav.net/termsofuse.php
Privacy Policy: http://seanav.net/privacy.php
Support: [email protected]
Your position can be shared and seen on all our apps without using an MMSI number. To be seen on Global AIS systems like MarineTraffic you need an MMSI number. In the US you can obtain one by visiting http://www.boatus.com/mmsi or email us for a free internet MMSI number.
Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
NOT FOR NAVIGATION
Boat Beacon should only be used for basic navigation reference and should not be solely relied upon to determine precise locations, proximity, distance, or direction. You will not be visible to other ships on VHF only AIS systems.
In-Apps
- AIS Share
- $5.99
- Live View Upgrade
- $7.99
- NOAA US Marine Charts
- $9.99
- UK & IE Marine Charts
- $12.99
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User Rating
4.64 out of 5
693 ratings in United States
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Reviews
Don’t leave the dock without this
Sailing in SF Bay or anywhere you’re going to want this app
Does Not Enter My Info I to AIs
App does not enter my AIS I for into the AIS system
Crew of the Watoosh Review
We are enjoying the App as we cruise the Lessor Antilles. Recommend it to other Cruisers.
Works Great!
Especially like the anchor alarm. I like that it now feeds AIS info into my Navionics Boating App
Great
Great app ,it keep me aware , next I’ll upgrade
New user
Loaded this app since the boat I am on doesn’t have a functioning AIS, and we are doing a night sail in Florida waters and was concerned about safe. It help with a near mis of a pleasure craft heading our way. Works great as long as you have cell service!!!! Maybe a next enhancement for the developers, a way to be functional when cell is not available. For costal it is a good lower cost option than a full transceiver AIS.
Crashtastic…
The app seems to crash every time I pan, or try to look at anything in settings etc.
Will not open anymore; not happy about it since I paid for it!
My Boat Beacon app will not open. It crashes EVERY TIME I try to open it. Please help, or provide an update patch for it. Thank you!
Nope doesn’t work trash wasted 15$
Doesn’t work at all 0 boats displayed
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App Info
- Category
- Navigation
- Publisher
- Pocket Mariner Ltd.
- Languages
- English, French, German
- Recent version
- 5.0.3 (6 months ago )
- Released on
- Feb 16, 2012 (12 years ago )
- Also available in
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Canada, Norway, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, France, Spain, Switzerland, Mexico, Japan, Austria, Turkey, Belgium, Ireland, Sweden, Greece, Singapore, New Zealand, Finland, Czechia, Brazil, Poland, Israel, Portugal, Chile, Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Nigeria, Philippines, Russia, Romania, Egypt, Ecuador, Ukraine, Dominican Republic, China, Taiwan, Hungary, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, South Africa, Vietnam, India, Pakistan, Peru, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Algeria, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Argentina
- Last updated
- 1 week ago