AIS Position Validation
Advanced RF signal-based vessel detection and tracking to validate vessels’ positions based on the unique real time coverage offered by the Spire constellation.
How does AIS position validation work?
Using additional RF data through doppler frequency shift and associated accurate timing data collected at the time of receipt of transmitted AIS messages, AIS Position Validation independently calculates a vessel’s location at the time of AIS transmission (even if AIS messages do not include valid GPS data).
This can be compared to the reported position contained within the AIS messages received from a vessel.
- Continuous global coverage
- Calculated position and timestamp in any given 24 hour period since October 2022
- Distance between reported and calculated position
- Range of event types, each with timestamp and timestamp
- Real time information (data takes 20 mins to process)
2 delivery methods
Summary view
Provides the latest vessel position, static and voyage information associated with given target (MMSI), and summary information, i.e., latest validated and positional anomaly events, and associated counts and timestamps.
Detailed view
Provides full information on detected events for target (MMSI), i.e., event type, associated reported and estimated positions, and relative distances in kilometers between estimated and reported positions.
To learn more about how to use our delivery methods, visit the AIS Position Validation documentation.
Data format options
API
GIS Platform
Spire Shipview
Why choose Spire’s AIS Position Validation?
- Complementary to other dark vessel detection methods
- Support AIS spoofing detection
- No need for human validation
- Data lookback since October 2022
- Contributes to data integrity
- AIS Position Accuracy: Approx. 80% validated calculated positions lie within ~40 nm from their AIS reported positions
- Monitoring AIS Positions:
- All events: 650K+ daily events
- Valid events: +-99.5%
- Invalid events: +-0.5%
- Out of footprint events: +-0.04%
Best in class support including:
- Continuous Support (live technical and customer support, including onboarding and developer documentation)
- Accessible through Modern APIs designed by developers, for developers
- Easy integration with support from dedicated Spire engineers
- 24/7 global satellite coverage
- Wide array of digital resources
What is it useful for?
Insurers
Provide data to support insurance claim procedures; Historical Data Provision the assessment of insurance premiums for predictive insurance.
Owners
Quickly identify good and bad actors and better inform the decision making process.
Learn more about AIS Position Validation for fleet owners
Government agencies
Provide geolocation information on possible maritime dark targets.
Learn more about AIS Position Validation for government agencies
Voyage regulatory & risk assessment
Manage regulatory & reputational risk by identifying ships & ship owners that are at risk of violating sanctions; cargo owners vetting / assessing risk of vessels before fixing their cargo.
Operators
Complete AIS feed, quickly identify good and bad actors, monitor technical issues, and better inform the decision making process.
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What makes AIS Position Validation different from other solutions?
- Complementary to other dark vessel detection methods
- Support AIS spoofing detection
- Access to real-time data (no need for human validation)
- Data lookback since October 2022
- Contributes to data integrity