Position report

A single AIS message containing a vessel's location, speed and course at a moment in time.

More terms

• AIS (Automatic Identification System)
• MMSI
• IMO Number
• SOG (Speed Over Ground)
• COG (Course Over Ground)
• Heading
• Class A transponder
• Class B transponder
• Dark ship
• AIS gap
• Bounding box (bbox)
• Draught