Dataset of ocean vessel traffic in the North Sea.

ABSTRACT: Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a technology that allows ships to broadcast their position, course, speed, and other information to other vessels or shore-based stations. By collecting and analysing this data, it is possible to create a heatmap of ship activity in a particular region, such as the North Sea. This heatmap acts as a representation of vessel activity per class. A heatmap in a standard geoinformatics format may be preferable to scientific researchers as it would quickly allow users to overlay their own data onto the vessel density layer thus providing spatial context and an ability to compare their dataset to the distribution and intensity of ship activity in a particular region. This dataset represents ocean vessel activity in the North Sea for 2022 and was created us

SUBMITTER: Meyer R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10663730 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature