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Abstract
ShipTracker: Near Real-Time Mapping of Ship Locations and Sensor Data
Track: Ocean, Coastal, and Marine Resources
Author(s): Tiffany Vance, Jason Fabritz, Dennis Shields
This Web site provides graphical plots illustrating the current location of various ships in the NOAA fleet and the latest detailed weather and ocean conditions received from each ship. The site utilizes ArcIMS to generate the maps displayed on the site in near real time. Messages are sent automatically by the Shipboard Computer System (SCS) on NOAA vessels. The messages reach a server at PMEL through e-mail. From there these messages are processed and the data is uploaded into a central database. Periodically the process examines the database for new information and regenerates the images displayed on the Web site as appropriate. The service was implemented using the Java programming language. It communicates with the ArcIMS map service through HTTP requests written in Extensible Markup Language (XML). The Web site itself is a combination of static HTML pages, images updated by the map service, and JavaServer Pages (JSP) for the interactive portions of the site.
Tiffany Vance
NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle , WA 98115
USA
Phone: 206-526-6767
Fax: 206-526-6485
E-mail: vance@pmel.noaa.gov
Jason Fabritz
University of Washington/JISAO
7600 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle 98115
USA
Phone: 206-526-6767
Dennis Shields
NOAA/OMAO
1315 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
USA
Phone: 301-713-3431 x