AISHub two-way AIS sharing

Share AIS reports received aboard through BoatKit Cloud and receive auxiliary AISHub targets for the area around the vessel.

BoatKit
AISHub
1Onboard AIS2BoatKit Cloud3Auxiliary targets
AISHub + BoatKit

Connection checklist

What you need

Tablet

An app-hosted BoatKit can participate while the tablet is running BoatKit and connected to BoatKit Cloud, but it is not an always-on source when the app is suspended.

Dedicated BoatKit device

A dedicated device can continuously relay eligible local AIS reports and query AISHub while the vessel is online.

Hardware and network

  • A local AIS receiver feeding BoatKit
  • A current vessel position and continuous internet access

Account or license

Requires a registered BoatKit Cloud vessel and opt-in to AISHub's two-way sharing model. No separate AISHub key is entered in BoatKit.

AISHub is a two-way AIS exchange. When the owner opts in, eligible reports actually received aboard are relayed through BoatKit Cloud to AISHub. In return, BoatKit can request auxiliary targets for the area around the vessel and merge supported reports into the same chart, target-details, and relative-motion model used for onboard AIS.

Cloud-derived targets are never sent back as though the vessel received them locally. Participation requires a working onboard AIS source, a current position, continuous internet access, and consent to share that local reception; no separate AISHub key is entered in BoatKit.

The returned data is supplemental. Internet AIS can be late, incomplete, or unavailable and does not replace an onboard receiver, a proper lookout, or other means of navigation.