AISHub members are allowed to download all vessels data in XML format. XML interface is better choice if the data will be stored in SQL database, published on web site etc.NOTE : Don't access the webservice more frequently than once per minute! The web service will return nothing if it is executed more frequently!
To download XML file use the following URL format:
http://data.aishub.net/xml.php?username=XXXXXXXX&arch=Y&human=Z
Parameters:
1) XXXXXXXX is your VT Explorer username. (all members receive VT Explorer user name after creation of their AISHub account)
2) Y - compression type (optional)
0 - no compression (default), 1 - ZIP compression, 2 - BZIP compression
3) Z - data format
0 - AIS format (default), 1 - human readable format
2) Z=1 (human readable format)
2) Y - compression type (optional)
0 - no compression (default), 1 - ZIP compression, 2 - BZIP compression
3) Z - data format
0 - AIS format (default), 1 - human readable format
Examples:
1) Z=0 (AIS format)
Longitude, Latitude are multiplied by 600000. COG, SOG, Heading and Draught - multiplied by 10. Check AIS specification (or http://gpsd.berlios.de/AIVDM.html) for more details.
<vessel MMSI="235085131" TIME="1302264927" LONGITUDE="-818067" LATITUDE="30453520" COG="2351" SOG="59" HEADING="511" NAVSTAT="0" PAC="0" ROT="0" IMO="0" NAME="ZAC V" CALLSIGN="ZIYX3" TYPE="36" DEVICE="0" A="8" B="4" C="2" D="2" DRAUGHT="0" DEST="" ETA="" AISVER="0" />
<vessel MMSI="413811000" TIME="2011-04-12 10:40:27 GMT" LONGITUDE="118.44586666667" LATITUDE="38.874833333333" COG="356" SOG="0.1" HEADING="116" NAVSTAT="1" IMO="9118824" NAME="JIN HAI XIANG" CALLSIGN="BVKU" TYPE="70" A="197" B="27" C="20" D="12" DRAUGHT="7.5" DEST="CAOFEIDIAN" ETA="04-10 07:00" />
XML Interface
VT Explorer
