https://www.pistack.xyz/tags/ship-tracking/ Recent content in Ship-Tracking on Pi Stack Hugo en-us Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-06-self-hosted-ais-ship-tracking-ais-catcher-rtl-ais-guide/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.pistack.xyz/posts/2026-06-06-self-hosted-ais-ship-tracking-ais-catcher-rtl-ais-guide/ <h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2> <p>The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a VHF-based tracking system used by ships and vessel traffic services worldwide. Every commercial vessel over 300 gross tons broadcasts its position, speed, heading, and identity via AIS transponders — and with a $25 RTL-SDR dongle and open source software, you can receive and visualize this data from your own server.</p>