Wayne.B wrote in
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On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:32:39 -0400, Larry wrote:

I hope we'll see a time, very soon, where you can stand at your helm
and see the other boats around-the-bend in that fog, along with the
REAL position of those bouys they moved 2 days ago....on the display
in front of you.

I believe it is called RADAR.



Only because you haven't seen AIS working in a realtime situation. Notice
my comment "around-the-bend", a place where RADAR cannot see. AIS, with
the same range as your VHF FM radio, CAN see around-the-bend. It has no
sea clutter to obscure targets and hypnotize you with its noise, hour after
hour.

Nope....RADAR cannot compare to an active AIS system, especially if there
is an active, well-maintained shore installation along the coast, instantly
plotting all the navaids current positions, obstructions long before the
bureaucracy could ever crank out a notice to mariners.

I see a time in the near future where RADAR displays and AIS displays are
overlaid for verification. It will be a great help to navigation and
safety.