AIS and vessels
Latest known vessel positions, vessel search and historical AIS tracks from BarentsWatch.
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Related sources
- Kystdatahuset – Ports, quays and port connections for vessels.
- Aquaculture and fish health – Aquaculture sites in the same waters, from the same provider.
- Fiskeridirektoratet – vessel register – Register details and owners for Norwegian fishing vessels.
All lookup operations
Open HTML operations for navigation. The JSON link for each operation is only for programmatic data access.
Building software or a dashboard? List operation names as JSON, then open the selected operation's descriptor before fetching data.
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find_vessels_nearby– Find latest AIS positions for vessels near a coordinate.
HTML GET template -
get_vessel– Fetch the latest known AIS data for one vessel.
HTML GET template -
search_vessels– Search vessels by name, MMSI, IMO or call sign.
HTML GET template -
get_vessel_track– Fetch the vessel's AIS track for the past 24 hours.
HTML GET template -
get_vessel_position– Get one vessel's latest position with a human-readable location ("3.2 km NW of Kristiansund"), speed, course and navigational status.
HTML GET template -
get_area_traffic– Snapshot of ship traffic in an area - "how busy is Oslofjorden right now". Give a Norwegian place name OR a lat/lon coordinate.
HTML GET template -
lookup_vessel– Resolve vessel identity: name <-> MMSI <-> IMO <-> callsign, plus flag state, type and dimensions. Use before positional queries to disambiguate - a name fragment returns up to 30 candidates.
HTML GET template
Programmatic access
First confirm the operation and parameters in HTML, then use the read-only JSON API.
Does the client support MCP? Find the corresponding Allemannsdata server and registered tools.
How an AI agent should use this page
Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.
How to use AIS and vessels
Latest known vessel positions, vessel search and historical AIS tracks from BarentsWatch. Choose a search lookup first when you lack an identifier; use a detail lookup when you already have a stable ID.
- Read requirements, cache time and known usage limits.
- Open the lookup and use the HTML GET template.
- Follow normalized result links onward; use JSON only for structured data work.
Related sources and scope
- Link maritime results to the place page. AIS is time-sensitive, fish health is reported periodically, and port connections are historical/reported.
AI agent? Read the complete navigation and programming guide.