New users to shipplotting.com usually ask, what is the ShipPlotter software?

The ShipPlotter software is a unique software tool developed by www.coaa.co.uk

Shipplotter is the only available software tool that can take a raw signal from a VHF radio and convert the analog audio signal into the 1's and 0's that make up an AIS transmission.  And it does this using almost any standard PC's sound card.

The shipplotter software will also let you use almost any serial type receiver as well, such as the SR-161 AIS receiver from Smart Radio Holdings. 

Adding to the already impressive list of features, is the ability to share this information with virturally anyone in the world.  Sharing can be done from inside ShipPlotter itself, or by uploading the data to a website like ShipPlotting.com.

The list of features that shipplotter provides is too great to discuss here.  For more information, please visit our forum section, or visit shipplotter.com.