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The Beacon network

Volunteer AIS stations that feed Voydar directly. Numbers update every few minutes. Station locations are private: the map shows coverage in half-degree squares, never where a station is.

Stations registered
0
Online now
0
Active in the last 30 days
0
Messages, last 24 h
0
Positions, last 24 h
0
Ships heard today
0

As of Oct 1, 2026, 21:01 UTC UTC

Coverage

Half-degree squares where a Beacon station decoded a ship position in the last 30 days. Darker squares are covered by more stations.

CoverageHalf-degree squares where a Beacon station decoded a ship position in the last 30 days. Darker squares are covered by more stations.-60°-30°0°30°60°-150°-120°-90°-60°-30°0°30°60°90°120°150°Suez CanalPanama CanalBosphorusStrait of HormuzBab-el-Mandeb

No coverage yet. The first stations are coming online.

Listed stations

Stations whose owners chose to list them. Locations are rounded to about 1 km; owners are never shown.

No station is listed yet.

Chokepoints need you

A station near one of these passages would see some of the world's busiest and most watched traffic.

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Add your coastline

About an hour and US$60–150 of parts. The guide walks you through it.

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