Live data
Live ships
Live AIS vessels via the shipsInBounds callable; heading-rotated glyph markers, viewport-fetched + polled. Needs the AISSTREAM_API_KEY secret; degrades to a calm connect-a-key state when absent. OFF by default.
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What this shows
Live AIS vessels via the shipsInBounds callable; heading-rotated glyph markers, viewport-fetched + polled. Needs the AISSTREAM_API_KEY secret; degrades to a calm connect-a-key state when absent. OFF by default.
Coverage (inferred)
Worldwide
Freshness
Live
License
AIS via AISStream (API terms) - requires a data key
Source
Live ships
Provenance
Cartouche ยท Provenance
Live ships
Source
Live ships - AIS
Method
AIS transponder broadcasts
License
AIS via AISStream (API terms) - requires a data keyAttribution / NC
Attribution
AIS via AISStream (proprietary API terms; requires a data key)
Coordinate system
EPSG:4326
Freshness
Live
Cite as
cartian:layer:live-ships@ref-6da7d190
Version
vref-6da7d190
Pin
As-of referencefrozen 2026-07-18