AIS on Boats - What is that Ship Doing?

While AIS has been around for a few years, a surprising amount of boaters haven't heard of the technology.  For those of you who are not familiar with AIS, it stands for Automatic Identification System, and some say it is the most important new navigation device to arrive on the boating scene since GPS.  Considering the cost-to-value ratio, this technology may just live up to the hype, and it doesn't require an electronics degree to install and operate.

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