Maritec offers AIS products, technology and innovation. Products range from AIS Aids to Navigation (AtoN), AIS Class B/CS, AIS Installation and Test Set (AITS-R), AIS Receive-Only, AIS Position Indicating Radio Beacon (APIRB), AIS Fixed-Shore Station (VTS and Coastal Surveillance, Base Station, Repeater Station) to Search and Rescue (SAR)
The reception of Class B units from space has been traditionally hindered because Class B units are designed to always show deference to Class A devices. Class B units transmit less frequently at a lower power level. As Class A populations increase within a satellite footprint, the Class B transmissions become indistinguishable from the general noise floor. By utilising patented Satellite AIS techniques coupled with SRT technology, ABSEA allows terrestrial and satellite tracking of these small vessels without requiring expensive equipment and per-bit message charges for the ship owner.