[Bene505]

This hit drudgereport.com today:

Watch the world's ships sail Earth's oceans in REAL TIME: Interactive map reveals crowded routes taken by planet's vessels | Mail Online


In the article, there's an interesting graphic that shows AIS-derived shipping lanes.

And for our more fuzzy members, there's this interesting graphic.

Regards,
Brad

 

[miatapaul]

well as usual the drudgereport.com is way behind the times. These sites have been on line now for years.

 

[hellosailor]

" AIS-derived shipping lanes."
Interesting, but I would have thought it defined "areas with AIS receivers" rather than areas with AIS traffic. Once you get offshore, how does who really know where the traffic is?