Releases

SeaVision version 7.2.0 released on February 6, 2024

Record Playback Scenarios

Playback scenarios can be exported as a KML/KMZ file and imported back into SeaVision to be replayed at a later time

Dashboard Object Filtering

Users can now filter on the lists of Rules, Alerts, Custom Vessel Lists, and Saved Searches using the new filter field located above each list. This filter capability has also been applied to results tables and the extended filters tab located in map filters
Rules, Alerts, Custom Vessel Lists, and Saved Searches can be filtered by the object name or creator information (First Name, Last Name, Username, or Functional Name)
Results tables can be filtered by Vessel Name, IMO, or MMSI

Copy Resources Across Personas

Rules, Alerts, Saved Searches, and Custom Vessel Lists can now be copied across users Personas
Copied items will include any objects (i.e. shapes) associated with that resource
Some resources may not be copied across Personas due to data access differences between Personas

Other New Features

Ability to turn off clustering for areas where vessel count is less than 3000
Ability to save search column settings
MMSI added to history trail tooltip
Enhanced RF filtering ranges

Bug Fixes

Various bugs have been fixed

SeaVision version 7.0.0 released on October 18, 2023

Alerts Enhancements

New condition: Time Since Last Port Of Call. Triggers on vessels that have not been in a port in a selected period of time, configurable between 1 hour and 24 months
New AIS field change trigger: Draft change. Triggers when a vessel’s draft changes above a selected threshold
New AIS dynamic change triggers: Heading and Course Over Ground change. Triggers on heading and course over ground changes above a selected threshold
New alert trigger field: Proximity. Triggers when vessels enter a selected proximity to a chosen vessel. Alert is configurable within 0.1 - 0.5 nautical mile radius of a vessel and requires a valid MMSI. Proximity circles are viewable on the map via a new Proximity Alerts static layer toggle

Data Sources Hierarchy and Display Name Changes

Data sources filter panel has been updated. Data sources are now categorized by their respective type and their display names improved

Vessel Age

Vessel Age filter panel has been updated to allow for the selection of different ages for different data types. Users can now select ages or time periods for Radar Contacts, Radio Frequency Detections, Infrared Detections, and Imagery Derived Detections
A button to clear the AIS Dark Vessel Age has been added

Data Source Nationality Restrictions

Tools have been put in place to ensure data source access adheres to applicable Community, Persona, and Nationality restrictions

Events Enhancements

All Events are auto selected when first opening the Event Settings panel
Displayed Event history trails now include 24 hours before and after an Event
Default Event age has been updated to 6 hours

API Key Requests

API key requests can only be approved at the Admin level

Account Management Bulk Delete User Resources

Community and Persona Managers can now bulk delete all resources associated to a selected User’s account
Does not delete resources that have been shared to Persona or Community level

History Trail Enhancements

History trails from correlated Vessel Data Cards are now available and include non-AIS data sources
Duplicate MMSI History Trails are now clustered by time of fix and geofeasibility to reduce clutter and improve usability

User Vessel Reports and Manual Reports

Adding a valid MMSI to a Manual Report will automatically share it to the Persona level and create a corresponding User Vessel Report
User Vessel Reports are available as a new data source in the non-AIS source data source panel
Promoting a Manual Report with a MMSI will update that report with corresponding AIS data (received AIS data will be highlighted in the Vessel Data Card)
User Vessel Reports need to be selected like any other data source and abide by the same Vessel Age selections as AIS Sources
User Vessel Report Data Cards have been created and taken the place of Manual Report Vessel Data Cards

Bulk delete for Shapes, Manual Reports, and Custom Layers

Shapes, Manual Reports, and Custom Layers Manager have been updated to allow the deletion of several items at once

Bug Fixes

Various bugs have been fixed

SeaVision version 6.3.0 released on June 28, 2023

We are excited to introduce the latest update to SeaVision, packed with new features, enhancements, and bug fixes to improve your vessel tracking experience. Here’s what’s new:

New Dashboard Page: Vessel Associations

We have added a brand new Dashboard page specifically dedicated to Vessel Associations. Explore and understand vessel-related information with ease.

Advanced Vessel Filtering

Filter vessels based on Ship Registry fields such as IMO Number, Operator, Registered Owner, and more. Find the vessels you need quickly and efficiently.

Detailed Vessel Information

Dive deeper into vessel details with our enhanced information view. Access comprehensive data on individual vessels, including specifications, history, and more.

Company Insights

Get a comprehensive understanding of companies associated with vessels. Explore detailed information about their affiliations.

Builder and Shipyard Details

Gain valuable insights into the builders and shipyards behind vessels. Access in-depth information about their location and other relevant data.

Other Enhancements

AIS Filter for IMO Number = 0

Easily find or exclude vessels with an IMO number strictly equal to 0 using our new AIS filter.

Dark Vessel Indicator

Stay informed about vessels that have not reported for a specific user-configurable period. Our dark vessel indicator, integrated into the vessel age filter, makes it easier to identify and prioritize them.

Radius Indicator while drawing Circle Shapes

Draw circle shapes more effectively with our new radius indicator.

Vessel Speed Indicator

Experience vessel history trails like never before. The new vessel speed indicator employs color gradients to represent vessel speed, allowing you to analyze their movement patterns at a glance.

Bug Fixes

We have resolved several issues to provide a smoother and more reliable experience:
Various vessel image bugs have been fixed to ensure accurate representation.
Chat functionality has been optimized to eliminate any known issues.
A bug with Simulated Tracks has been addressed, resulting in improved accuracy.
Playback functionality has been enhanced, resolving various reported bugs.
Warnings have been refined and fixed to provide more accurate scores.
Email notifications for expiring accounts have been rectified to ensure timely reminders.
Shape-related bugs have been resolved, ensuring seamless interaction with shapes.
Custom Layers functionality has been improved, eliminating any reported bugs.

We hope you enjoy these updates and that they enhance your SeaVision experience. As always, we appreciate your valuable feedback in helping us improve our platform further. Happy vessel tracking!

SeaVision version 6.2.0 released on May 3, 2023

Using Shapes in Time Machine

Added the ability to define a region in Time Machine using a user defined Shape
Right-click on a Shape to auto-populate the shape selection in the Time Machine panel

Playback Enhancements

Added ability to easily playback vessel voyage. Click the Playback link in the Vessel Data Card to start.
Ability to use Quick Filter, Alerts, Rules, and Custom Vessel List in Playback
Added slower Playback speed option
Performance enhancements
General bug fixes

Bathymetry Layer

Added color shaded mosaic bathymetry static layer from NOAA digital elevation models
Use keyboard shortcut B to toggle the new static layer on and off

Other Enhancements

Dynamic line color for Distance Tool, Simulated Tracks, Dead Reckoning based on map base layer
Added history trails for some RADAR markers
Refined Time Machine UI

Bug Fixes

Warnings improvements and bug fixes
Alerts bug fixes
Finished Reports bug fixes
Distance Tool bug fixes
Search bug fixes
UI fixes for User Feedback button in smaller screens
Chat bug fixes
Dead Reckoning UI bug fixes
History Trail bug fixes

SeaVision version 6.1.18 released on March 16, 2023

New Alerting capabilities

Ability to alert on Non AIS data
Alert results are batched by 15 minutes

SeaVision version 6.1.0 released on February 7, 2023

New KMZ export capabilities

Ability to export history trail to KMZ
Ability to export static vessels to KMZ
Ability to export playback to KMZ

Other Enhancements

Improved text visibility of vessel count
Initial implementation of RADAR history trails on certain RADAR data
Fixed various bugs across the application

SeaVision version 6.0.14 released on December 14, 2022

Chat Enhancements

New ability to download chat history as PDF
Allow Community Managers to trigger a fix for broken chat accounts
Fixed various chat bugs

Warnings Enhancements

Updated Warnings recalculation process to use newer IHS dataset
Fixed various bugs Warning score calculations

Other Enhancements

Class A or B field added to Vessel Data Card
Removed mini-map from Search builder to provide extra space for conditions
Added better validation of shapes before saving
Added latitude and longitude to Distance Tool widget
Added ability to export map vessels in CSV and JSON formats
Added new non-AIS map filters
Added hover tooltip over Data Sources to show descriptions
Adjusted visibility of Shapes, Alerts, Rules, Custom Vessel Lists, etc for Community Managers
Added hover tooltip for vessel names over vessel markers on the map
Improved visibiilty of the scrollbar in the filters panel
Distance Tool paths are now exportable in JSON, CSV, and KML
Fixed various bugs across the application

SeaVision version 6.0.0 released on October 5, 2022

Chat Enhancements

New chat threads allow replies to specific chat messages
New chat search functionality allows searching and jumping to historical chat messages
Added list of participants of a chat channel
Updated user counts in the Community and Persona chat channels
Added full date/time stamp to every chat message
Optimized loading performance and stability
Improved usability on mobile devices
Added banner reminder on sharing unclassified information only

New Alerts Features

Alerts on IHS Data: Alerts now supports filtering on IHS conditions if the Persona has access to IHS data source
Alerts on Port of Call: Alerts now supports filter on vessel with specific historical Port of Calls
Alerts on Speed Over Ground: Alerts now supports speed thresholds, triggering when a vessel crosses over or under a set threshold
Alerts on Custom Vessel List: Various improvements to Alerts on Custom Vessel List feature

Report a Bug / Request a Feature

This feature has been re-implemented.

Other Enhancements

Added minutes options to minimum and maximum vessel age filter
Distance Tool supports ability to draw multiple connected line segments
Improved sharing Search/Rules/Alerts that are dependent on Shapes/CVL that also need to be shared to the same level
Historical search within smaller polygons now includes all AIS sources/highest resolution
Quick Filtering on MMSI now includes SeaVision correlated MMSI on non-AIS data
For better UI experience, removed background color on Area of Operations static layer
Improved Vessel Data Card usability (opening, closing, minimizing, and expanding multiple VDCs at a time)

Bugfixes

Various bug fixes and system optimizations
Fixed UI issues with filters tabs

SeaVision version 5.3.0 released on August 2, 2022

Upload files to Custom Layers

Custom Layers now supports ability to upload images and KML file types
Added new Custom Layers Manager panel

Custom Vessel List in Alerts

Added Custom Vessel Lists to Alert capability

Bugfixes

Various bug fixes and system optimizations

SeaVision version 5.2.0 released on April 28, 2022

AIS Historical Transmission Chart

New “Historical Transmission” link on the vessel data card opens the “AIS History” tab in vessel details
Users can view a chart showing when AIS reports were received from a vessel over the last X days or during a specific timeframe

Download Vessel Report

Users can now select AIS History, Event History, History of Changes, Destination and Images to be included when downloading a PDF report from Vessel Details

SeaVision Public API

Updated EULA for Public API
Added workflow to allow CMs to review and approve API Key requests

Bugfixes

SeaVision emails blocked by certain mail servers
Saving Custom Layers visibility to User Views
Alerts unsubscribe link
Shapes that span across the anti-meridian
Shapes tooltip lingered after shapes turned off
SAT-SAR Vessel Data Card missing fields
Optimized Rules execution schedule
Chat displaying the same preview for multiple shared files
Various account request and user profile update related bugs
Various security improvements

SeaVision version 5.1.0 released on January 25, 2022

Manual Reports

User can manually enter a ship sighting through from the Summary tab on Vessel Details or directly in the Manual Report tool and include the ship name, MMSI, flag, ship type, and IMO.
Additionally, users can attach images of the sighted ship to the manual report.
Manually entered position reports are now included in the history trail.

Events

Users can view history trails for ships associated to an Event
Users can now search for ships involved in Events
Users can also view the Events history for a ship in Vessel Details
Users can easily open the Time Machine and/or add ships to Vessel Lists from the Events panel

UN/LOCODE Destination Decoding

Users can view AIS destination values decoded from the UN/LOCODE. See https://unece.org/trade/uncefact/unlocode open_in_new

MSSIS Contribution Dashboard

Community Managers can now view MSSIS contribution status for partner nations from the MSSIS Contribution Dashboard

Bugfixes

Distance Tool updated to make it more apparent a path can be expanded to show Rhumb lines and measurements for individual segments
Increased Map Zoom level
Various Custom Layer bugs
Fixed bug with toggling on history trails from Custom Vessel List
Fixed bug affecting Community Managers forwarding New Account Requests to other communities
Fixed bug importing shape CSV files
Fixed Warning circles colors

SeaVision version 5.0.0 released on November 9, 2021

What’s New

The entire SeaVision map has been updated to use the OpenLayers library. Upon log in you will immediately notice the new map. All the map tools, ex. Shapes, Static Layers, Time Machine, etc., have been updated as well. This effort has allowed us to decouple SeaVision from Google Maps API and modernize code, increasing the maintainability of SeaVision going forward.
The Distance Tool has been reimagined into a widget so it can be moved around as needed on the map and providing measurement capability when using Time Machine. Additionally, yards have been added as a unit of measure.
Vessel rendezvous are now available in the new SeaVision Events module. Toggle on “Events” under “My Layers” and click the edit pencil to select events to display. We have partnered with Global Fishing Watch to leverage their expertise to detect vessel rendezvous.

SeaVision version 4.3.0 released on July 21, 2021

Upload Vessel Images

A new Images tab has been added to the Vessel Details Card where users can upload photos of vessels
Images are initially uploaded to the User level, and can be shared up to the Persona or Community level
Click on the vessel image in the Vessel Data Card to jump straight to the new Images tab

Non-AIS data for Time Machine and Playback

Non-AIS (Coastal RADAR, VIIRS, SAT-SAR, etc) data is now included in Time Machine and Playback

Other enhancements

Bugfix on certain filters preventing vessels from appearing on the map

SeaVision version 4.2.1 released on May 3, 2021

Enhancements

Historical searches no longer use the "OR" grouping but instead allow for an additional Port history constraint.
The date picker in the conditions builder has been updated to use new date ranges.
The request ID is now included in all apiServer logs for easier production log error investigations.

Fixed

Fixed a bug causing Organization and Agency values to show up as objects in new account request emails.
Fixed a bug ensuring the latest ship registry updates are available.

SeaVision version 4.2.0 released on April 14, 2021

Features

New Search Capabilities

Ability to perform Search on historical data over 60 day windows
Ability to perform Search on vessels transiting between two ports
Ability to perform Search on various anomalous vessels

Upload Vessel Images

User can now upload images for vessels

Standardized Organization and Agencies

User can now select their organizations and agencies from a pre-defined list
Organizations and agencies not in the pre-defined list can still be created and used by Community Managers as needed

Enhancements

Users will receive an email notifying them that their account has been disabled when they attempt to perform a password reset on a disabled account
Bugfix on handling extra long email addresses
Bugfix on ship registry filters not showing up for some users

SeaVision version 4.1.0 released on January 8, 2021

Features

Track History Users can now view entire history trail for vessels. There currently is 2+ years of track history data available, and this will continue to grow over time.
Nautical Charts Static Layer “US Nautical Charts” displays navigational charts around the US coastlines.
Static Field Changes “History of Changes” static layer highlights vessels that have reported changes to AIS static fields. The data is also available on the vessel details card. In Search, a new operator has been added to allow searching on previous vessel names.
User Feedback Report a bug, suggest a feature, and ask a question tabs have been added to the SeaVision map to enable users to quickly provide feedback direct to the SeaVision team.

Enhancements

Adjustable Playback Rate is now available in Time Machine Playback.
Vessel Outlines are now clickable to open the vessel data card when zoomed in to the vessel outline.

SeaVision version 4.0.0 released on September 29, 2020

Features

Multilingual User Interface Users can select their preferred language from the user menu for better access for foreign partners. Available languages include English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese.

Enhancements

New Account Requests now delivered to the SeaVision Inbox in addition to emailed to Community Managers.
Account Creation date and modified date now displayed on User Accounts.
Temporary Accounts to designate an expiration date so an account automatically expires.
Time Machine Playback. GPS coordinates at the bottom of the map now display based on cursor position.
Vessel Details. Polished to remove table headers when no EEZ History or Port History is available.

SeaVision version 3.6.0 released on July 15, 2020

Features

Port Details can now be displayed on the map on a per country basis to include Port Details, Authorities, Operators, Addresses, and Ships inspected.
MSSIS Contributions. Based on users’ Nationality a user can view if their country has been contributing to the MSSIS network.
Alert on RADAR. Alerts can be defined to trigger based on RADAR data contacts within a designated region of interest.
Search. Search expanded to allow querying over multiple user defined shapes and with null and blank values.
Persona Managers. Community Managers can delegate responsibilities to a Persona Manager to include approving accounts, creating simulated tracks, and resetting user passwords.

SeaVision version 3.5.0 released on May 13, 2020

Features

Simulated Tracks. Community managers can now create simulated tracks from a CSV.
Finished Reports. Vessel detail reports can be downloaded in .PPTX and .DOCX formats.

SeaVision version 3.4.0 released on January 9, 2020

Features

Anomalous and Invalid Data provides users with the ability to view vessels that are reporting Anomalous or Invalid data, IMOs and MMSIs. Vessels identified as anomalous have reported a non-geofeasible change in position as well as recent name changes.

SeaVision version 3.3.0 released on October 4, 2019

Features

SeaVision Mobile Access. Enhancements for mobile and tablet access to SeaVision improving the responsiveness, layout, and styling on smaller screen sizes. Users can also install SeaVision as an app on iOS, iPadOS, and Android devices.
Chat Translation. Individual chat messages can be translated to any target language offered by Google Translate.

Enhancements

Map Filters. Expanded set of map filters now available for AIS data, including: anchor/underway, in port, flag, draft present load, cargo type, navigation status, speed, destination, ETA, last port of call, and days since last port of call.
Community/Persona Email Lists. Button added to Communities page to enable Community Managers to easily copy a list of email addresses of all accounts in a Community or Persona.

Fixed

Fixed bug causing Export Vessels to contain no results
Fixed bug causing exported KML marker icons to be broken

SeaVision version 3.2.0 released on June 27, 2019

Features

Time Machine Playback includes animated playback to show historical vessel movements up to 1 year ago. Supported time window: minimum of 1 hour, maximum of 30 days
Time Machine Snapshot mode generates a snapshot of all vessels for a time window from historical data to improve performance. Allows for quicker search and display vessels from the snapshot using map filters and functions while in Time Machine mode.
Vessel Analytics and Summary widget provides real-time statistics and top 10 lists for the vessels currently displayed on the map

Enhancements

Data correlation implemented for additional data sources, ex. VIIRS
Distance Tool snap-to-vessel functionality, where the distance tool anchor dynamically 'snaps' on to the vessel nearest to the mouse cursor
Improved mobile for reduced resolution experience on the map, dashboard, and administration pages
Improved map vessels and history trails renderer, with the ability to toggle vessel related static layers (vessel name, Alerts, Rules, CVL, Warnings) on and off without triggering a map data refresh

Fixed

Options menu for expired Rules and Alerts now correctly displays ‘Renew’ and ‘Enable’
Additional validation to catch fetching bad shapes data that resulted in error toast messages
Cleaned up empty Warnings Safety and Security labels
Fixed issues with certain data sources vessel markers and baseball cards