AIS targets on location screen

FloatHub Community
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I am about a week into startup of my FloatHub. Seems to be working great, but I have a question: For the first several days my location screen was showing all the AIS targets in the area of my boat. But, now after several days, the AIS targets are gone. I still see nearby vessels with FloatHub.

  • Where were the AIS targets coming from? I’m pretty sure I turned off my AIS when I left the boat. Does FloatHub have an AIS receiver?
2

You were almost certainly seeing AIS data from other FloatHub users. Anyone who has AIS data can elect to share it with other FloatHub users in the sharing section:

https://floathub.com/sharing

3

Thanks.

The Sharing Section options seem to refer to sharing data from my boat with others. Do I have a way to block data incoming from other boats? I may decide I don’t trust data from other boats.

4

On the web interface there is currently no option to ignore other vessel’s publicly shared data. On the app, you can choose to ignore other FloatHub vessels and/or AIS data (in the setting section).

5

Yes, I did find the option on the App. I wish it would be made available when using a PC as well.