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Vessel Tracking using XGate

XGate's Vessel Tracking allows vessels and managers to keep track of their assets easily with no need to purchase expensive third party hardware.

XGate has a feature which allows users over slow satellite phones to request the position reports and tracks for vessels in their fleet. Any user who has the XGate Vessel Tracking module can do this. When using XGate to download position reports, the position reports are displayed locally on the computer using a number of different viewers. Viewers currently supported are:
  • Mac GPSNAVX and Mac ENC
  • Google Earth
  • Furuno Maxsea
  • Ocens GRIB Explorer
  • Xaxero Windplot
XGate subscription is required for this module.

     


Sign up for Vessel Tracking and Reporting Module using XGate


Vessel Tracking Monthly Service Fees:
3 Months subscription - $90
6 Months subscription - $180
12 Months subscription - $360

Select time period for account:
Item number: XTR
The vessel tracking software consists of three elements:
  * GPS repeater
  * Tracking
  * Reporter


The GPS Repeater
After configuring the GPS repeater in XGate, navigational software such as The Captain, Nobeltec, MaxSea, etc. can be configured to read the GPS data off a virtual COM port created by XGate. As far as the navigation software is concerned, the virtual COM port is indistinguishable from the original physical port.

Tracking
Once enabled, XGate's position reporting is done with every e-mail session. The user can configure XGate to read the GPS and send the vessel's position in the header of every sent e-mail. E-Mail recipients can examine the e-mail headers to know the vessel's exact position and the time the e-mail report was sent.

Reporting
Owners can request position reports for their vessel and any other vessel in their fleet on demand. The tracks are viewed off line on the vessel without consuming valuable air time. B>FEATURES
  • Uses existing GPS and communication equipment to send tracking reports back to a location - no additional hardware is required to track vessels.
  • Works with OCENS GRIB Explorer, Xaxero Windplot, and Yotreps.
  • The free Yotreps reporter is included with the XGate software.
  • Both XGate and two additional navigation applications can share the same GPS at the same time.
  • A vessel's XGate can be configured as part of a fleet.
  • Can be configured to send position reports on a schedule.



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