find_vessels_in_area
Vessels in an area
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Vessels currently inside a latitude/longitude bounding box, newest report first, with optional kind and ship-type filters. Use for what is in a port, a strait, or a stretch of coast. Anonymous calls may cover 100 square degrees per call.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| bbox | object | yes | |
| kind | string | no | only this kind: vessel, aton (aid to navigation), base (base station), or sar (search and rescue aircraft) |
| types | null | array | no | only these ITU ship type codes, e.g. 30 fishing, 36 sailing, 37 pleasure craft, 52 tug, 60 passenger, 70 cargo, 80 tanker; a code ending in 0 matches its decade, so 70 matches 70 to 79 |
| limit | integer | no | rows to return: default 50, maximum 200 |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"bbox": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"min_lat": {
"type": "number",
"description": "south edge, degrees, -90 to 90"
},
"min_lon": {
"type": "number",
"description": "west edge, degrees, -180 to 180"
},
"max_lat": {
"type": "number",
"description": "north edge, degrees, -90 to 90"
},
"max_lon": {
"type": "number",
"description": "east edge, degrees, -180 to 180"
}
},
"required": [
"min_lat",
"min_lon",
"max_lat",
"max_lon"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"description": "only this kind: vessel, aton (aid to navigation), base (base station), or sar (search and rescue aircraft)"
},
"types": {
"type": [
"null",
"array"
],
"items": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 255
},
"description": "only these ITU ship type codes, e.g. 30 fishing, 36 sailing, 37 pleasure craft, 52 tug, 60 passenger, 70 cargo, 80 tanker; a code ending in 0 matches its decade, so 70 matches 70 to 79"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "rows to return: default 50, maximum 200"
}
},
"required": [
"bbox"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}