find_vessels_near
Vessels near a point or vessel
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Vessels within a radius (default 10 NM, maximum 50) of a point or of another vessel, nearest first, each with distance and bearing from the centre. Use for what is near this position or what is around vessel X.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| lat | null | number | no | centre latitude, degrees; give lat and lon, or mmsi |
| lon | null | number | no | centre longitude, degrees |
| mmsi | integer | no | centre on this vessel's last position instead of lat and lon; the vessel itself is left out of the results |
| radius_nm | number | no | search radius in nautical miles: default 10, maximum 50 |
| kind | string | no | only this kind: vessel, aton, base, or sar |
| types | null | array | no | only these ITU ship type codes; a code ending in 0 matches its decade |
| limit | integer | no | rows to return: default 50, maximum 200 |
Raw JSON schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"lat": {
"type": [
"null",
"number"
],
"description": "centre latitude, degrees; give lat and lon, or mmsi"
},
"lon": {
"type": [
"null",
"number"
],
"description": "centre longitude, degrees"
},
"mmsi": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "centre on this vessel's last position instead of lat and lon; the vessel itself is left out of the results",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 4294967295
},
"radius_nm": {
"type": "number",
"description": "search radius in nautical miles: default 10, maximum 50"
},
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"description": "only this kind: vessel, aton, base, or sar"
},
"types": {
"type": [
"null",
"array"
],
"items": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 255
},
"description": "only these ITU ship type codes; a code ending in 0 matches its decade"
},
"limit": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "rows to return: default 50, maximum 200"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}