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Filter shipsOlder ships are hidden from view. Saved history is retained.
My locationYour browser asks permission. Position stays in this browser; WakeAtlas does not upload it. No tracking resumes automatically. Device location may use GPS, Wi-Fi or other sources. Map providers may receive requests for the area you view.
Nautical chartsResearch display, not for navigation. Only one chart background is enabled at a time. Finnish overview, coastal, chart-series and harbour coverage is combined automatically as you zoom. These sources cover different areas. Empty tiles do not establish safe water. Chart edition dates are not supplied with these tiles; availability is not proof of currency.Community seamarks are drawn above the charts; symbols may overlap. Disable them for an unobstructed chart.NOAA chart servicesTraficom coverage and licenceDutch inland chart source and CC0 licenceLINZ chart catalogue and licencesOpenSeaMap source
Historical shipping densityMean annual distance travelled within each one-degree cell by non-fishing vessels over 300 gross tons. Historical AIS coverage; not live ships or individual routes.
Logarithmic scale: blue 1 km · middle 3,162 km · yellow 10 million km or more per cell per year. Zero and missing values are transparent. Cell areas vary with latitude; this is not distance per square kilometre.Fixed 2017–2022 research average, including during vessel playback. Original one-degree cells retained; colours adapted by WakeAtlas.Nisi et al. (2024) · source and methodsData supplied through HUB OceanCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
Surface water densityData date: Awaiting first collection
Surface density: 1,020–1,030 kg/m³. Values outside the scale use its end colours.Daily analysis combining satellite and in-water observations, about 14 km resolution. Land and missing data are transparent. Saved releases are checked weekly.Copernicus Marine source and methods
Sea iceObservation: Awaiting first collectionBlue to white: 15–100% sea-ice concentration. Ice below 15%, land and missing observations are transparent. This shows coverage, not thickness or individual floes.Growth comparison becomes available after the next saved observation.Daily observations · original grid about 10 km · checks every six hours.
Ocean heatData: Collection pending · NOAA Coral Reef Watch · nominal 5 km grid.
Ocean chemistryCopernicus source and method
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Vessel filters are active. Counts apply to matching stored reports. An empty area does not prove that no ships are there. Reception varies by location and provider.

  • ▲ AIS within 1 hour
  • ▲ AIS 1–24 hours
  • △ Older or uncertain AIS
  • ● Delayed GFW activity

Arrow direction uses reported heading, then course when moving above 0.5 knots. An unknown direction is not a northbound report.

Age limits filter reports; they do not guarantee live reception. Historical satellite observations are separate.