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VESSEL REGISTRY —
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LAYERS
SHIP FOCUS
ARRIVAL WINDOW
AUTO-PIN DISPATCHED
BASE MAP
OVERLAYS
⛵ Seamarks
65%
🗺 Nav Chart
SHIP TYPES
TOW STATE
⛓ PUSHING AHEAD
mark forward of bow
⛓ TOWING ASTERN
mark aft of stern
grey box, amber outline = the tow
barges carry no AIS — only signal
DISPATCH TYPE
Inbound
Sail
Shift
ETA / TIMEGATE
<1h CRITICAL
1–4h CLOSE
4–12h EN ROUTE
>12h DISTANT
ROUTE COMPLIANCE
<1nm on route
1–3nm warning
>3nm off route
MARKERS
🔶Waypoint
🟦Zone
⚠Hazard
⚓Anchorage
🏗Dock/Berth
MAP INDICATORS
◎ Tracked <2h ETA
◎ Has dispatch job
─▶ Velocity vector
⋮⋮ 🌍 WORLD TRAFFIC
VISIBILITY
Opacity 35%
Min Speed 0 kts
Max Range
SHIP TYPES
HOME PORT
29.677°N 94.978°W
⋮⋮ 📡 AIS SOURCES
Sources are tried in priority order (1 = highest).
If a source goes offline, the next one takes over automatically.
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⋮⋮ ⛅ CONDITIONS
TIDES · GALVESTON PIER 21
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FORECAST · GALVESTON BAY
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Source: NOAA · Updated hourly
VESSEL REPORT
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📡 BEACON & RANGE INDICATOR
⚠ DISPATCH OVERRIDE — REASON REQUIRED
OVERRIDE REASON CODE
NOTES (required for audit record)
⚡ This override will be logged with your identity, timestamp, and before/after state. Records are immutable.
⚙ SETTINGS · ADMIN
DISPLAY & PROFILE
CURRENT PROFILE
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Guest
Preferences saved per user · Sign in to load your settings
ACTIVE ROLE
Switch the UI surface without changing your server permissions. You remain admin — this only adjusts what panels are shown.
DEFAULT BASE LAYER
DEFAULT OVERLAYS ON LOAD
DOCK / PORT LABELS
LABELS COLLAPSE BELOW
Below the threshold docks render as dots only; small labels appear at the threshold, full pills two zoom levels above it. The zoom readout on the map (bottom-left) shows the current level.
Override: hide rectangular dock/port label pills at every zoom. Dots, hover, click, filters, and info surfaces remain active. The currently-highlighted destination dock keeps its pill visible.
INTERFACE SCALE
Saved per device · takes effect immediately
ETA SPEED ASSUMPTION
10 kts
Used to compute travel time in the MEASURE tool and vessel ETA calculations.
MARKER PULSE
Instance-wide. "Action needed only" reserves rings for inbound vessels awaiting mooring and sailings near point time; other dispatch vessels show no ring (still visible and listed).
STATIONARY VESSELS
Default OFF — vessels that are moored, at anchor, or stopped for more than five minutes are hidden from the map and vessel list. Anything with a dispatch job, the selected vessel, marked targets and tracked vessels stay visible regardless.
BOATMEN DISPLAY
Boatmen-surface display toggles. Default OFF. Plumbing only — visual behavior is defined in the upcoming selection / visual-vocabulary work.
AIS DATA SOURCES
AIS data is pulled from configured sources in priority order (1 = highest). If the primary source goes offline, the next one fills in automatically.

Source types supported: AISStream.io (WebSocket API) · Direct NMEA TCP (local hardware, e.g. Comar R450-DG). Additional provider types can be added as adapters.
CHART LAYER ENDPOINTS
Tile URLs are fetched directly by the browser. Use standard XYZ format: {z}/{x}/{y} or {z}/{y}/{x} (Esri style).
When a provider changes or retires a service, update the URL here and click Save — no restart required.
OVERLAYS
NAV CHART
SEAMARKS
BASE LAYERS
DARK (CartoDB)
OCEAN (Esri)
SATELLITE (Esri)
DISPATCH INTEGRATION
⬡ ADMIN · SERVER CONFIGURATION
The dispatch board is polled from the Houston Boatmen web application. Adjust the interval if you need fresher data or want to reduce load. Changes take effect immediately.
POLL INTERVAL
seconds  (30 – 600)
VOICE CLIP RETENTION
⬡ ADMIN · CREW-CHAT AUDIO
Push-to-talk clips auto-prune by age and total size (oldest first). Pinned 📌 messages are spared; transcripts always remain in history.
MAX AGE
hours  (1 – 8760)
MAX TOTAL SIZE
MB  (10 – 51200)
MAP BOUNDARIES
⬡ ADMIN · ROAMING RESTRICTION
When enabled, the map will elastically resist panning outside the defined area and flash orange at the edge so users know they've hit a boundary. Leave disabled for unrestricted panning.
BOUNDARY LOCK
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USER MANAGEMENT
⬡ ADMIN · ACCOUNTS & ACCESS
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DATA SOURCE PROVIDERS
⬡ ADMIN · API KEYS & PROVIDER CONFIG
Free sources are active by default. Paid providers activate when a key is configured — no restart required. Each provider is a self-contained module that can be updated or replaced independently.
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TOOLTIP BUBBLE EDITOR
Choose what appears in the hover bubble for each vessel. Changes apply immediately and are saved per device.
VISIBLE FIELDS
TANKER | US
12.3 kts @ 045°
RED FISH
ETA 14:32
650 × 90 ft
⚓ ITC-1
366991234
9123456
FONT SIZE
11px
LIVE PREVIEW
Sample vessel — preview updates as you adjust fields.
SYSTEM INFORMATION
Houston Ship Channel Tracker
Port operations dashboard for the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay complex. Integrates live AIS vessel tracking, Houston Boatmen dispatch, crew management, and service requests.
DOCUMENTATION
⬇ PDF
AIS data from third-party sources — not for navigation. Tile layers subject to provider terms. Port of Houston MMSI coverage: Gulf of Mexico bounding box 22°–32.5°N / 88°–100°W.
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⋮⋮ 📱 FIELD COMMS
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