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AIS Watchkeeper QGIS 4 compatibility
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Yes — AIS Watchkeeper supports QGIS 4 (declared max version 4.99.0).
Live AIS vessel tracking in QGIS from serial, TCP or internet (aisstream.io) sources, with guard-zone alarms, route monitoring, coverage mapping and voyage history.
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Turns QGIS into a live maritime traffic console: connects to an AIS receiver over USB/serial, a raw TCP stream or an internet feed, decodes !AIVDM/!AIVDO and plots vessels live. Guard-zone alarms, route monitoring, coverage mapping, vessel info and a history recorder; routes are drawn with the native QGIS tools and Europe's waterways come from a built-in WFS. Requires pyserial and pyais (bundled). Issues: contact-project+foss4maritime-aiswatchkeeper-84121396-issue-@incoming.gitlab.com
| Author | Captain Ahab & Cosmo |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 1,290 |
| Latest version | 0.50.0 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-15 (30 days ago) |
| Min QGIS | 3.22.0 |
| Max QGIS | 4.99.0 |
| QGIS 4 ready | Yes |
| Maintenance | Active |
| Category | Network & routing |
| Tags | navigation, realtime, ais, ship, tcp, serial, marine, vessel, nmea, maritime, aisstream |
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