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Maritime AIS tracking was invented in 1960 and mandated in 2002

Ami Daniel · Ami Daniel, Windward // Data Driven #30 // Oct 2014 (Hosted by FirstMark Capital) · Oct 16, 2014 · at 4:58

Ami Daniel, co-founder and CEO of Windward, explains the history and technological age of the Automatic Identification System (AIS) used to track global ship traffic.

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“AIS was invented in 1960. Yes, 1960. It was mandated in 2002.”

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The Automatic Identification System (AIS) for maritime vessel tracking was invented in 1960 and mandated in 2002.

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Assessment

The claim consists of two distinct factual assertions: that AIS was mandated in 2002 (which is true) and that it was invented in 1960 (which is false). IMO regulations under SOLAS Chapter V requiring mandatory AIS carriage officially entered into force on July 1, 2002. However, AIS technology was not invented in 1960; its core underlying technology (SOTDMA) was invented in 1991 by Håkan Lans, and international standards were established in 1998.

Under SOLAS Chapter V, Regulation 19.2.4, the mandatory AIS carriage requirement officially entered into force on July 1, 2002.
The core technology underlying modern AIS (SOTDMA) was invented by Swedish engineer Håkan Lans in 1991 and standardized by the ITU/IMO in 1998; no digital AIS system existed in 1960.

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[1] wikipedia.org [2] prv.se [3] globalfishingwatch.org [4] sjofartsverket.se [5] windward.ai [6] imo.org [7] sjofartsverket.se [8] rin.org.uk

Automatic Identification System history invention 1960 IMO mandate 2002 when was AIS invented Hakan Lans 1960 or 1990 Hakan Lans AIS invention year 1990 SOTDMA history of Automatic Identification System AIS VHF 1960s 1990s IMO AIS mandate SOLAS 2002 regulation 19

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