siitech

[Queen of Vancouver]

siitech is down tonight if anyoune would check their computers to see if it is just me it would me greatley appritiated
thx

[Scott (Former Account)]

i cheked my computer and it dosent werk so i asume there server must b down

;D

[Low Light Mike]

Me too: My error message is "AIS data is not available", in nice red letters.

[gordon]

Mine too but Live ships is working. Both Siitech & live ships use AIS why would one work & not the other one?

[lmtengs]

It's likely an issue with SiiTech's servers. That happens to every website from time to time. We've seen it happen with BCF's website in the past, and even this one.

[Ferryman]

Dec 11, 2010 20:37:15 GMT -8 Scott (Former Account) said:

i cheked my computer and it dosent werk so i asume there server must b down

;D

weird. it dont work for me neither i wonder if this effects the ships ais to? i herd they wanna shut the mill bay down is this true!

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

;D

[Neil]

omigawd the dreded therteen year ol speling viris is loos

[fargowolf]

I've seen worse. Much worse. At least I can make out what you and Ferryman have typed.

[Low Light Mike]

isent siitch run by a bunch of rediculas morons! ? ? ? stoopid idiots cant even run a website properly!

[Northern Exploration]

Dec 12, 2010 7:31:00 GMT -8 Low Light Mike said:

isent siitch run by a bunch of rediculas morons! ? ? ? stoopid idiots cant even run a website properly!

Werd! Redonkulous.

[Balfour]

oh noes! that's weaksauce

;D

[Neil]

Dec 12, 2010 11:22:04 GMT -8 Balfour said:

oh noes! that's weaksauce

;D

I was curious about whether 'weaksauce' has been accepted into the mainstream language, since so many pop terms do eventually become part of acceptable English.

Apparently, the free Oxford online dictionary isn't quite ready to take on a term that according to one source started out as a reference to wimpy taco sauce.

Oxford asks:

No exact results found for "weaksauce" in the dictionary.
Did you mean weakside?

Did you mean alsace?

Did you mean versace?

Did you mean weaksides?

Versace? Weaksauce? Could be a lawsuit there...

[lmtengs]

...Should we really be taunting the guy with the bad grammar to such a degree?

[Low Light Mike]

Dec 12, 2010 13:37:53 GMT -8 @lmtengs said:

...Should we really be taunting the guy with the bad grammar to such a degree?

I don't think we're taunting the original poster specifically.

I think we're just all being a bit silly by playing on a role that has irked all of us from time to time. We're having some good therapy time, based on our painful experiences of reading that style of writing and thinking of that style of self-awareness.

...good self-awareness (or maybe it's "situational awareness," or a combination of the two) will usually overcome any grammar shortcomings. And a lack of that awareness will usually invite this kind of parody-therapy.... ;D

[Mirrlees]

YIP--YIP-YIP-YIP-YIP-YIP-YIP-YIP-YIP--UH-HUH- UH-HUH ;D

[Queen of Vancouver]

it is back up and running

[Low Light Mike]

re SiiTech:

I've just noticed that ships near/at Prince Rupert are showing up on SiiTech.

I think this is new, because I've not noticed it before.

....it will be fun watching the AMHS, BCFS and cruise ship traffic around that area for routes and timing and of course to see which ships are moving.

[WettCoast]

I have been looking around on SiiTech and yes, Rupert is in there. I have also been checking out the northern end of Vancouver Island and SiiTech shows the NorEx as being south bound heading across Queen Charlotte Sound in the direction of Port Hardy. I would guess perhaps that she has already done a dock trial at the new Klemtu terminal.

[gordon]

Siitech and marine Traffic both use AIS for their information, so why does marine traffic.com not pick traffic up in the Prince Rupert Area?

[Ferryman]

Because internet AIS doesn't cover all areas of the world. The AIS system that siitech has is volunteers with tracking devices in localized areas, which they publish to the internet. Their receivers only cover a certain radius from which they're positioned. Siitech and Marine Traffic are also two different companies, therefore different volunteers providing the coverage.

For more info from Siitech themselves:

www.siitech.com/Products/AIS_Server.htm

[gordon]

Is there any way to get Siitech to show a vessels' track as marine traffic.com does?( ie shows the millennium's track from Vancouver to Price Island)

[lmtengs]

May 14, 2011 13:47:18 GMT -8 gordon said:

Is there any way to get Siitech to show a vessels' track as marine traffic.com does?( ie shows the millennium's track from Vancouver to Price Island)

Yes, but not to such a degree as you can on Marine Traffic.
Click this button , and select a ship, and you will see between 30 minutes and an hour of location history, shown as little dots on the map.

[gordon]

There seems to be a base station near Alliford Bay which should cover the mid section of Hecate Strait but that seems to be a dead zone.

[gordon]

Can Siitech give average speeds as Marinetraffic.com does

[Koastal Karl]

seascanner.com is a good one for cruise ship tracking! It's shows you the intended route and everything, departure, arrival times, and so on, miles between ports, remaining miles and so on. It's mostly a cruise ship tracker though.