[OpenSeaMap-develop] MarineTraffic: sea route distance calculation

[Christian W. <weg...@me...>]

Marine Traffic launches a new tool, with a very interesting approach: 

From collected AIS data they extract frequently used shipping routes including speeds and more data. Based on this they are building a realistic offshore routing. 

See http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/voyage-planner

"The MarineTraffic Voyage Planner is a novel tool for sea route distance calculation. What sets this tool apart is the fact that the routes are based on actual voyage data recorded by MarineTraffic, as opposed to algorithmic routing that does not respect maritime traffic restrictions, such as Traffic Separation Schemes, safe waterways, turning points etc.“

Also very impressive is the view of traffic heat maps, called "density maps“. Enable in the left hand panel.

Regards, Christian