United States Coast Guard

NAVCEN AIS Vessel Information Verification Service

The Vessel Information Verification Service (VIVS) is a NAVCEN web service that allows retrieval of a vessel's broadcasted AIS static data, including Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), call sign, vessel name, official number, dimensions, draft, vessel type, and positioning source. Provided by the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center.

GitHub

Documentation

📖
Documentation
https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ais-vivs-home
📖
Documentation
https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ais-vessel-information-verification-service

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: united-states-coast-guard:navcen-ais-vessel-information
name: NAVCEN AIS Vessel Information Verification Service
tags:
- Maritime
- AIS
- Vessel Tracking
- Federal Government
humanURL: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ais-vivs-home
baseURL: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov
properties:
- url: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ais-vivs-home
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ais-vessel-information-verification-service
  type: Documentation
description: The Vessel Information Verification Service (VIVS) is a NAVCEN web service that allows retrieval
  of a vessel's broadcasted AIS static data, including Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI), call sign,
  vessel name, official number, dimensions, draft, vessel type, and positioning source. Provided by the
  U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center.