Ships stopped off the coast
Ships stopped off the coast that entered the area, every hour.
What it does
Every hour: ships stopped in a coastal area (live AIS) that entered it since the last check, each described by xMap AI for the coast team, emailed and mapped.
In one sentence: Every hour at :00, in the area drawn on the map, watch the ships, see which enter the zone, write a summary of each with xMap AI, then email the list to you and show them on a map.
Why it is useful
Coast teams need to know when a vessel stops where it should not. This flow watches the area all day.
Who it is for
Government & smart cities. Municipalities, agencies and city teams planning services and keeping residents safe and informed. Every use case for government & cities
Best use cases
- A coast guard
- A port authority
- An environmental agency
What each run gives you
- An email
- A map
The time it saves
Every hour at :00. Doing the same work by hand takes about 2 minutes each time; it runs about 720 times a month, so it saves about 24 hours a month (an estimate). It is medium: 7 blocks.
The flow, block by block
- Every hourTrigger · ScheduleStarts the flow on a timetable.
- Coastal areaWhere · Area of interestSets where the flow looks: countries, cities or specific places, or areas you draw on a map.
- Ships in the areaxMap data · Ships (AIS)Ships at sea or in port right now, from AIS (the signal ships send with their position, speed and heading; live from AISStream): every vessel heard in the Area of interest before this block, or around a point.
- Entered the areaLogic · Zone alertReports items (ships, for example) that entered, crossed, are inside or left a zone.
- Describe each shipxMap AI · xMap LLMTell the AI what to do in plain words.
- Email the coast teamAction · EmailSends one email per run with all the items, or one email per item.
- Show them on a mapAction · Show on a mapShows the results as points on a map, with the area of interest.
Every block can be changed after you use the template: the city, the type of place, the score, where the results go.
Use it now
Answer a few questions, enter your work email, and it runs in your own account, kept running until you pause it. Use this template.
How to set it up
- Zone alerts: know when something enters an area: Ships, vehicles or any moving item crossing your zone.
- Ships (AIS): Ships in a sea area, their type, speed and destination.
- Build your first flow in ten minutes: From a blank page to a flow that emails you a ranked list every morning.
- Draw your areas and points: Shapes, circles and points with a distance around each.
- Geofencing: A virtual boundary that triggers something when an item enters or leaves it.
- AIS (ship tracking): Radio messages ships send with their identity, position and course.
- How to be alerted when ships enter a port area: A zone, a live AIS stream and an alert.
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