Marlin Overview.pdf
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This document is a one-page informational overview of Marlin, a mobile application developed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) for maritime safety information. Marlin is an offline-capable mobile app available on iOS and Android platforms that provides users with comprehensive maritime safety datasets, including Anti-Shipping Activity Messages, Navigational Warnings, Lights, Radio Beacons, World Ports, and Nautical Publications. The application allows maritime professionals to download and access critical safety information before sailing, view interactive maps, toggle features, and submit reports directly to NGA's Maritime Safety Office, even in low bandwidth or disconnected environments.
The document provides access details for Marlin, including GitHub repositories (https://github.com/ngageoint/marlin), Google Play, and App Store links. Users can explore the app's features such as maintaining real-time situational awareness, visualizing maritime safety information on a single display, automatically checking for updates when a data connection is restored, and easily filtering interactive map features. The document is approved for public release under the reference number NGA-U-2023-00716 and encourages interested parties to email marlin@nga.mil for more information or feedback about the application.
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Approved for public release, NGA-U-2023-00716
▶ Maintain real-time situational awareness of Maritime Safety Information
▶ Visually depict various and disparate Maritime Safety Information on a single display
▶ Continue use in low bandwidth or disconnected environments
▶ Automatically check for updates when data connection is restored and receive notifications
▶ Easily toggle and filter features on the interactive map
▶ Submit reports directly to NGA's Maritime Safety Office
What can users do with Marlin?
Marlin provides many unique and interactive visualizations of Maritime Safety Information displayed on iOS and Android mobile devices
Marlin brings NGA’s Maritime Safety Information datasets to mobile devices supporting safe navigation at sea. Download the latest maritime safety reports and reference information before setting sail, then search and view the information on an interactive map, even without cell service.
Overview
One-stop-shop for Maritime Safety Information in your hands
Marlin
What Is Marlin?
Marlin puts
NGA's Maritime Safety
Information datasets at your fingertips in an offline-capable mobile application
Approved for public release, NGA-U-2023-00716
Map overview (left) and Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (right) displayed on an iPad
Lights dataset detailed (left), Lights dataset overview (middle), map overview (right) displayed on a mobile device
Explore the GitHub repositories or email marlin@nga.mil to inquire about using Marlin or offer feedback.
For More Information GitHub: https://github.com/ngageoint/marlin
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/ details?id=mil.nga.msi&hl=en_US&gl=US
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/marlin-by-nga/ id1639409548
How can you access Marlin?
▶ Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) - where and when victims are reporting acts of piracy
▶ Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU) - locations and information on mobile drilling rigs
▶ Navigational Warnings - notifications concerning time sensitive hazards to navigation and distress situations
▶ Lights - locations and characteristics of lighthouses
▶ Radio Beacons - locations and characteristic signals of radio beacon navigational aids
▶ Differential GPS Stations - locations and attributes of DGPS reference stations
▶ World Ports - locations and facilities of ports around the world
▶ Notice to Mariners - timely Marine Safety Information for the correction of all US Government navigation charts
▶ Nautical Publications - reference guides for navigation, routes and distances in PDF format
Marlin Data Sources
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