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Get the smartAIS advantage of Safety Underway, Safety at Anchor and Safety for your Crew with a fully standalone smartAIS transponder, WatchMate Vision.
Winner of the NMMA Innovation Award, the WatchMate Vision has a large 5.7” bright color touchscreen with an intuitive interface for easy operation of all transponder functions.
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WatchMate Vision, a large 5.7 inch, bright color touchscreen transponder is a fully standalone transponder loaded with smartAIS features.
WatchMate Vision is a Class B AIS transponder with a two channel parallel receiver and transmitter. It transmits your vessel position and details and receives the same kind of information from other vessels with AIS transponders.
The AIS data is sent every few seconds and includes information such as course, speed, latitude, longitude, and heading. Static information about the vessel is sent every few minutes and includes the name, type of vessel, length, beam, draft, etc.
Unlike normal AIS which send and receive AIS data, WatchMate Vision has smartAIS which is an active system with smart alarm logic that alerts you rapidly to potential dangers.
smartAIS includes these three powerful features:
It means you can focus on sailing your vessel, knowing smartAIS is always keeping watch in the background and is ready to alert you the moment it detects a hazard or unwanted event.
WatchMate Vision proactively alerts you when you have potential collision situations.
It combines GPS data such as position, course and speed along with AIS data and smart alert logic to continually determine safety implications and alert you. It computes the closest point of approach and time until the closest point of approach and triggers alarms to warn you of vessels posing a threat. A smart alarm banner displays at the top of the screen with details of the highest priority alarm. Touching the banner is all that is required to take you directly to the source of the alarm including automatically zooming the display range, selecting the target, graphically showing the crossing situation and bringing up full vessel details.
smartAIS computes the closest point of approach and time until CPA. A CPA alarm is triggered if a vessel will come too close in terms of CPA and the alarm is prioritised by TCPA.
Alarms are presented in priority order of collision risk.
Computes the bearing and range to each vessel. Bearing can be displayed in magnetic to facilitate easy visual identification using your compass and binoculars. Bearings can alternatively be displayed in true degrees.
Targets marked as members of your fleet are displayed with a special icon. Use this to indicate your friends or vessels you commonly work with.
Sounds alarm if any vessel comes within the specified range. Both CPA alarms and guard alarms may be used together.
In crowded operating areas the WatchMate Vision eliminates clutter and false alarms with sophisticated filtering options. Filters can be set based on vessel range, speed, closest point of approach, and time. Filtered vessels fade out and change color when they don’t create a collision threat. This means low threat vessels still remain visible without causing screen clutter or creating a distraction. It’s easy to switch filters on and off any time and immediately see the low risk vessels fade in and out.
Choose from multiple profiles according to the current situation (Offshore, Coastal, Harbor or Anchored) and the profile defines the distance notifications for alarms.
Every sailor knows that being at anchor is no guarantee of total safety. In particular, anchors can drag without those on board being aware. Thanks to Anchor Watch, however, you can be safer and sleep well at night. That’s because Anchor Watch sounds the alarm if you drift outside a zone defined around your anchor position. Activate the anchor watch when you drop the anchor touching the Vision screen or using a mobile device to activate it remotely from the windlass or anywhere on-board.
Get added safety at anchor by setting wind speed, wind direction change and minimum water depth alarms and take quick precautionary action when these alarms are triggered.
If your Anchor position needs fine-tuning after you have marked it, you can do that with the Move Anchor Position.
Vision plots your position in relation to the anchor and marks your positions over time for easy visual identification if you are dragging.
WatchMate Vision’s Man Overboard (MOB) alarm sounds the alarm the instant somebody goes over the side and activates his AIS MOB device. The Alarm clearly identifies the MOB on the display and gives you the location, bearing and range of the person for quick retrieval. It also provides continuous updates of position, bearing and range.
Equip crew members with any manufacturer’s AIS MOB device, and you can associate the devices to the names of the crew members. When the alarm is triggered, it displays the name of your crew member which is quicker and easier to recognize rather than a string of MMSI numbers.
WatchMate Vision has built-in Wi-Fi. You can securely connect up to 5 other devices simultaneously over WiFi. You can have a wireless connection to your laptop, smartphone and tablet.
Besides AIS data, GPS and NMEA instrument data can be shared with all your mobile devices and laptops. This is exclusive to Vesper Marine Smart AIS transponders. Manage your vessel’s navigation, set and monitor alarms or take decisive action from anywhere on-board using your mobile device.
WatchMate Vision provides dual WiFi configuration as either a secure Access Point supporting up to five other devices simultaneously or connected to an existing router providing WiFi expansion capability to unlimited devices.
Translates NMEA 2000 instrument data (heading, wind, depth, speed, log, temperature) and routes it to mobile devices, computers and plotters.
All NMEA 2000 navigation data is combined with GPS and AIS data and sent simultaneously to up to five WiFi devices (tablets, smart phones, computers) as well as computers via USB. Display and use this data in your navigation applications such as NavPlay, iNavX or SEAiq on an iPad. Or use it on Android and iOS apps or Windows and Mac navigation software.
Integrate chart plotters, MFDs and radars using NMEA 0183 to your NMEA2000 navigation network using WatchMate Vision.
WatchMate Vision is equipped with a fast 5Hz 50 channel GPS. This provides greater detail and higher resolution plotting. Displays GPS satellite status and navigation data such as your position, course and speed when viewed from the My Vessel screen.
Use it as a source of GPS data on a NMEA 2000 network which means you do not need an additional GPS antenna. View GPS data on your plotter or MFD, with higher resolution and smoother tracks even during high speed maneuvers.
Includes a built-in GPS antenna that allows for simple installation. For best performance, the built-in GPS antenna requires a clear and unobstructed view of the sky. It usually works well when installed in a cockpit, under a non-metallic dodger or under a fiberglass hard-top.
If you are mounting the WatchMate Vision in a location which does not provide adequate GPS signal coverage (eg. near or obstructed by metal objects or “down below” at a nav station), we recommend using our (optional) external GPS antenna. An external GPS antenna connection is provided with the WatchMate Vision.
Monitor your WatchMate Vision on a tablet or smartphone using the free Vesper Marine WatchMate App. Monitor AIS-equipped vessels can be viewed on an easy to use radar plotting screen, vew and update your vessel information, view navigation information and GPS status from anywhere on board. Be alerted of potential risk situations to take decisive action. You can also remotely control alerts, alarms and transponder settings.
The WatchMate App is the only mobile app with instant identification of other vessels. All other apps and MFDs take time for AIS targets to appear, but the WatchMate app takes advantage of unique capabilities of your WatchMate Vision, so it displays all received vessel information the instant you start the app.
Activate the Anchor Watch on your WatchMate Vision from anywhere on your boat. Monitor your position relative to the anchor location on your Apple or Android phone or tablet and receive alarms wherever you are on board.
The WatchMate Vision is supported by a growing set of third-party mobile apps and we often post reviews of iOS and Android apps for compatibility and features. Interact with applications such as iSailor, iNavX, SEAiq, MemoryMap and iRegatta on iOS, iSailor, droidAIS, Sailtracker, MemoryMap and iRegatta on Android smartphones and tablets or your favorite navigation software on your computer (Windows or Mac).
Watch the video here that takes you through the steps to enable AIS information to be displayed on iNavX for iPad.
When you buy a WatchMate Vision, you get not just a product, but an extendable AIS platform.
WatchMate Vision has an upgradeable AIS platform, designed to be compatible with a continuous stream of feature updates. You can automatically update your WatchMate Vision with the latest firmware using your smartphone or tablet and the WatchMate App. Or online at support.vespermarine.com.
The 145mm (5.7”) VGA Color TFT, resistive touchscreen offers a new experience in AIS information display and management.
WatchMate Vision’s unique magnifier appears on the AIS Plotter Screen when needed allowing you to select targets without losing position context and scale.
Coastal outlines enable high level situational awareness and assist your understanding of your location in relation to major land areas.
This feature should not be used as a replacement for accurate navigational charts.
You can connect any VHF radio and WatchMate Vision will provide your GPS position to the radio for its emergency DSC function. You can also connect a compatible VHF using NMEA-0183 and place DSC calls directly to individual vessels by touching them on the screen. There’s no need to punch a string of MMSI digits into your radio.
Automated DSC calling is compatible with all current generation Icom fixed-mount radios. Other radios do not currently have support for Vision’s automated DSC calling, but all VHF radios accept Vision-supplied GPS positions.
Displays received AIS Broadcast Safety Messages. These messages may contain important safety, navigation, weather, or shipping information.