MaritimeStandardNLOD

BarentsWatch AIS

Name: BarentsWatch AIS
License: NLOD

Live AIS positions for all ships in Norwegian waters and the North Sea. Historical routes, port statistics and fleet analysis. Data is delivered by BarentsWatch in cooperation with Kystverket.

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Data volume

Real time

Updates

MCP tools

Example response — /ais

{
  "mmsi": 258000000,
  "name": "STATSRAAD LEHMKUHL",
  "lat": 60.395,
  "lon": 5.324,
  "sog": 7.2,
  "cog": 182.4,
  "timestamp": "2026-04-13T12:34:56Z"
}

MCP integration

Available MCP tools

barentswatch.ais.positions

barentswatch.config.status

barentswatch.ship_types.list

Configuration for Claude Desktop / Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "barentswatch": {
      "url": "https://data.ketl.no/mcp/barentswatch",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer $KETL_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Analysis apps that use this source

Ready-made tools built on BarentsWatch AIS data. Use them directly in the browser, or wire the same data into your own analysis via the API below.

AIS ship traffic

Real-time ship traffic along the Norwegian coast.

API endpoints

GET

/ais

Sanntids AIS-posisjoner i norske farvann (OAuth client_credentials).

limit optional: Maks antall posisjoner. limit=50

Show curl example

# GET https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/barentswatch-ais/ais
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  "https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/barentswatch-ais/ais"

Authenticated call — add one of these headers: x-api-key: ketl_… · Authorization: Bearer … — See the full reference in the documentation.

GET

/fishinfo/{...path}

Proxy mot BarentsWatch FishInfo-API-et (fartøy, fangst, lokaliteter).

Show curl example

# GET https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/barentswatch-ais/fishinfo/{...path}
curl \
  -H "Accept: application/json" \
  "https://data.ketl.no/api/connectors/barentswatch-ais/fishinfo/{...path}"

Authenticated call — add one of these headers: x-api-key: ketl_… · Authorization: Bearer … — See the full reference in the documentation.

Access and pricing

BarentsWatch AIS is openly available — create an account to get started.

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