Tracking leisure boats with IoT

Setting sail safely: how satellite IoT revolutionizes leisure boat navigation.

At a glance

Issues

Safety, communication, tracking and traffic management are fundamental to the smooth navigation of millions of pleasure boats.

Solutions

Thanks to the Kinéis connectivity system, the entire earth, including seas and oceans, is covered.

Impacts

Thanks to a stable global connection, all navigation routes are now secure, offering peace of mind to all navigators.

Issues

More and more people are exploring new ways of getting around and travelling, especially aboard pleasure boats.

The owners of these boats share a crucial need: to ensure their safety and that of their passengers, to transmit information and therefore to remain permanently connected during their journeys on the high seas. They're looking for peace of mind.

However, once far from the coast, boat tracking and data collection become problematic as they fall outside the range of terrestrial networks.

Current tracking solutions are often costly, requiring the installation of equipment such as satellite tracking beacons, alarm systems, 4G routers and wifi networks. These technical and economic obstacles can discourage many users.

In high seas, it is difficult or even impossible to locate some areas.

Security and connectivity are essential for navigators.

Current tracking solutions are expensive and complex to set up.

Solutions

The IoT has brought innovations to the pleasure boat protection market. Hybrid geolocation beacons are now available, offering a complete solution for boat tracking and safety. These beacons use both cellular and satellite technologies, enabling near-real-time tracking on a global scale, with automatic transition to satellite in the event of loss of terrestrial connection.

By combining these beacons with Kinéis' spatial connectivity, which covers every body of water on the planet, boaters can benefit from enhanced safety at all times.. This approach offers added peace of mind when out at sea, ensuring reliable and effective protection for boaters and their craft.

Our spatial connectivity takes over when terrestrial networks are no longer accessible.

25 nanosatellites ideally distributed around the globe ensure a maximum response time of 15 minutes.

Transceivers placed on the beacons connect to our antennas, for secure, reliable exchanges.

This continuous connectivity makes it possible to secure and monitor marine traffic in all seas and oceans.

Impacts

Thanks to this Kinéis satellite connectivity, which takes over off the coast, boat occupants remain permanently connected and can quickly alert the security services, wherever they may be in the world.

This technology is particularly valuable in areas not covered by terrestrial networks, such as off the coast of Africa, the Caribbean, or most Asian waters. It enables the configuration of personalized safety alerts, which can be triggered 24 hours a day, even on the high seas.

Last but not least, it provides authorities with an effective means of monitoring maritime traffic and ensuring compliance with prohibited areas.