Places

[jvde-github]

I have added Places: a catalogue of ports, berths, anchorages and your own custom areas. In the managed version, the new Places tab lets you draw a place on the map as a polygon or a point and give a port its UN/LOCODE. Places are stored as plain GeoJSON files in a places directory beside the configuration, so you can also import, export or generate them with a script. Go in managed mode to System -> Places and define the areas. For example, for my own station I have defined the Hoek van Holland port area.

Each place gets a marker on the map. Click it to see which vessels are inside, which have recently arrived or left, and all recorded visits. Ports also have an Expected tab that lists vessels whose reported destination matches the port. Visits also show up in the History tab of the ship card with entry, exit and duration, and port arrivals and departures appear in the event ticker.

Note that the viewer keeps the five most recent visits per vessel. An entry or exit is only confirmed by the next position report, so its time is only as precise as how often the vessel reports. With backup enabled, visits survive a restart.

Comments and feedback welcome!

[Phil353556]

Hello, Thanks for this great functionnality

Is there a limit to the size of the draw?
I draw a place, but there is no marker on the map
Phil

[jvde-github]

There is a limit but doubt you hit it. The marker is only visible when zoomed in to avoid cluttering the map. If you still don't see it, maybe export the area (see screenshot) and share contents of the file here or email to me. I can investigate, fairly new so there might be some initial issues....