⚓ NOC — Midgardsson

This is NOT a
Chartplotter

// definitely not. we refuse to admit it.

Live AIS tracking for Norwegian waters. Wave data, weather, distance tools, route planning — everything you need to not sink. But it's not a chartplotter. It's just a map. With ships on it. In real time.

▶ Open the map What does it do?
4 200+ Ships live
BarentsWatch Official AIS source
yr.no Weather integrated
0 kr Cost. Free.

Live AIS tracking

Over 4000 vessels along the Norwegian coast in real time. Cargo, tankers, fishing boats, ferries — they're all there. Except submarines, obviously.

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Wave isolines

Wave height as an overlay with a time selector — ±3 days forward and back. Not a chartplotter, just waves on a map.

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Ice edge & concentration

BarentsWatch WMS data for ice perimeter and concentration. For those sailing where it might actually freeze.

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Depth contours

Kartverket depth isolines as a transparent overlay with metre values. Useful. But not a chartplotter.

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Safety zone

Set a radius around yourself — the zone flashes red if a vessel enters it. Like an alarm, but without the siren.

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Your position

GPS or manual click. Weather and distances are calculated from where you actually are.

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Heading-based map rotation

The map rotates with your course direction (GPS heading), with smoothing and speed threshold. Looks like a real chartplotter. Isn't one.

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Harbours, marinas & fuel

OSM-based layers for stops and fuel stations along the coast, with fuel type info.

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Distance tool

Click two points, get the distance in nautical miles. Saveable as presets. Definitely not a chartplotter feature.

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Vessel filters & MMSI search

Filter by vessel type or search directly by name/MMSI. Find exactly the ship — or avoid it.

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Weather anywhere

Click anywhere on the map, get a local forecast. Temperature, wind, precipitation. Still not a chartplotter.

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Norwegian first

Built for Norwegian waters by someone who will soon live there. Interface is in Norwegian. As everything should be.

"So it's basically
a chartplotter?"

No. It's a map. With AIS. And waves. And ice. And depth contours. And weather. And a safety zone. And heading rotation. And fuel stations. And harbours. And a distance tool. And MMSI search. And GPS positioning.

But definitely not a chartplotter — that would require certification, liability, and far more coffee than we can afford. Use this as a supplement to approved navigation equipment. We would like you to come home.