What

Your boat is a Network Of Things. Things which provide information about your position, your speed, your direction and the environment around you. Things which control systems. Not all these Things are linked together. Those that are have traditionally been linked using proprietary protocols.

We want to change that with OpenSeaNet. Built on "Internet of Things" technologies, OpenSeaNet can link sensors, chart plotters, GPS receivers, autopilots, RADAR, light, fridges, holding tanks, engines, laptops, tablets and phones, giving you information and control from any device anywhere on or off your boat.

Unlike proprietary marine networking technologies OpenSeaNet has security at its heart, not as an add-on.

Unlike some bulky formats which are great for networks and devices with plenty of power and memory, OpenSeaNet is designed for minimal resource use so is ideal for low powered sensors and embedded devices yet powerful enough to provide all the information you need, anywhere.

When

We hope to publish the standard in 2019. The OpenSeaNet consortium will publish software and schematics to allow makers to create a smart OpenSeaNet network from their existing boat devices and provide a forum to share connectivity ideas.

Who

OpenSeaNet is currently developed by open source developers in partnership with small electronics manufacturing organsisations. The development lead is the author of kplex, the free data multiplexer which OpenSeaNet should make obsolete.