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Elie Habib 09a582e089 fix(docs): correct numerical inaccuracies, add missing features and variants (#1472)
* fix(docs): correct variant count from 4 to 5

Updated overview.mdx and architecture.mdx to reflect all 5 platform
variants (World Monitor, Tech Monitor, Happy Monitor, Finance Monitor,
Commodity Monitor). Previously only 2 were listed in the table and
the text said "four".

* fix(docs): correct all numerical inaccuracies across documentation

Updated counts verified against actual codebase:
- AI datacenters: 111 → 313
- Undersea cables: 55 → 86
- Map layers: 45 → 49
- News sources: 80+ → 344
- Service domains: 22 → 24
- CII countries: 20 → 24
- Military bases: 210/220+ → 226
- Strategic ports: 61/83 → 62
- Airports: 30/107 → 111
- Chokepoints: 6/8 → 9
- Signal entities: 100+/600+ → 66
- Variant count: four → five (added Commodity Monitor)

* docs(overview): add Happy, Finance, and Commodity Monitor sections

Added detailed documentation sections for the three previously
undocumented platform variants, including layers, panels, and
news categories for each.

* docs(features): document 13 previously undocumented features

Added: trade routes, FIRMS fire detection, webcam surveillance,
country brief, aviation intelligence panel, climate anomalies,
displacement tracking, Gulf economies, WTO trade policy, central
banks & BIS, market watchlist, NOTAM closure detection, and
offline ML capabilities.

* docs: standardize terminology, add cross-references, fix stale refs

Phase 4: Renamed "News Importance Scoring" to "Headline Scoring",
"Signal Correlation" to "Cross-Stream Correlation". Added cross-refs
between CII/convergence, CORS/API-key, maritime/finance chokepoints.
Deduplicated Population Exposure content. Clarified hotspot vs focal
point distinction.

Phase 5: Rewrote daily_stock_analysis as historical context. Added
legacy note for api/*.js files. Added OREF 24h rolling history boost
and GPS jamming classification thresholds to algorithms.mdx. Fixed
orbital-surveillance tier table contradictions.

Phase 6: Fixed orphaned markdown separator in orbital-surveillance.

* fix(docs): catch remaining stale numbers in secondary doc files

Fixed stale counts in data-sources.mdx, strategic-risk.mdx,
documentation.mdx, ai-intelligence.mdx, PRESS_KIT.md, and
roadmap-pro.md that were missed in the initial pass.

* fix(docs): address review findings from fresh-eyes pass

- desktop-app.mdx: "four variants" → "five", "22 services" → "24"
- infrastructure-cascade.mdx: chokepoints 8 → 9, node total 279 → 350
- data-sources.mdx: chokepoints 8 → 9
- overview.mdx: remove duplicated intro sentence
- getting-started.mdx: fix stale file tree comments (AI clusters, airports, entities)
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---
title: "Maritime Intelligence"
description: "Real-time vessel tracking with chokepoint monitoring, traffic density analysis, dark ship detection, and WebSocket-based AIS data streaming."
---
The Ships layer provides real-time vessel tracking and maritime domain awareness through AIS (Automatic Identification System) data, monitoring critical chokepoints, detecting anomalous vessel behavior, and streaming position updates over WebSocket connections.
## Chokepoint Monitoring
The system monitors nine strategic waterways where disruptions could impact global trade:
| Chokepoint | Strategic Importance |
|------------|---------------------|
| **Strait of Hormuz** | 20% of global oil transits; Iran control |
| **Suez Canal** | Europe-Asia shipping; single point of failure |
| **Strait of Malacca** | Primary Asia-Pacific oil route |
| **Bab el-Mandeb** | Red Sea access; Yemen/Houthi activity |
| **Panama Canal** | Americas east-west transit |
| **Taiwan Strait** | Semiconductor supply chain; PLA activity |
| **Strait of Gibraltar** | Atlantic-Mediterranean gateway; NATO chokepoint |
| **Bosphorus** | Black Sea access; Turkish straits control |
| **Dardanelles** | Aegean-Sea of Marmara link; Turkish straits control |
## Density Analysis
Vessel positions are aggregated into a 2-degree grid to calculate traffic density. Each cell tracks:
- Current vessel count
- Historical baseline (30-minute rolling window)
- Change percentage from baseline
Density changes of +/-30% trigger alerts, indicating potential congestion, diversions, or blockades.
## Dark Ship Detection
The system monitors for AIS gaps, vessels that stop transmitting their position. An AIS gap exceeding 60 minutes in monitored regions may indicate:
- Sanctions evasion (ship-to-ship transfers)
- Illegal fishing
- Military activity
- Equipment failure
Vessels reappearing after gaps are flagged for the duration of the session.
## WebSocket Architecture
AIS data flows through a WebSocket relay for real-time updates without polling:
```
AISStream -> WebSocket Relay -> Browser
(ws://relay)
```
The connection automatically reconnects on disconnection with a 30-second backoff. When the Ships layer is disabled, the WebSocket disconnects to conserve resources.
## Railway Relay Architecture
Some APIs block requests from cloud providers (Vercel, AWS, Cloudflare Workers). A Railway relay server provides authenticated access:
```
Browser -> Railway Relay -> External APIs
(Node.js) (AIS, OpenSky, RSS)
```
**Relay Functions**:
| Endpoint | Purpose | Authentication |
|----------|---------|----------------|
| `/` (WebSocket) | AIS vessel stream | AISStream API key |
| `/opensky` | Military aircraft | OAuth2 Bearer token |
| `/rss` | Blocked RSS feeds | None (user-agent spoofing) |
| `/health` | Status check | None |
**Environment Variables** (Railway):
- `AISSTREAM_API_KEY` - AIS data access
- `OPENSKY_CLIENT_ID` - OAuth2 client ID
- `OPENSKY_CLIENT_SECRET` - OAuth2 client secret
**Why Railway?**
- Residential IP ranges (not blocked like cloud providers)
- WebSocket support for persistent connections
- Global edge deployment for low latency
- Free tier sufficient for moderate traffic
The relay is stateless; it simply authenticates and proxies requests. All caching and processing happens client-side or in Vercel Edge Functions.
See also [Finance Data - Chokepoints](/finance-data) for disruption scoring methodology.