Ditch Navigation provides AI-powered marine navigation software that calculates optimal routes using statistical models of historical boater tracks and real-time AIS data. The platform integrates NOAA charts and Army Corps of Engineers depth information to generate Smart Paths, offering safer and more efficient routing recommendations. It delivers accurate arrival times via Smart ETA, factoring in variables like no-wake zones and vessel speed for improved trip planning.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional boating navigation relies on static charts and depth soundings, which may not reflect real-time conditions or the accumulated knowledge of experienced boaters. Existing navigation tools often lack the ability to incorporate dynamic data, leading to potentially unsafe or inefficient routes.
Solution
Ditch is a boating navigation application that leverages AI and real-time data to provide boaters with optimized routes. The application's Smart Path™ technology analyzes historical AIS data, NOAA charts, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers depth information to identify frequently traveled and safe routes. By incorporating real-time data and historical travel patterns, Ditch aims to enhance existing navigation methods, offering a data-driven approach to route planning. The application also provides a Smart ETA feature, which factors in no-wake zones and cruising speed to provide more accurate arrival time predictions.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes boaters of all experience levels who are seeking a data-driven navigation tool to enhance their existing methods and improve route planning.
Features
- Smart Path™ technology uses AI to analyze historical AIS data, NOAA charts, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers depth soundings to generate optimal routes.
- Smart ETA provides data-driven estimated arrival times, factoring in no-wake zones and cruising speed.
- High-definition depth sounding coloring enhances visibility for interpreting charts.
- Identification of routes taken by captains with local knowledge.
- Satellite view mode for identifying landmarks and navigational aids.
- Customizable map filters based on boat size and other factors.
- Routes can be uploaded to a chart plotter in GPX format, and routes from other systems can be imported into Ditch.
- Available on mobile (Android and Apple) and web platforms.