See the Distance to Every Vessel
RAD turns a 360° camera feed into spatial awareness. See the distance to every vessel, obstacle, dock wall and channel marker in real time, in every direction at once.
Spatial Awareness, In Every Direction
RAD, Range Awareness Display, is a software feature built into the Panoblu system. It overlays real-time distance measurements across the full 360° live panorama, calculating range to everything in frame at once. There is no manual targeting and nothing to point: the moment something appears, its distance appears with it.
It runs on both Panoblu camera systems. On Thermal IR it works through night, fog and low visibility. On Seaview it works in full daylight colour. Distance data is recorded alongside every frame of the voyage record automatically, so range is there to review long after the moment has passed. RAD is available as a free software upgrade for every existing Panoblu installation.
See it first, in every direction.
From a tanker on the horizon to a swimmer alongside, Panoblu Thermal IR sees the full 360° panorama at once, continuously, with nothing to pan or aim. Then RAD puts a live distance on every target.
Panoblu Thermal IR: eyes on the full 360° view, day and night. Clear-air range estimates.
AIS targets and bridge data, on the live view
Seaview reads your vessel's NMEA 2000 backbone and overlays it straight onto the 360° panorama. Heading, course and speed orient the view to true north, and AIS contacts are drawn as labelled targets at their real bearing and range, so a name on the screen lines up with the vessel you can actually see.
Because the panorama already covers every direction at once, targets stay anchored in place as you look and zoom around the scene, with no need to slew a camera to chase a contact.
- Heading, COG & SOG -- the view locks to true bearing
- AIS targets -- labelled by name, bearing and range
- RAD range rings -- distance to every contact at a glance
See to the horizon -- then zoom right in
Seaview zooms 36× into the live 360° panorama, down to an 11° field of view. The zoom is digital, so there is no lens mechanism to point or wear out: you can look all the way to the horizon in any direction at once, with detail gradually decreasing the further out you go.
Shown with sample AIS data for demonstration. Live targets and own-ship data populate automatically once Seaview is connected to the vessel's NMEA 2000 backbone; radar and AIS feeds integrate via ONVIF or third-party platforms.
Capture. Calculate. Display.
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Capture
The 360° camera captures the full panorama continuously, all bearings at once, with nothing left to point or pan.
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Calculate
RAD software processes the image and calculates the distance to everything in frame, updating in real time.
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Overlay & Record
The range overlay appears live on screen and is saved automatically with the recording, frame by frame.
Watch RAD In Action
A demonstration of RAD running in a real harbour environment. Distance measurements overlaid live, showing how the system performs in the conditions crews encounter at sea.
RAD in the Real World
Continuous range awareness removes the guesswork at the moments where a wrong estimate costs the most.
Berthing & Manoeuvring
Close-quarters distance awareness in tight marinas, reversing into a berth, working with bow thrusters. RAD removes the guesswork at the moments where error is most costly.
Night Watch
Anchor watch and traffic monitoring in darkness. Combined with the Thermal IR camera, RAD gives the watch crew precise range to any vessel approaching in the dark.
Man Overboard & Safety
If someone goes overboard, RAD provides an immediate distance reference to their position in the water, critical for a fast, accurate recovery.
Security Monitoring
Perimeter awareness at anchor. RAD shows exactly how far away an approaching vessel is, continuously, without anyone needing to look.
See RAD on your own vessel
Tell us about your vessel or project and a member of the Panoblu team will arrange a live demonstration, and talk through retrofit, coverage, RAD and the onboard archive.
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