{"id":7288,"date":"2026-03-06T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T19:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mxak.org\/development\/?page_id=7288"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:52:03","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mxak.org\/development\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About MXAK"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"><div class=\"x-section e7288-e1 m5mg-0 m5mg-1 m5mg-2\"><div class=\"x-row e7288-e2 m5mg-a m5mg-b m5mg-c m5mg-d m5mg-e m5mg-f m5mg-g m5mg-h m5mg-i m5mg-j m5mg-u m5mg-v\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e7288-e3 m5mg-14 m5mg-15 m5mg-16\"><div class=\"x-div e7288-e4 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s m5mg-1t\"><div class=\"x-div e7288-e5 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s\"><span class=\"x-image x-hide-lg x-hide-md x-hide-xl e7288-e6 m5mg-2e m5mg-2f m5mg-2g\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mxak.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MiddletonIs.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"280\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-div e7288-e7 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s m5mg-1u\"><div class=\"x-div x-hide-sm x-hide-xs e7288-e8 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s m5mg-1v\"><span class=\"x-image e7288-e9 m5mg-2e m5mg-2f m5mg-2h\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mxak.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MiddletonIs.png\" width=\"1000\" height=\"280\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"x-div e7288-e10 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1w m5mg-1x\"><div class=\"x-div e7288-e11 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1y m5mg-1z\"><div class=\"x-div e7288-e12 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1u m5mg-20\"><div class=\"x-div x-hide-sm x-hide-xs e7288-e13 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s m5mg-1v m5mg-21\"><\/div><div class=\"x-div e7288-e14 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e15 m5mg-2j m5mg-2k m5mg-2l m5mg-2m m5mg-2n m5mg-2o m5mg-2p m5mg-2q m5mg-2r m5mg-2s m5mg-2t m5mg-2u\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">About MXAK<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e7288-e16 m5mg-3s m5mg-3t m5mg-3u m5mg-3v m5mg-3w m5mg-3x m5mg-3y m5mg-3z\">Established in 2001 to fill critical information gaps and coverage in Alaska, MXAK has since become the leading source of maritime domain awareness across the state.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row x-container max width e7288-e17 m5mg-a m5mg-c m5mg-d m5mg-f m5mg-g m5mg-h m5mg-i m5mg-j m5mg-k m5mg-l m5mg-u m5mg-w\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e7288-e18 m5mg-14 m5mg-15 m5mg-16 m5mg-17\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e19 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2m m5mg-2n m5mg-2q m5mg-2r m5mg-2s m5mg-2v m5mg-2w m5mg-2x m5mg-2y m5mg-2z\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Mission<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e7288-e20 m5mg-3s m5mg-3u m5mg-3v m5mg-40 m5mg-41\">Provide information, communications, and services to aid safe, secure, efficient, and environmentally responsible maritime operations.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e7288-e24 m5mg-0 m5mg-3 m5mg-4 m5mg-5\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-grid x-container max width e7288-e25 m5mg-4h\"><div class=\"x-cell e7288-e26 m5mg-4i m5mg-4j\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e27 m5mg-2l m5mg-2m m5mg-2n m5mg-2o m5mg-2q m5mg-2s m5mg-2t m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-30 m5mg-31 m5mg-32\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Founded out of necessity<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e7288-e28 m5mg-3u m5mg-3v m5mg-3w m5mg-3y m5mg-3z m5mg-42\"><div data-blockid=\"n-eOV5NV\" id=\"n-eOV5NV\" class=\"jsx-1608645298 layout-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1766271777 grid-item-lite\">\n<div data-blockid=\"n-eOV5NV\" class=\"jsx-781984284 text-viewer\">\n<div>The Marine Exchange of Alaska was established to strengthen safety, security, and environmental stewardship across Alaska\u2019s vast maritime domain. MXAK pioneered one of the nation\u2019s earliest comprehensive vessel tracking and information systems\u2014providing real\u2011time situational awareness in some of the world\u2019s most remote and challenging waters. Today, as a nonprofit headquartered in Juneau, MXAK continues its mission to support safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible maritime operations throughout Alaska and the greater Pacific region.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-blockid=\"n-b7Y86j\" id=\"n-b7Y86j\" class=\"jsx-2839305906 layout-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1766271777 grid-item-lite\">\n<div data-blockid=\"n-b7Y86j\" class=\"jsx-bc00cb483410773 \">\n<figure class=\"jsx-743232840 jsx-1232832522 media-wrapper with-caption\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-cell e7288-e29 m5mg-4j m5mg-4k\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e7288-e30 m5mg-0 m5mg-2 m5mg-3 m5mg-6\"><div class=\"x-div x-container max width e7288-e31 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s\"><div class=\"x-frame x-frame-video-embed e7288-e32 m5mg-4l m5mg-4m\"><div class=\"x-frame-inner\"><div class=\"x-video x-video-embed\"><div class=\"x-resp-embed x-is-video x-is-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Marine Exchange of Alaska (MXAK)- Providing critical maritime services and sea traffic management\" width=\"761\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l9PD3LlQMGg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e7288-e33 m5mg-0 m5mg-1 m5mg-4 m5mg-7\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\" data-x-element-bg-layer=\"{&quot;parallaxSize&quot;:&quot;150%&quot;,&quot;parallaxDir&quot;:&quot;v&quot;,&quot;parallaxRev&quot;:true}\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row e7288-e34 m5mg-a m5mg-c m5mg-d m5mg-e m5mg-f m5mg-n m5mg-o m5mg-y\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e7288-e35 m5mg-15 m5mg-1a m5mg-1b m5mg-1c m5mg-1d m5mg-1e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mxak.org\/development\/history\" class=\"staff-link\"><\/a><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e37 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2m m5mg-2n m5mg-2s m5mg-2t m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-33 m5mg-34 m5mg-35 m5mg-36 m5mg-37 m5mg-38 m5mg-39\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Our Story<\/h1>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Insprired by our nation's rich maritime history and driven to support Alaska's unique environment<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e7288-e38 m5mg-15 m5mg-1e m5mg-1f\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mxak.org\/development\/staff\" class=\"staff-link\"><\/a><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e40 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2m m5mg-2n m5mg-2s m5mg-2t m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-33 m5mg-34 m5mg-35 m5mg-36 m5mg-37 m5mg-38 m5mg-39\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Our Crew<\/h1>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Diverse professionals with a shared passion for Alaska<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e7288-e41 m5mg-15 m5mg-1e m5mg-1g\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mxak.org\/development\/board-of-directors\" class=\"bod-link\"><\/a><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e43 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2m m5mg-2n m5mg-2s m5mg-2t m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-33 m5mg-34 m5mg-35 m5mg-36 m5mg-37 m5mg-38 m5mg-39\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Board of Directors<\/h1>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\">Guided by industry experts <\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row e7288-e44 m5mg-a m5mg-b m5mg-c m5mg-d m5mg-e m5mg-f m5mg-p m5mg-q m5mg-z m5mg-10\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e7288-e45 m5mg-14 m5mg-15 m5mg-1h\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e46 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2n m5mg-2p m5mg-2q m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-2z m5mg-33 m5mg-3a m5mg-3b m5mg-3c m5mg-3d\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Lines of Effort<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e7288-e47 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-22 m5mg-23\"><ul class=\"x-row e7288-e48 m5mg-a m5mg-c m5mg-d m5mg-e m5mg-f m5mg-n m5mg-r m5mg-11\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><li class=\"x-col e7288-e49 m5mg-14 m5mg-15 m5mg-16 m5mg-1a m5mg-1i m5mg-1j m5mg-1k\"><figure class=\"x-div e7288-e50 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1s m5mg-24\"><i class=\"x-icon e7288-e51 m5mg-4n m5mg-4o\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xe585;\"><\/i><\/figure><div class=\"x-div e7288-e52 m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s m5mg-25 m5mg-9 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;15%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e7288-e53 m5mg-3u m5mg-3y m5mg-3z m5mg-41 m5mg-43 m5mg-44 m5mg-45\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mxak.org\/development\/capabilities\/marine-safety-sites\/\"><b>Marine Safety &amp; Security Sites<\/b><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"x-col e7288-e54 m5mg-14 m5mg-15 m5mg-16 m5mg-1a m5mg-1i m5mg-1j m5mg-1k\"><figure class=\"x-div e7288-e55 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1s m5mg-24\"><i class=\"x-icon e7288-e56 m5mg-4n\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf21a;\"><\/i><\/figure><div class=\"x-div e7288-e57 m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s m5mg-25 m5mg-9 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;15%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e7288-e58 m5mg-3u m5mg-3y m5mg-3z m5mg-41 m5mg-43 m5mg-44 m5mg-46\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>24\/7 Monitoring<\/b><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"x-col e7288-e59 m5mg-14 m5mg-15 m5mg-16 m5mg-1a m5mg-1i m5mg-1j m5mg-1k\"><figure class=\"x-div e7288-e60 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1s m5mg-24\"><i class=\"x-icon e7288-e61 m5mg-4n\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf1c0;\"><\/i><\/figure><div class=\"x-div e7288-e62 m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s m5mg-25 m5mg-9 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;15%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e7288-e63 m5mg-3u m5mg-3y m5mg-3z m5mg-41 m5mg-43 m5mg-44 m5mg-46\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mxak.org\/development\/services\/historical-data\"><b>AIS Data<\/b><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"x-col e7288-e64 m5mg-14 m5mg-15 m5mg-16 m5mg-1a m5mg-1i m5mg-1j m5mg-1k\"><figure class=\"x-div e7288-e65 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1s m5mg-24\"><i class=\"x-icon e7288-e66 m5mg-4n\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-x-icon-s=\"&#xf737;\"><\/i><\/figure><div class=\"x-div e7288-e67 m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s m5mg-25 m5mg-9 x-effect-exit\" data-x-effect=\"{&quot;scroll&quot;:true,&quot;offsetTop&quot;:&quot;10%&quot;,&quot;offsetBottom&quot;:&quot;15%&quot;,&quot;behaviorScroll&quot;:&quot;fire-once&quot;}\"><div class=\"x-text x-content e7288-e68 m5mg-3u m5mg-3y m5mg-3z m5mg-41 m5mg-43 m5mg-44 m5mg-46\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mxak.org\/development\/services\/regulatory-\"><b>Regulatory Compliance<\/b><\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e7288-e69 m5mg-14 m5mg-15 m5mg-1h m5mg-1l\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e70 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2n m5mg-2p m5mg-2q m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-2z m5mg-33 m5mg-3a m5mg-3b m5mg-3d m5mg-3e\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h1 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Who we Serve<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e7288-e71 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s m5mg-26\"><span class=\"x-image e7288-e72 m5mg-2e m5mg-2i\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mxak.org\/development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Who-We-Serve-illustrationImage-3.png\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Image\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-section e7288-e73 m5mg-0 m5mg-3 m5mg-4 m5mg-6 m5mg-8\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\" data-x-element-bg-layer=\"{&quot;parallaxSize&quot;:&quot;150%&quot;,&quot;parallaxDir&quot;:&quot;v&quot;,&quot;parallaxRev&quot;:false}\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div x-container max width e7288-e74 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/3abee8ca41ae4fb98fb53bc1e6b01afc?draft=true\"  min-width=\"100px\" height=\"800\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-row e7288-e87 m5mg-b m5mg-c m5mg-d m5mg-e m5mg-f m5mg-g m5mg-i m5mg-q m5mg-t m5mg-z m5mg-13\"><div class=\"x-row-inner\"><div class=\"x-col e7288-e88 m5mg-14 m5mg-15 m5mg-18 m5mg-1a m5mg-1d m5mg-1i m5mg-1j m5mg-1m m5mg-1n\"><div class=\"x-div e7288-e89 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1u m5mg-1x m5mg-1y m5mg-22 m5mg-29 m5mg-2a m5mg-2b scroll-headline\" data-x-slide-goto=\"1\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e90 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2n m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2v m5mg-2w m5mg-2x m5mg-32 m5mg-3d m5mg-3j\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Automatic Identification System (AIS) Services<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-content e7288-e91 m5mg-3u m5mg-3w m5mg-3x m5mg-3y m5mg-43 m5mg-47\">Ch. A (161.975 MHz) and Ch. B (162.025 MHz)<\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e92 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2n m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2v m5mg-2x m5mg-32 m5mg-35 m5mg-36 m5mg-38 m5mg-3a m5mg-3b m5mg-3d m5mg-3i m5mg-3k m5mg-3l m5mg-3m m5mg-3n\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">AIS Receive:<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\"><ul>\n \t<li>All AIS Message Types<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e93 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2n m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2v m5mg-2x m5mg-32 m5mg-35 m5mg-36 m5mg-38 m5mg-3a m5mg-3b m5mg-3d m5mg-3i m5mg-3k m5mg-3l m5mg-3m m5mg-3n\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">AIS Transmit:<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\"><ul>\n \t<li>Message 12: Addressed Safety Messages<\/li>\n \t<li>Message 14: Broadcast Safety Messages<\/li>\n \t<li>Message 21: Aids to Navigation (ATON)<\/li>\n \t<li>Message 8: Binary Broadcast Messages\n<ul>\n \t<li>Environmental Messaging<\/li>\n \t<li>Geographic Notices with Linked Text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e7288-e94 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s m5mg-26\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e7288-e95 m5mg-4a m5mg-4d m5mg-4f m5mg-4g\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"#\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">AIS in depth<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e7288-e96 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1u m5mg-22 m5mg-2b m5mg-2c scroll-headline\" data-x-slide-goto=\"2\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e97 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2n m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2v m5mg-2w m5mg-2x m5mg-32 m5mg-3d m5mg-3j\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Distress Communication Services<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e98 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2n m5mg-2p m5mg-2t m5mg-2v m5mg-2y m5mg-32 m5mg-3a m5mg-3b m5mg-3d m5mg-3e m5mg-3o\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Maritime Frequency Band (156-174 MHz)<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e99 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2n m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2v m5mg-2x m5mg-32 m5mg-35 m5mg-38 m5mg-39 m5mg-3a m5mg-3b m5mg-3d m5mg-3i m5mg-3k m5mg-3l m5mg-3n m5mg-3p\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">AIS Transmit:<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\"><ul>\n \t<li>Message 12: Addressed Safety Messages<\/li>\n \t<li>Message 14: Broadcast Safety Messages<\/li>\n \t<li>Message 21: Aids to Navigation (ATON)<\/li>\n \t<li>Message 8: Binary Broadcast Messages\n<ul>\n \t<li>Environmental Messaging<\/li>\n \t<li>Geographic Notices with Linked Text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e100 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2m m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-32 m5mg-3d m5mg-3q\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">To date, MXAK has installed 27 VHF Voice & DSC Maritime Coast Stations<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e7288-e101 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1u m5mg-1y m5mg-22 m5mg-29 m5mg-2b scroll-headline\" data-x-slide-goto=\"3\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e102 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2n m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-2w m5mg-2x m5mg-32 m5mg-3d m5mg-3j\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Environmental Data Services<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e103 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-31 m5mg-32 m5mg-36 m5mg-37 m5mg-38 m5mg-39 m5mg-3a m5mg-3b m5mg-3d m5mg-3g m5mg-3i m5mg-3k m5mg-3n m5mg-3r\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Types of Services Provided:<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\"><ul>\n \t<li>Terrestrial (fixed) and mobile (vessel) environmental stations:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Wind Speed &amp; Direction<\/li>\n \t<li>Temperature<\/li>\n \t<li>Pressure<\/li>\n \t<li>Dew Point<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Sea State Web Cameras<\/li>\n \t<li>Current Sensing for Ports &amp; Harbors<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e7288-e104 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s m5mg-26\"><a class=\"x-anchor x-anchor-button e7288-e105 m5mg-4a m5mg-4d m5mg-4f m5mg-4g\" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"#\"><div class=\"x-anchor-content\"><div class=\"x-anchor-text\"><span class=\"x-anchor-text-primary\">Environmental in depth<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e7288-e106 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1u m5mg-1y m5mg-22 m5mg-29 m5mg-2b scroll-headline\" data-x-slide-goto=\"4\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e107 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2n m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-2w m5mg-2x m5mg-32 m5mg-3d m5mg-3j\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Regulatory Compliance<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e108 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2m m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-31 m5mg-32 m5mg-35 m5mg-36 m5mg-37 m5mg-38 m5mg-39 m5mg-3d m5mg-3g m5mg-3i m5mg-3n\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Types of Services Provided:<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\"><ul>\n \t<li>Port Security Audits &amp; Training<\/li>\n \t<li>Cruise Ship Environmental Monitoring<\/li>\n \t<li>Vessel Security Audits &amp; Training<\/li>\n \t<li>Port Environmental Best Management Practices (BMP)<\/li>\n \t<li>Emergency Response Plans<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e7288-e109 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1u m5mg-1y m5mg-22 m5mg-29 m5mg-2b scroll-headline\" data-x-slide-goto=\"5\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e110 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2n m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-2w m5mg-2x m5mg-32 m5mg-3d m5mg-3j\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Application Profram Interface (API) Services<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e111 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2m m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-31 m5mg-32 m5mg-35 m5mg-36 m5mg-37 m5mg-38 m5mg-39 m5mg-3d m5mg-3g m5mg-3i m5mg-3n\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Types of Services Provided:<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\"><ul>\n \t<li>Station Weather<\/li>\n \t<li>Vessel Weather<\/li>\n \t<li>Web Camera Imagery<\/li>\n \t<li>Current Sensor<\/li>\n \t<li>Precipitation Analyzer<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e7288-e112 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1u m5mg-1y m5mg-22 m5mg-29 m5mg-2b scroll-headline\" data-x-slide-goto=\"6\"><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e113 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2n m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-2w m5mg-2x m5mg-32 m5mg-3d m5mg-3j\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Geographic Information Services (GIS)<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-text x-text-headline e7288-e114 m5mg-2j m5mg-2l m5mg-2m m5mg-2q m5mg-2t m5mg-2u m5mg-2v m5mg-31 m5mg-32 m5mg-35 m5mg-36 m5mg-37 m5mg-38 m5mg-39 m5mg-3d m5mg-3g m5mg-3i m5mg-3n\"><div class=\"x-text-content\"><div class=\"x-text-content-text\"><h2 class=\"x-text-content-text-primary\">Types of Services Provided:<\/h2>\n<span class=\"x-text-content-text-subheadline\"><ul>\n \t<li>Presentation of Historical Vessel Tracks:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Vessel Density Reports<\/li>\n \t<li>Vessel Track Line Reports<\/li>\n \t<li>Vessel Passage Line Reports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Geofencing and Altering<\/li>\n \t<li>Raw AIS Data\n<ul>\n \t<li>CSV Format<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Video Replay<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-col e7288-e115 m5mg-14 m5mg-15 m5mg-16 m5mg-1a m5mg-1d m5mg-1i m5mg-1j m5mg-1o\"><div class=\"x-div e7288-e116 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s m5mg-1u m5mg-27 m5mg-2d\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-div e7288-e117 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s\"><div class=\"x-div e7288-e118 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s\"><div class=\"x-slide-container-viewport is-loading e7288-e119 m5mg-4p\" data-x-slide-container=\"{&quot;keyboardNavigation&quot;:true,&quot;startingSlide&quot;:1,&quot;enter&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;exit&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;swipe&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;stacked&quot;:true}\"><div class=\"x-slide-container-content\"><div class=\"x-slide-container is-stacked\"><div class=\"x-slide e7288-e120 m5mg-4q m5mg-4r m5mg-4s m5mg-4t m5mg-4u\" data-x-slide=\"\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-slide e7288-e121 m5mg-4q m5mg-4r m5mg-4s m5mg-4u m5mg-4v m5mg-4w\" data-x-slide=\"\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-slide e7288-e122 m5mg-4q m5mg-4s m5mg-4x\" data-x-slide=\"\"><div class=\"x-div e7288-e123 m5mg-1p m5mg-1q m5mg-1r m5mg-1s m5mg-1u\"><div id=\"blueview-cover\"> <\/div>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/blueview.mxak.org\/\"  min-width=\"100px\" height=\"800\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-slide e7288-e125 m5mg-4q m5mg-4r m5mg-4u m5mg-4y\" data-x-slide=\"\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-slide e7288-e126 m5mg-4q m5mg-4r m5mg-4s m5mg-4v m5mg-4z m5mg-50\" data-x-slide=\"\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"x-slide e7288-e127 m5mg-4q m5mg-4r m5mg-4s m5mg-4v m5mg-4z m5mg-51\" data-x-slide=\"\"><div class=\"x-bg\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"x-bg-layer-lower-image\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About MXAK Established in 2001 to fill critical information gaps and coverage in Alaska, MXAK has since become the leading source of maritime domain awareness across the state.Mission Provide information, communications, and services to aid &#8230; 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