AISHub · FinOps Profile

Aishub Finops

FinOps view of AISHub. There is no vendor invoice - AISHub is a cooperative data-sharing network with a contribute-to-access model, so the cost of using the API is entirely in-kind and infrastructure-side. Members bear the cost of operating one or more AIS receiving stations (receiver hardware, antenna, hosting, power, bandwidth) and of streaming a raw NMEA feed to AISHub over UDP, plus whatever compute they use to poll and process the aggregated web service data. In exchange, access to the aggregated vessel-position and station data is free.

Aishub Finops is the FinOps profile for AISHub on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a none cycle, and pricing category free (in-kind data contribution).

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Vessel Tracking, Maritime, AIS, Data Sharing, and FinOps.

Category: Analytics and Data Streaming Pricing: Free (In-Kind Data Contribution) Billing: None FOCUS v1.3
Vessel TrackingMaritimeAISData SharingFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

Usage

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
None (no invoicing; contribute-to-access)
PricingCategory
Free
ProviderName
AISHub
PublisherName
AISHub
ServiceCategory
Analytics and Data Streaming
ServiceName
AISHub Web Service

Meters

receiver_infrastructure
Unit: hours
Member-owned AIS receiving station costs - receiver, antenna, host device, power, connectivity. The real cost of AISHub access; no AISHub invoice.
contributed_feed_bandwidth
Unit: bytes
Outbound bandwidth streaming the raw NMEA feed to AISHub over UDP.
web_service_requests
Unit: requests
Polls of ws.php and stations.php (free; bounded by the documented once-per-minute limit).
downstream_processing
Unit: hours
Your own compute/storage for ingesting and processing the aggregated AIS data pulled from the web service or raw feed.

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