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iKommunicate NMEA 0183/2000 to Signal K Gateway

The Kickstarter funded success story that is enabling the Internet of Things Afloat.

iKommunicate is an intelligent gateway device that allows traditional boat navigation systems to be part of the Internet of Things. By converting data from the closed industry standard NMEA networks found on most boats to Signal K the new open HTML5 based internet ready data format, a whole new world of social and connected boating will now be possible.

Traditionally marine electronic systems talked to each other via the industry standard NMEA0183 and newer NMEA2000 networks. There interfaces are very reliable, well proven and fit for purpose, but the costs for developers to become NMEA members, buy the specifications and have their software certified has severely restricted the number of marine applications that have used NMEA data. With the release of Signal K, a new open data format for boats, all of this is about to change and it will suddenly bec