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☰ Anderson Island Assistant
Tap LEFT for speech. Tap RIGHT for details.
Tap a time to add an automatic reminder to your phone calendar.
Tap a business for details.
| Location |
CALENDARS:
Events occur monthy or less.
SHOW: All | Meeting | Event | Entertain
SHOW: All | Meeting | Event | Entertain
Activities occur weekly.
SHOW: All | Active | Crafts | Games | Other
SHOW: All | Active | Crafts | Games | Other
Please wait for tide data ....
Tap a row to graph it.
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| Date | | Time | | Type | | Feet | | Range* |
Tide predictions are provided for station id 9446705 by NOAA. Select other locations at top of page.
*'Range' is the total difference (in feet) between a high or low tide and the NEXT low or high tide.
Higher ranges imply faster tidal currents. Balch Passage max. tidal currents are typically 1 - 3 knots.
Tap a phone number to dial it.
Current weather:
| DAY TIME | TEMP | FORECAST | RAIN in. | WIND mph |
Please wait for the forecast.
Forecast data provided by OpenWeatherMap.com.
Tap image to zoom.
Steilacoom:
Anderson Island:
Steilacoom:
Anderson Island:
Hi, I'm Bob Bedoll, Anderson Island resident and software developer.
One day in 2016, while sitting in the Steilacoom ferry line, I thought "there should be an app for this".
So I put together the Anderson Island Assistant to give all of us
instant access to a wealth of time-sensitive, up-to-the-minute island info.
I hope you give it a try and find it as useful as I have. Thanks.
Bob
INSTALLATION
iPhone/iPad users: Install the free iPhone/iPad app from the Apple App Store.
Android phone users: Install the free Android phone app from
Google Play.
SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK
The Anderson Island Assistant is created and maintained by island resident Bob Bedoll at Poster Software, LLC. (www.postersw.com).
Email: support@anderson-island.org
Phone: 253-267-4936
LEGAL AND LICENSING
This app and data are provided with no guarantees, conditions or warranties, and the correctness, accuracy, or reliability of its data is not guaranteed.
Anderson Island Assistant" Copyright (c) 2016-2022 Robert Bedoll, Poster Software LLC.
"PhoneGap/Cordova" libraries Copyright (c) 2012-2021 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more contributor license agreements.
Weather data provided by OpenWeatherMap.com.
Tides data provided by NOAA.
Notifications provided through OneSignal.com.
Ferry Schedules and Alerts provided by Pierce County Ferry System.
Island Events collected from all AI organizations including: AIA, AIHS, AICC, Riviera, Island Arts, PCFD27.
GEEKS ONLY
Created using Adobe Cordova, HTML5, and Javascript, with OneSignal, Geolocation, Calendar, and Launcher plugins.
Web version. Data reload time.
Web version. Data reload time.
FERRY
WEBCAM
LOCATION
TIDES
WEATHER
EVENTS
ACTIVITIES
OPEN HOURS
BURNBAN
TANNER
PARKS
NEWS
EMERGENCY CONTACTS
ISLAND INFORMATION LINKS
MAP
MENU: RELOAD DATA
MENU: NOTIFY
MENU: FERRY TIMES
Displays the time of next 2 or 3 ferrys to arrive at Anderson Island and Steilacoom, and the 'countdown' time remaining till the next sailing.
(The countdown time becomes red within 15 minutes of the departure time.)
The AI row will be highlighted if you are currently on AI, otherwise the Steilacoom row will be highlighted.
The schedule is based on the Pierce County PUBLISHED ferry schedule.. It is NOT updated if the ferry is late or out of service. (Use the LOCATION button to see where the ferry actually is.)
- Use the MENU button (upper left-hand corner of the screen) to change between 2 and 3 ferry times.
- Use the Menu button to turn on/off the countdown time till the next sailing.
- Use the Menu button to turn on/off the highlighting of the Anderson Island or Steilacoom rows.
- TAP to display the ferry schedule computed for the next 7 days, based on the published ferry schedule. The schedule automatically factors in day-of-the-week, holidays, and other unique rules. However, it is NOT updated if the ferry is late or out of service.
"DATES" lets you get the ferry schedule for an arbitrary date. You will be prompted for the date.
"FERRY WEB SITE" brings up the full Pierce County Ferry web site, including fares, schedule, ticket purchase, etc.
"SETTINGS" lets you change the main-screen ferry time display.
Displays the Pierce County Ferry web cams showing the ferry lines. These pictures are automatically updated every minute.
Displays the actual current location of the ferry in real time. This information is maintained by Pierce County and is updated every 5 seconds.
Displays the computed current tide, and estimated next high and low tides, at Yoman Point (the ferry dock,
station id 9446705). This information is updated every minute.
The current tide is interpolated using a sine function.
TAP to display the projected tides for the next 7 days. Tides are provided by Aeris.com. 'Range' (column 4) is the difference between the low and high tide.
TAP on any row in the tide table to display a graph of that tide.
"GET TIDES FOR DATE" will prompt you for a date, and return the projected tides.
Scroll to the bottom of the screen to get the tidal currents for Balch passage.
Displays the current weather at Steilacoom, and the forcasted weather for the next few hours.
Forecasted highs and lows are for the next 24 hours. This information is updated every 15 minutes.
TAP to display the forecast for the next 5 days, in 3 hour increments. Data is provided by 'OpenWeatherMap.com'.
'yellow' rows represent daytime periods; 'gray' rows represent nighttime periods.
Displays all the coming events for today, or the next coming event for any later day.
TAP to display all the coming events for the next 6 months, in a scrolling list.
"WEEK" will show the coming events for this week in a one-week grid.
"MONTH" will show the coming events for the next 6 weeks in a monthly-calendar format.
'Events' generally occur once/month or less frequently, and are usually meetings, entertainment, or special events.
Events are color coded. Click on a color on the 'SHOW' row to show only those type of events.
Tap on an event to show more detail, and to add it to your calendar.
Organizations: To add your events to the AIA calendar, email us.
Activities are similar to EVENTS, but generally occur multiple times/month, often weekly.
Displays the 'open' status for the major island businesses.
TAP to display the full weekly hours for each business.
TAB on a business to display a full page with contact and map information.
To update your business hours, email us.
Displays the current PS Clean Air Agency burn-ban status (Anderson Island is part of "Peninsula")
and the current Pierce County fire-danger burn ban (for outdoor burning).
TAP do display the full sites. Click here for PS Clean Air.
TAP to display the current Anderson Island Outage status as maintained by TANNER Electric.
The first part of the tanner outage message is usually shown in the bar on the main page. This is updated every 10 minutes.
This takes you to the Tanner web site.
Displays news items for Anderson Island. To submit a news article, send it to
support@anderson-island.org.
Displays a map of all Anderson Island Parks, and information about each park.
TAP to display a list of emergency contacts. Tap an entry to dial the phone number.
To update this list, email us.
TAP to display a Google map of Anderson Island.
TAP to display a list of links to important Anderson Island web sites.
Taping on a link opens that web site in your phone's browser.
To update this list, email us.
TAP to reload the following data from the servers: Tides, Events, Activities, Open Hours, and the Weather.
Controls the PC Ferry Alert messages that show up on your phone's main screen. Tap 'OFF' to
turn these messages off. The ferry alerts will still show at the top of the screen for the AI App.
Controls the countdown timer till the next ferry run, that shows next to the ferry time on your phone's main screen. Tap 'OFF' to
turn the countdown timer off.
Controls the number of ferry times that show on each row on your phone's main screen. Tap '2' to
display 2 times/line. Tap '3' to display 3 times/line.
Controls the yellow highlighting of the ferry times based on your location. If you are on Anderson Island the
'Anderson' times will be highlighted. If not, the 'Steilacoom' times will be highlighted. Tap 'Off' to turn this
feature off. This feature only works on phones.
WEBCAM
LOCATION
TIDES
WEATHER
EVENTS
ACTIVITIES
OPEN HOURS
BURNBAN
TANNER
PARKS
NEWS
EMERGENCY CONTACTS
ISLAND INFORMATION LINKS
MAP
MENU: RELOAD DATA
MENU: NOTIFY
MENU: FERRY TIMES
FERRY
Displays the time of next 2 or 3 ferrys to arrive at Anderson Island and Steilacoom, and the 'countdown' time remaining till the next sailing.
(The countdown time becomes red within 15 minutes of the departure time.)
The AI row will be highlighted if you are currently on AI, otherwise the Steilacoom row will be highlighted.
The schedule is based on the Pierce County PUBLISHED ferry schedule.. It is NOT updated if the ferry is late or out of service. (Use the LOCATION button to see where the ferry actually is.)
- Use the MENU button (upper left-hand corner of the screen) to change between 2 and 3 ferry times.
- Use the Menu button to turn on/off the countdown time till the next sailing.
- Use the Menu button to turn on/off the highlighting of the Anderson Island or Steilacoom rows.
- TAP to display the ferry schedule computed for the next 7 days, based on the published ferry schedule. The schedule automatically factors in day-of-the-week, holidays, and other unique rules. However, it is NOT updated if the ferry is late or out of service.
"DATES" lets you get the ferry schedule for an arbitrary date. You will be prompted for the date.
"FERRY WEB SITE" brings up the full Pierce County Ferry web site, including fares, schedule, ticket purchase, etc.
"SETTINGS" lets you change the main-screen ferry time display.
WEBCAM
Displays the Pierce County Ferry web cams showing the ferry lines. These pictures are automatically updated every minute.
LOCATION
Displays the actual current location of the ferry in real time. This information is maintained by Pierce County and is updated every 5 seconds.
TIDES
Displays the computed current tide, and estimated next high and low tides, at Yoman Point (the ferry dock,
station id 9446705). This information is updated every minute.
The current tide is interpolated using a sine function.
TAP to display the projected tides for the next 7 days. Tides are provided by Aeris.com. 'Range' (column 4) is the difference between the low and high tide.
TAP on any row in the tide table to display a graph of that tide.
"GET TIDES FOR DATE" will prompt you for a date, and return the projected tides.
Scroll to the bottom of the screen to get the tidal currents for Balch passage.
WEATHER
Displays the current weather at Steilacoom, and the forcasted weather for the next few hours.
Forecasted highs and lows are for the next 24 hours. This information is updated every 15 minutes.
TAP to display the forecast for the next 5 days, in 3 hour increments. Data is provided by 'OpenWeatherMap.com'.
'yellow' rows represent daytime periods; 'gray' rows represent nighttime periods.
EVENTS
Displays all the coming events for today, or the next coming event for any later day.TAP to display all the coming events for the next 6 months, in a scrolling list.
"WEEK" will show the coming events for this week in a one-week grid.
"MONTH" will show the coming events for the next 6 weeks in a monthly-calendar format.
'Events' generally occur once/month or less frequently, and are usually meetings, entertainment, or special events.
Events are color coded. Click on a color on the 'SHOW' row to show only those type of events.
Tap on an event to show more detail, and to add it to your calendar.
Organizations: To add your events to the AIA calendar, email us.
ACTIVITIES
Activities are similar to EVENTS, but generally occur multiple times/month, often weekly.
OPEN HOURS
Displays the 'open' status for the major island businesses.
TAP to display the full weekly hours for each business.
TAB on a business to display a full page with contact and map information.
To update your business hours, email us.
BURNBAN
Displays the current PS Clean Air Agency burn-ban status (Anderson Island is part of "Peninsula")
and the current Pierce County fire-danger burn ban (for outdoor burning).
TAP do display the full sites. Click here for PS Clean Air.
TANNER
TAP to display the current Anderson Island Outage status as maintained by TANNER Electric.
The first part of the tanner outage message is usually shown in the bar on the main page. This is updated every 10 minutes.
This takes you to the Tanner web site.
NEWS
Displays news items for Anderson Island. To submit a news article, send it to
support@anderson-island.org.
PARKS
Displays a map of all Anderson Island Parks, and information about each park.
EMERGENCY CONTACTS
TAP to display a list of emergency contacts. Tap an entry to dial the phone number.
To update this list, email us.
MAP
TAP to display a Google map of Anderson Island.
ISLAND INFORMATION LINKS
TAP to display a list of links to important Anderson Island web sites.
Taping on a link opens that web site in your phone's browser.
To update this list, email us.
MENU: Reload Data
TAP to reload the following data from the servers: Tides, Events, Activities, Open Hours, and the Weather.
MENU: Notify
Controls the PC Ferry Alert messages that show up on your phone's main screen. Tap 'OFF' to
turn these messages off. The ferry alerts will still show at the top of the screen for the AI App.
MENU: Ferry (in nn)
Controls the countdown timer till the next ferry run, that shows next to the ferry time on your phone's main screen. Tap 'OFF' to
turn the countdown timer off.
MENU: Ferry Times
Controls the number of ferry times that show on each row on your phone's main screen. Tap '2' to
display 2 times/line. Tap '3' to display 3 times/line.
MENU: Ferry Highlight
Controls the yellow highlighting of the ferry times based on your location. If you are on Anderson Island the
'Anderson' times will be highlighted. If not, the 'Steilacoom' times will be highlighted. Tap 'Off' to turn this
feature off. This feature only works on phones.
No network connection.
Updates every minute.
Screen update time.
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| Reload Data | |
| Update App | |
| Notifications: | |
| Ferry Departure Countdown: | |
| Ferry Show 3 Times/row: | |
| Ferry Location Highlight: | |
| Icons: | |
| Speech: | |
| Big Text: |
The Anderson Island Assistant wants to use your current location to automatically highlight either the Steilacoom or Anderson Island ferry schedule row.
This app now has SPEECH and BIG TEXT.
For speech or big text, tap the LEFT side of a row.
For details, tap the RIGHT side.
To turn off SPEECH tap:
☰ -> Speech -> Off
To turn on BIG TEXT tap:
☰ -> Big Text -> On
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