What data do boaters want?

Who will be the primary users of BIS?

The BIS Advisory Board

Who funded BIS and what is our goal?

What do we mean by 'boaters'?




What do we mean by 'boaters'?

Our definition includes those with boats up to 40 feet in length.

We include fishermen even though they may not consider themselves boaters as sailors and power boaters do.

And we include all personal watercraft because kite boarders and windsurfers are dependent upon safe weather conditions.



Funded by Washington Sea Grant Program
The Applied Physics Laboratory at the University of Washington is a world premiere center for research, development,
and advanced education in science and engineering. www.apl.washington.edu


APL-UW owns all proprietary rights to a boater information system (BIS), but will make BIS readily available for public use.