Review: Tide Tool

Posted on June 6, 2007 by LJ

Summary

Tide Tool, by Flater/Bilofsky, is a tool to track tides, sun and moon rising/setting.

Overview

Manufacturer: Flater/Bilofsky
Platform: PDA
Current Version: Palm: 2.2

Pros and Cons

Pros

  • Many tide modules to help you calculate the tides
  • Separate tide modules decrease program size
  • Easy to use
  • Can predict height of tide based on moon phase
  • Gives what the tide is doing as of now
  • Gives sun/moon rise and setting times
  • Can choose date of information

Cons

  • No SD card support

Why Did I Download/Buy This?

Living very close to the ocean and a tidal river, I needed to have some idea of when the tides were. Going out in a canoe at the wrong time can mean getting stuck in a stinking ooze of decaying matter. While this tool is not 100% accurate, it is accurate enough for my uses.

How I Use This?

I have used this to find out when high tide will happen during “rain events” (otherwise known as nor’easters. If a “rain event” and high tide happen, I need to make plans to work from home, as our approach may flood and become impossible.

I have also used this tool to help an environmental group I belong to decide when to do a cleanup of the waterways. We aim for a low tide on a weekend at a reasonable time. This tool will help us figure out when that will happen.

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Comments (1)

 

  1. Having the Right Tool….Priceless says:
    December 25, 2007 at 6:12 am

    [...] came the PDA, and looking up the tides with TideTool, I was able to help them come to a conclusion about when to clean up. There are those in the group [...]