Credits

# Built with help.

FerryForecast is built on top of public weather data, free open-source software, and the generosity of a few Nantucket friends. This page acknowledges them.

## Data sources

-   [NOAA Buoy 44020 (NDBC)](https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=44020)

    Real-time wind, gust, wave height, and wave period readings from Nantucket Sound. Operated by NOAA's National Data Buoy Center.

-   [Open-Meteo](https://open-meteo.com/)

    Free, open-access weather + marine forecast API. Source for 7-day wind/wave forecasts. Free for non-commercial use under CC BY 4.0.

-   [Steamship Authority](https://www.steamshipauthority.com/)

    Public alerts page and performance reports. Used as the canonical source of historical SSA cancellation labels.

-   [Hy-Line Cruises](https://hylinecruises.com/)

    Public service alerts, syndicated via Flockler. Used for Hy-Line cancellation labels from mid-2023 onward.

-   [OpenFreeMap and OpenStreetMap](https://openfreemap.org/)

    Base map for Vessel Tracking: OpenFreeMap's Positron style, built from OpenMapTiles and OpenStreetMap data.

-   [ACK Schedules API](https://api.ackschedules.com/)

    Public schedule endpoint listing Hy-Line published departures. Used for next-departure tracking and historical schedule reconstruction.

## Open source software

-   [Remix](https://remix.run/)

    Web framework powering the app.

-   [React](https://react.dev/)

    UI library.

-   [Tailwind CSS](https://tailwindcss.com/)

    Styling.

-   [Vite](https://vite.dev/)

    Build tooling.

-   [Cheerio](https://cheerio.js.org/)

    HTML parsing for Steamship Authority status scraping.

-   [Leaflet and MapLibre GL JS](https://maplibre.org/)

    Interactive vessel map (Leaflet) and vector map rendering (MapLibre).

-   [Material Icons](https://fonts.google.com/icons)

    Iconography (Apache 2.0).

## Art & design

-   Watercolor lighthouse illustration

    Original artwork commissioned for FerryForecast. Used in the site favicon, social preview image, and various decorative surfaces.

## Friends & partners

-   [Quinn Veysey, Fisher Real Estate](https://fishernantucket.com/profile/quinn-veysey/)

    Friend & partner spotlight. Nantucket sales and rentals.

-   [Ford Roots](https://www.fordroots.com/)

    Friend & partner spotlight. Wedding & family portrait photography.

-   [Good Bones Design](https://goodbonesdesign.com/)

    Friend & partner spotlight. Nantucket-based interior design.

## Hosting

-   [Vercel](https://vercel.com/)

    Application hosting, edge functions, scheduled jobs, and blob storage.

## Something missing?

If you contributed to this project and don’t see your name here, please email [cooper@veyseysoftwaresolutions.com](mailto:cooper@veyseysoftwaresolutions.com) and we will fix it.

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