BCI Boats Kiosk
Barro Colorado boat manifest
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
iPad
Passenger check-in, live manifests and same-day registration for the STRI boat service between the Gamboa dock and Barro Colorado Island.
BCI Boats Check-in is the official boarding and check-in application for the ferry service between Gamboa and Barro Colorado Island (BCI), operated by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama.
The app is used by employees, researchers, students, and visitors traveling to Barro Colorado Island and the Barro Colorado Nature Monument. At the dock, passengers can register their trip, scan their visit or boarding QR code, and check in when boarding.
The application verifies that each passenger is included on the day’s manifest and provides real-time information on boat occupancy and capacity, helping ensure an efficient and organized boarding process.
Available in English and Spanish.
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The iPad no longer locks itself while the app is open.
Previously the display could sleep on the sign-in and mode-selection screens, so an iPad left on its dock mount was sometimes found locked when staff came back to it. The screen now stays awake on every screen in the app, and the setting is reapplied each time the app returns to the foreground, so it also holds after the app has been in the background.
The manifest now rests between trips.
Once the boat has departed and the screen has gone unused for a few minutes, the manifest dims and shows a "Tap to wake" screen. This keeps passenger names off an unattended display and spares the panel during the long gaps between trips. The manifest stays fully lit through the hour before departure, when staff and passengers are at the dock, and a single tap brings it straight back.
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The developer, Smithsonian Institution, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Smithsonian Institution
- Size
- 3.6 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.
- iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPad
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
