IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, August 2014

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected aboard the RV Cape Ferguson from 30 August to 1 September 2014. The data was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The dataset includes PNG, HTML, and WMS file formats.

Use Cases

• Analyzing marine sensor data time series based on the 'Ships of Opportunity' collection method
• Mapping geospatial oceanographic observations based on the research vessel track
• Modeling tropical marine environmental variables based on the sensor data described
• Visualizing underway data from a research vessel based on the available PNG and WMS formats

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Specific temporal coverage from 30 August to 1 September 2014
• Data is available in multiple formats including PNG, HTML, and WMS

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program

Time Range

From 30 August 2014 to 1 September 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-18 19:33:28.297801; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers the tropical marine region traversed by the RV Cape Ferguson