Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, April 2017

From 22 to 24 April 2017, the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) collected underway sensor data aboard the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson. The data was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility as part of the Ships of Opportunity program and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data based on the time-series nature of the collection.
• Creating geospatial visualizations of marine sensor data based on the WMS format.
• Calibrating or validating other marine observation systems based on the high-frequency sensor data.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Specific temporal coverage is documented (22-24 April 2017).
• Data is served in standard geospatial formats (WMS, PNG, HTML).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single vessel's route in Australian waters.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

Collection Method

Collected via underway sensors aboard the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson.

Time Range

22 April 2017 to 24 April - 2017.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 01:53:04.198306; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian coastal or tropical waters, specific to the vessel's route.