IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, March 2021

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during a trip from 13 to 15 March 2021. The dataset is part of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network. Metadata was last updated on 22 March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data from a specific research voyage.
• Integrating sensor data from tropical research vessels into larger marine observation systems.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Specific temporal coverage is documented (13-15 March 2021).
• Metadata record was updated on 22 March 2026.

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.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 13 March 2021 to 15 March 2021

Freshness

Metadata last updated 2026-03-22 11:56:28.514289; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the voyage path of the RV Cape Ferguson; specific geography is not stated.