IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, Jan 2025

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson Trip 20250122. The dataset covers a voyage from 22 January 2025 to 24 January 2025 and is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network. It was last updated on 22 March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Validate satellite-derived sea surface data based on in-situ measurements from a research vessel
• Model coastal or tropical marine processes based on data from the RV Cape Ferguson's voyage

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Specific temporal coverage from 22 Jan 2025 to 24 Jan 2025 is documented
• Managed by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to a single vessel's short voyage

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

22 January 2025 to 24 January -2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 06:19:09.064396; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely coastal Australian waters, given the vessel and managing organization.