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

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson. The data covers a specific voyage from 29 to 31 January 2025. It is aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze oceanographic time-series data based on the 'Ships of Opportunity' collection method.
• Study tropical marine conditions based on data from the RV Cape Ferguson research vessel.
• Model geospatial patterns in Australian waters based on the platform tags indicating geospatial coverage.

Strengths

• Data is associated with the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Covers a specific, defined time range from 29 to 31 January 2025.
• Collected via a dedicated research vessel, the RV Cape Ferguson.

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 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

From 29 January 2025 to 31 January 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 18:57:56.401070; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian Waters (inferred from platform tags).