IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, August 2009

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 4897. The dataset covers a voyage from 06 August 2009 to 12 August 2009. It is aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on the platform in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing underway marine sensor readings based on the 'Ships of Opportunity' collection method
• Studying temporal patterns in tropical marine conditions based on the specific voyage date range
• Mapping geospatial marine data based on the vessel's track and sensor outputs
• Integrating sensor data from research vessels into larger oceanographic models based on the IMOS project context

Strengths

• Data is part of the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Covers a specific, documented voyage from 06 August 2009 to 12 August 2009
• Managed and aggregated by the 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
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels sub-facility

Collection Method

Collected via 'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) underway sensors aboard the RV Cape Ferguson

Time Range

From 06 August 2009 to 12 August 2009

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 16:01:43.495043; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers the tropical marine region traversed by RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 4897