IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, April-May 2010

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 4921. The data covers a voyage from 24 April 2010 to 02 May 2010 and is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The dataset was last updated on 22 March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data based on the specified voyage dates.
• Mapping marine sensor readings based on the geospatial nature of the data.

Strengths

• Data is associated with the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined as 24 April 2010 to 02 May 2010.
• The dataset was last updated on 22 March 2026, indicating recent metadata maintenance.

Limitations

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

24 April 2010 to 02 May 2010

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 14:40:13.288661; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers the voyage path of the RV Cape Ferguson in Australian tropical waters.