IMOS SOOP Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, August 2011

August 2011 underway sensor data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility aboard the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson. The data originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The dataset was last updated on the platform in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Analyzing temporal trends in marine environments based on the time-series nature of the data.
• Mapping spatial distributions of ocean parameters based on the geospatial and voyage nature of the dataset.

Strengths

• Data is part of a national marine observing system (IMOS), suggesting a standardized collection framework.
• Specific temporal coverage is provided for the voyage (08 Aug 2011 to 29 Aug 2011).

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/source bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected via underway sensors on the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson as part of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program.

Time Range

From 08 Aug 2011 to 29 Aug 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 11:42:32.203061; freshness should be verified

Geography

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