IMOS RV Cape Ferguson Underway Sensor Data August 2013

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 5830 from 08 to 21 August 2013. This dataset provides underway sensor observations for oceanographic and marine science research.

Use Cases

• Analyze time series of underway sensor data for oceanographic feature detection during the August 2013 voyage.
• Correlate sensor observations with the specific research vessel track (Trip 5830) for spatial analysis of marine conditions.
• Use the data as a case study for sensor performance and data collection methods on tropical research vessels.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a focused two-week time series from a defined research vessel trip in August 2013.
• Tagged with specific, relevant domains including Oceanography, Marine Science, and Australia.

Limitations

• Unknown data volume, row count, and column structure limits assessment of analytical scope.
• Primary file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest the dataset may be primarily map/image views rather than raw tabular sensor data.
• License is unspecified, which may restrict commercial or redistribution use cases.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility under the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program.

Time Range

08 August 2013 to 21 August 2013.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated in March 2026, but the underlying data is from August 2013.

Geography

Collected aboard the RV Cape Ferguson (Trip 5830), location implied to be in Australian tropical waters.