IMOS Ship Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson Trip 5836

Sensor data collected from the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 5836 from 18 to 29 October 2013. The dataset is part of the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility, specifically the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility. It provides time-series environmental measurements for marine science applications.

Use Cases

• Analyze time-series sensor data for oceanographic patterns during the specific voyage period.
• Correlate environmental sensor readings with known vessel location and timing from the trip metadata.
• Use as a case study for sensor data quality and collection methods on tropical research vessels.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Provides a specific 12-day time series from a documented research vessel trip.
• Managed by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network organization.

Limitations

• The dataset's size, row count, and specific sensor variables (columns) are unknown.
• Data is temporally limited to a single voyage in October 2013.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest the primary data may be visual or map-based, not raw tabular data.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by sensors aboard the RV Cape Ferguson as part of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity facility.

Time Range

18 October 2013 to 29 October 2013

Freshness

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

Geography

Australia, likely the tropical marine region serviced by the RV Cape Ferguson.