IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, Jan 2014

Australian marine sensor data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data was gathered aboard the tropical research vessel RV Cape Ferguson during a voyage from 02 to 09 January 2014. It is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyzing underway oceanographic conditions based on sensor data mentioned in the description
• Studying temporal patterns in tropical marine environments based on the time-series nature of the data
• Mapping vessel-track sensor readings based on the geospatial file formats (WMS, PNG)

Strengths

• Data is part of a national observing system (IMOS), suggesting institutional oversight.
• The specific voyage (Trip 5903) and date range (02-09 Jan 2014) are clearly defined.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

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

From 02 Jan 2014 to 09 Jan 2014

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 09:32:11.696630; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia, likely tropical marine regions serviced by RV Cape Ferguson