IMOS Ship Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6378 in January 2016

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 6378 from 03 to 23 January 2016. The dataset provides oceanographic sensor data from a specific research voyage under the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System.

Use Cases

• Analyze time-series sensor data from the RV Cape Ferguson voyage for oceanographic pattern detection.
• Correlate environmental monitoring data with specific geographic coordinates from the trip's route.
• Use marine science sensor readings to study conditions in the sampled Australian waters during January 2016.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a focused 21-day time series from a specific research vessel trip in January 2016.
• Categorized with relevant tags including Oceanography, Marine Science, and Australia for clear domain identification.

Limitations

• Specific column names, data volume (rows), and file size are unknown, limiting immediate analytical assessment.
• Data is available only in WMS, PNG, and HTML formats, which are not standard for tabular analysis and may require conversion.
• The license is unspecified, which could create uncertainty for downstream use and redistribution.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson.

Time Range

From 03 January 2016 to 23 January 2016.

Freshness

The metadata was last updated on 2026-03-22, though the underlying data is from 2016.

Geography

Australian waters, specific to the route of RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6378.