IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, Jan-Feb 2016

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected aboard the Australian Institute of Marine Science vessel RV Cape Ferguson during a specific research voyage. The data set originates from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility and was aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network. It covers a voyage from 26 January 2016 to 03 February 2016.

Use Cases

• Analyze oceanographic conditions along a vessel's track based on underway sensor data.
• Model coastal water properties for a specific time period based on the voyage dates.
• Integrate point-based marine observations with other geospatial datasets based on the WMS service format.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a specific, documented research voyage (Trip 6379) providing temporal context.
• Part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) infrastructure, suggesting standardized collection protocols.
• Available via a WMS service, which facilitates integration with geospatial analysis tools.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single vessel's track over a short period.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 26 Jan 2016 to 03 Feb 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 17:29:14.369203; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian tropical coastal waters, specific to the voyage track of RV Cape Ferguson.