IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, April 2016

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 6404. The data was gathered from 17 April 2016 to 27 April 2016 and is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The dataset is available in WMS, PNG, and HTML formats.

Use Cases

• Analyze marine environmental conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Model temporal oceanographic patterns based on the specified time-series nature of the data
• Visualize geospatial sensor readings based on the WMS and PNG file formats
• Study Australian tropical waters based on the vessel and platform tags

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Specific temporal coverage from 17 April 2016 to 27 April 2016 is documented
• Managed by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is 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 17 Apr 2016 To 27 Apr 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 08:28:21.988044; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers Australian tropical waters, based on the vessel and platform tags.