IMOS Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, April-May 2017

IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' data collected by sensors aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during a three-week voyage in 2017. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this dataset from the Integrated Marine Observing System's tropical research vessel sub-facility. Data files are available in WMS, PNG, and HTML formats.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions in tropical Australian waters based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns of marine variables during a specific research voyage.
• Visualizing geospatial sensor data streams for environmental monitoring.
• Integrating ship-collected data with other IMOS observation networks.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Covers a specific three-week voyage from 23 April 2017 to 13 May 2017.
• Hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized national data aggregator.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data volume 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 23 Apr 2017 To 13 May 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 15:23:09.884807; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the voyage route of the RV Cape Ferguson (Trip 6662) in Australian tropical waters.