Underway Ocean Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson July-August 2017

From 25 July 2017 to 08 August 2017, this dataset contains underway sensor observations collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. It was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 6751. The data supports oceanographic and environmental monitoring research.

Use Cases

• Analyze time-series sensor data for oceanographic parameter trends during the July-August 2017 voyage.
• Correlate underway sensor measurements with specific geographic locations along the vessel's track.
• Validate and calibrate marine sensor performance for the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility.
• Study environmental conditions in the operational region of RV Cape Ferguson using collected sensor data.

Strengths

• Data collected by the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Specific temporal coverage from 25 July 2017 to 08 August 2017 for RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6751.
• Part of the established 'Ships of Opportunity' and 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' monitoring facilities.

Limitations

• The number of data rows, columns, and specific sensor parameters are unknown.
• Data is limited to a single two-week voyage, offering a narrow temporal snapshot.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest the primary data may be visual or map-based, not raw tabular data.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

Collection Method

Collected by sensors aboard the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson as part of the 'Ships of Opportunity' program.

Time Range

25 July 2017 to 08 August 2017.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on 21 March 2026, but the underlying data is from 2017.

Geography

Operational region of the RV Cape Ferguson (Trip 6751), likely Australian waters.