Underway Ocean Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson August 2017

Ships of Opportunity data was collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System from the RV Cape Ferguson during a specific voyage from August 20 to 25, 2017. The dataset provides sensor measurements for oceanographic and environmental monitoring. It is published by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze time series sensor data for oceanographic patterns during the August 2017 voyage.
• Correlate underway sensor measurements with known environmental monitoring tags like Oceanography and Marine Science.
• Use the data for spatial analysis of marine conditions in the geographic area covered by the RV Cape Ferguson trip.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a specific 6-day temporal coverage from August 20 to 25, 2017.
• Managed and published by the established Australian Ocean Data Network.

Limitations

• No column definitions or sample data are available to understand the specific sensor measurements.
• The dataset's size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of its analytical scope.
• Available only in non-tabular formats (WMS, PNG, HTML), complicating direct quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility under the Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) program.

Time Range

August 20, 2017 to August 25, 2017.

Freshness

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

Geography

Australia (specific voyage path of the RV Cape Ferguson, Trip 6765).