Marine Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson Voyage in Australian Waters

Ships of Opportunity data collected by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during a 6-day voyage from 29 October to 3 November 2018. The dataset supports marine science and environmental monitoring, with specific sensor measurements from a tropical research vessel.

Use Cases

• Analyze time series sensor data for oceanographic patterns during the 6-day voyage.
• Correlate environmental monitoring data with specific geographic locations in Australian waters.
• Process marine science data from the Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels sub-facility for trend analysis.
• Integrate PNG or WMS format visualizations with underlying sensor readings for spatial analysis.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Covers a specific 6-day time range from 29 Oct 2018 to 03 Nov 2018.
• Managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network, a recognized organization in marine data.

Limitations

• Unknown data volume, row count, and column structure limits assessment of analytical scope.
• Data is temporally limited to a single, short 6-day voyage in 2018.
• Available file formats (HTML, PNG, WMS) suggest the primary data may be embedded in reports or visualizations rather than raw tabular files.

Provenance

Source

Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson.

Time Range

29 October 2018 to 03 November 2018.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on 23 March 2026, though the underlying data is from 2018.

Geography

Australian waters, specific to the voyage path of RV Cape Ferguson Trip 6976.