IMOS Ships of Opportunity: Marine Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, Nov 2018

The 'Ships of Opportunity' (SOOP) facility of Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) collected this data aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 6978 from 17 to 25 November 2018. The data was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The dataset includes files in WMS, PNG, and HTML formats.

Use Cases

• Analyze oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Visualize marine data spatially based on the WMS and PNG file formats
• Model temporal changes in the marine environment based on the specific 9-day voyage period

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Covers a specific 9-day voyage from 17 to 25 November 2018
• Hosted 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 aboard the RV Cape Ferguson

Time Range

From 17 November 2018 to 25 November -2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 12:34:18.934262; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers tropical Australian waters traversed by the RV Cape Ferguson