IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, August 2020

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 7455. The data was gathered from 12 August 2020 to 18 August 2020 and is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network. File formats include WMS, PNG, and HTML.

Use Cases

• Analyze vessel-based sensor readings for oceanographic conditions based on the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility description
• Model time-series patterns in underway data from a specific research voyage based on the trip and date range
• Integrate geospatial marine observations with other IMOS datasets based on the platform tags and system affiliation

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project, suggesting standardized collection protocols
• Covers a specific 7-day voyage (Trip 7455) from 12 to 18 August 2020, providing a discrete temporal snapshot

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 of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program

Time Range

From 12 Aug 2020 To 18 Aug 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 04:46:43.299903; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers the voyage route of the RV Cape Ferguson (Australia)