Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, January 2021

IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' data collected by sensors aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during a specific voyage in January 2021. The Australian Ocean Data Network manages this dataset, which was last updated in March 2026. This data likely contains continuous environmental measurements from a tropical research vessel.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data from a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ shipborne observations.
• Studying the operational characteristics of a 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility.

Strengths

• Data is associated with the authoritative IMOS (Integrated Marine Observing System) project.
• The specific vessel (RV Cape Ferguson) and voyage (Trip 7525) are clearly identified.
• The temporal coverage is precisely defined as 04 Jan 2021 to 15 Jan 2021.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and data volume are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' program.

Time Range

From 04 Jan 2021 To 15 Jan 2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 15:22:46.845043; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the route of RV Cape Ferguson Trip 7525, presumably in Australian tropical waters.