IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, April 2023

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during a research trip in April 2023. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this dataset from the Integrated Marine Observing System's 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility. It was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data from a specific research vessel trip
• Validating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ ship-based observations
• Studying tropical marine environments based on the data's stated collection source

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Covers a specific temporal range from 06 April 2023 to 23 April 2023
• Metadata record was last updated on 2026-03-22

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count and data size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Available file formats (HTML, PNG, WMS) suggest the primary access may be via web services rather than raw data files

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 06 Apr 2023 To 23 Apr 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 22:45:48.350782; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers a marine route traversed by the RV Cape Ferguson; specific geography is not stated