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

Australian marine sensor data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data was gathered by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 8013 from 04 May 2023 to 23 May 2023. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic time series based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing environmental conditions along a vessel's track based on the 'Ships of Opportunity' collection method
• Calibrating satellite or model data with in-situ sensor readings from tropical research vessels
• Studying temporal variability in marine parameters during a specific research voyage

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Covers a specific 20-day voyage from 04 May 2023 to 23 May 2023
• Collected via a dedicated sub-facility ('Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels') ensuring standardized collection

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single vessel's track

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 aboard the RV Cape Ferguson.

Time Range

04 May 2023 to 23 May 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 22 08:30:02.548724; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers the vessel's track during Trip 8013, presumably in Australian tropical waters.