IMOS Ship Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson Trip 8156

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by sensors aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 8156 from 30 October 2023 to 13 November 2023. The dataset supports oceanographic and environmental monitoring research.

Use Cases

• Analyze sensor time series data for oceanographic parameter trends during the specific voyage.
• Correlate underway sensor readings with known environmental monitoring tags like Oceanography and Marine Science.
• Process time-stamped sensor data from the RV Cape Ferguson to study short-term marine phenomena.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a focused two-week time series from a specific research vessel trip for detailed analysis.
• Categorized with specific, relevant tags including Oceanography, Environmental monitoring, and Time Series.

Limitations

• Core structural metadata such as column names, row count, and data size are unknown.
• Available file formats (WMS, PNG, HTML) suggest the primary data may be served via web services rather than raw tabular files.
• The license is unspecified, which may create uncertainty for downstream use and redistribution.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 30 October 2023 to 13 November 2023.

Freshness

The metadata record was last updated on 22 March 2026, indicating active maintenance.

Geography

Australia (implied by the vessel's operation and organizational source).