IMOS SOOP Underway Sensor Data from RV Cape Ferguson, Jan 2025

A three-day collection from 24 to 26 January 2025 by the Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS). The data was gathered via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the research vessel RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 8479. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions in tropical waters based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing short-term temporal variability in marine parameters based on a continuous three-day collection.
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ ship-based measurements.
• Studying vessel-based sensor system performance for the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' facility.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Collection period is precisely defined as 24 to 26 January 2025.
• Metadata was last updated on 28 April 2026, indicating recent platform activity.

Limitations

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

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

24 January 2025 to 26 January 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 13:51:10.381455; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely tropical Australian waters, specific voyage path unknown.