IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, June 2025

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson. The dataset covers a specific voyage, Trip 8538, from 08 June 2025 to 24 June 2025. It is aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 28 April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements mentioned in the description
• Model marine environmental variables for the tropical research vessel route
• Validate satellite or model data against in-situ observations from the Ships of Opportunity program

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Covers a specific 17-day voyage in June 2025, providing temporal focus
• Managed by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian 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 08 June 2025 to 24 June -2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 12:42:04.647203; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers tropical Australian coastal waters, specific to the RV Cape Ferguson voyage route