IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Cape Ferguson, July-August 2025

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 8648. The data was collected from 31 July 2025 to 03 August 2025 and is served by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The dataset was last updated on 28 April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze underway oceanographic conditions based on sensor data collected from a research vessel.
• Study temporal patterns in tropical coastal waters based on the specified four-day observation period.
• Integrate vessel-based sensor readings with other IMOS facility data streams for broader marine analysis.
• Validate or calibrate satellite-derived ocean data based on in-situ measurements from the RV Cape Ferguson.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Collection period is precisely defined as 31 July 2025 to 03 August 2025.
• Metadata record was last updated on 28 April 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

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

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

31 July 2025 to 03 August 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 13:59:57.113300; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely covers the operational area of the RV Cape Ferguson during Trip 8648, presumably in Australian tropical coastal waters.