IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander Trip in March 2015

Underway sensor data collected by the Australian 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 Solander during a specific voyage from 02 to 04 March 2015. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 22 March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data from a specific research voyage.
• Integrating ship-collected data with other marine observation systems.
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ sensor readings from a research vessel.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).
• Covers a specific, documented research voyage (RV Solander Trip 20150303).
• Last updated metadata indicates recent platform activity (2026-03-22).

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.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) / Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS)

Collection Method

Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander.

Time Range

From 02 March 2015 to 04 March 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 22 13:03:15.975019; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers the tropical Australian marine region serviced by the RV Solander.