IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander, May 2019

IMOS Ships of Opportunity (SOOP) data was collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander during Trip 20190507. The dataset contains underway sensor observations from a voyage between 06 May 2019 and 08 May 2019. It is aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on the platform in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data based on the specific three-day voyage.
• Calibrating or validating remote sensing models based on in-situ vessel observations.
• Studying data collection methodologies for the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' facility.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides a specific temporal context from a known vessel voyage (06-08 May 2019).
• Platform metadata indicates a recent update timestamp of 2026-03-22.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 06 May 2019 to 08 May 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 10:55:44.344201; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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