Australian Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander Voyage, December 2023

Australian marine data collected by the 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 voyage from 19 to 21 December 2023. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Studying temporal patterns in marine data from a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating or validating other marine observation systems based on the sensor platform.
• Mapping the spatial path and associated environmental readings of the research vessel.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Specific voyage and date range (19-21 Dec 2023) are clearly documented.
• 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.
• Available file formats (HTML, PNG, WMS) suggest the primary data may be served via web services rather than raw data files.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) Ships of Opportunity facility.

Collection Method

Collected via underway sensors on the research vessel RV Solander.

Time Range

From 19 December 2023 to 21 December 2023.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 17:10:33.098532; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers marine areas around Australia, specific to the RV Solander's voyage path.