Underway 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 trip from 01 to 03 April 2024. The dataset is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Analyze oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
- Model physical ocean properties based on continuous ship-based measurements
- Validate satellite-derived ocean data based on in-situ observations from a research vessel
Strengths
- Data originates from the established Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
- The specific collection period is defined as 01 to 03 April 2024.
- The data is served via standard web services (WMS, PNG, HTML).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic/temporal/source bias inherent to data_gov_au.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Collected via the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program.
- Time Range
- From 01 Apr 2024 to 03 Apr 2024
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-17 01:10:45.788391; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Likely covers the route of the RV Solander research vessel in Australian waters.