IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander Trip June 2025

IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' data collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility aboard the RV Solander. The dataset covers a voyage from 09 June 2025 to 11 June 2025 and is managed by the Australian Ocean Data Network. It was last updated on 17 June 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data collected during a specific vessel voyage.
• Calibrating remote sensing data with in-situ measurements from a research vessel.
• Studying the operational use of 'Ships of Opportunity' for marine observation.

Strengths

• Data originates from the established Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Covers a specific, recent time period from 09 to 11 June 2025.
• Associated with the RV Solander, a vessel operated by the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS).

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 and temporal bias inherent to a single vessel trip.

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 09 Jun 2025 to 11 Jun 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-17 00:26:47.035901

Geography

Likely the tropical waters traversed by the RV Solander during its voyage.