IMOS Ships of Opportunity Underway Data from RV Solander, November 2025

Australian marine sensor data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility. The data was gathered aboard the research vessel RV Solander during a trip from 06 to 08 November 2025. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 28 April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing underway oceanographic conditions based on sensor readings from a research vessel.
• Studying temporal changes in marine environments based on the specified three-day collection period.
• Integrating sensor data from the Ships of Opportunity program into broader marine observing networks.

Strengths

• Data is associated with the authoritative IMOS national marine observing project.
• Collection period is precisely defined as 06 to 08 November 2025.
• Data is served via standard geospatial formats (WMS, PNG).

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

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Collected by the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility of the IMOS Ships of Opportunity program.

Time Range

From 06 Nov 2025 to 08 Nov 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04 28 13:44:38.949193; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian tropical waters, given the vessel and program.