Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander, December 2025

IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' data collected by sensors aboard the tropical research vessel RV Solander during a voyage from 15 to 17 December 2025. The Australian Ocean Data Network published this dataset via the Australian government's open data platform. Data was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor measurements.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine data from a specific research voyage.
• Calibrating satellite-derived ocean data with in-situ tropical vessel observations.

Strengths

• Data originates from the established IMOS 'Ships of Opportunity' national facility.
• Provides a specific temporal snapshot from a three-day research voyage in December 2025.

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 bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS).

Collection Method

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

Time Range

From 15 Dec 2025 to 17 Dec 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-18 20:14:38.964032; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers the tropical marine region traversed by the RV Solander during its voyage.