IMOS Ship Sensor Data from RV Solander Trip 5457 in February 2012

February 2012 data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity facility aboard the RV Solander Trip 5457. The dataset contains sensor measurements and vessel tracking information from a tropical research vessel, contributed by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze vessel tracking patterns and sensor data time series for oceanographic research in Australian waters.
• Correlate sensor measurements from the RV Solander with other IMOS datasets using the trip identifier and timestamps.
• Use the data to validate or calibrate marine sensor models for the Ships of Opportunity sub-facility.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national-scale Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project.
• Provides specific temporal coverage from 09 February 2012 to 17 February 2012.
• Managed by the authoritative Australian Ocean Data Network organization.

Limitations

• Specific data volume, row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable for assessment.
• Data format is primarily for visualization (WMS, PNG, HTML), limiting direct analytical use without conversion.
• The license is unspecified, which may restrict commercial or redistribution use cases.

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 09 February 2012 to 17 February 2012.

Freshness

Metadata was last updated on 22 March 2026, though the underlying data is from 2012.

Geography

Australia, collected aboard the RV Solander.