Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander Voyage, August 2015

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected by the Australian Institute of Marine Science vessel RV Solander. The dataset captures sensor readings from a tropical research voyage between 02 August 2015 and 16 August 2015. It is served by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine environments based on the two-week voyage timeframe
• Calibrating satellite-derived sea surface data with in-situ measurements from research vessels
• Studying the spatial distribution of marine properties in Australian waters

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) project
• Covers a specific, documented two-week voyage from 02 to 16 August 2015
• Served via standard geospatial formats (WMS, PNG) facilitating integration

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale ML
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

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

02 August 2015 to 16 August, 2015

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 13:53:30.303772; freshness should be verified

Geography

Likely covers the voyage path of the RV Solander in Australian tropical waters; specific geography is not detailed.