IMOS Underway Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander, May 2018

IMOS Ships of Opportunity data collected aboard the RV Solander during Trip 6921 from 16 May 2018 to 25 May 2018. The Australian Ocean Data Network provides this dataset from the 'Sensors on Tropical Research Vessels' sub-facility. Data formats include WMS, PNG, and HTML.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions in tropical Australian waters based on underway sensor data.
• Calibrating marine sensor readings based on data from a known research vessel.
• Visualizing marine data spatially based on the available WMS and PNG formats.

Strengths

• Data collected over a defined 10-day period in May 2018.
• Sourced from a dedicated national marine observing system (IMOS) facility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

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

16 May 2018 to 25 May 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 13:10:55.457374; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian tropical coastal waters, specific to the RV Solander's route.