Australian Marine Sensor Data from RV Solander Voyage, Jan-Feb 2022

Australian marine data collected by the Integrated Marine Observing System's Ships of Opportunity program. The dataset originates from sensors aboard the research vessel RV Solander during Trip 7695 from 17 January to 01 February 2022. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Modeling oceanographic conditions based on underway sensor data.
• Analyzing temporal patterns in marine environments based on the time-series nature of the data.
• Creating visualizations or maps of marine data based on the available geospatial formats (WMS, PNG).

Strengths

• Data is part of a national observing system (IMOS), suggesting institutional oversight.
• Specific temporal coverage is provided: 17 January to 01 February 2022.
• Data is available in multiple formats, including WMS for web-based mapping.

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

Time Range

17 January 2022 to 01 February 2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 22 08:53:53.332344; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Australian waters, given the source institutions and vessel.