Southern Surveyor Transit ST 03/2008 Underway Data

Created 25/06/2025

Updated 25/06/2025

This dataset contains the Underway (UWY) data collected on Southern Surveyor Transit ST 3/2008. The voyage took place in coastal waters between Gladstone and Sydney, 11 - 16 Aug 2008. This dataset has been processed and archived within the CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Data Centre in Hobart. Additional information regarding this dataset may be contained in the voyage plan and voyage summary. The standard Underway (=continuously recorded) dataset from a research voyage includes Navigation (NAV), Sounder, Thermosalinograph (TSG) and Meteorological (MET) data. NAV data includes GPS (Global Positioning System) measurements of latitude, longitude, ship's direction and speed. MET data includes atmospheric temperature, humidity and pressure, wind speed and direction, and incident radiation intensity. Data are recorded at 5 second intervals.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Southern Surveyor Transit ST 03/2008 Underway Data
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/cf341ac1-8441-4bff-a884-e50e8fa94fc1
Contact Point
CSIRO Marlin Data Catalogue
data-requests-hf@csiro.au
Reference Period 11/08/2008 - 16/08/2008
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        151.0,
        -32.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -32.0
      ],
      [
        154.0,
        -23.5
      ],
      [
        151.0,
        -23.5
      ],
      [
        151.0,
        -32.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal CSIRO Marlin

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on CSIRO Marlin "Southern Surveyor Transit ST 03/2008 Underway Data". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://marlin.csiro.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/southern-surveyor-transit-st-03-2008-underway-data1