IMOS Data Tools
All IMOS data can be discovered, accessed and downloaded via the Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) Portal.
In order to make specialised data more usable to a wider audience, the AODN staff and Facilities have developed a number of data tools over the years.
For each IMOS Facility (where applicable), brief descriptions of these data tools are provided below, along with relevant links.
Data Discovery and Access Tools
Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Facility
Sorts AUV images and displays a selection of them upon a mouse-click on a track diagram.
National Mooring Network Facility
Access to data plots of raw sound recordings from the Passive Acoustic Observatories Moorings.
Animal Tracking Facility
Stores animal movement data collected by a wide group of collaborators using acoustic tagging technology.
Ocean Glider Facility
Software package designed to allow quick and easy visualisation of glider data stored in NetCDF files.
Australian Ocean Data Network
Online tool for the submission of metadata and data to the AODN metadata catalogue, and where possible the AODN Portal.
Data Processing Tools and Products
Plankton 2015 – State of Australia's oceans
Plankton 2015 is an assessment of the state of the oceans around Australia using plankton as indicators of ecological change.
The Plankton 2015 report from CSIRO and based on data from the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) looks at why plankton are important to the health of our oceans and Australia’s future prosperity.
Opening NetCDF files and the IMOS User Code Library
Most IMOS datasets are stored as NetCDF files, which can be viewed or manipulated in various environments. The AODN staff have begun compiling a user code library to assist in analysing these data. The library includes examples in MATLAB, R, and Python.
NB: Regardless of storage format, many IMOS datasets are available as csv files through the Australian Ocean Data Network (AODN) Portal.
CHORUS (software for processing and analysis of sea noise data)
CHORUS is software for processing and analysis of sea noise data, including the IMOS passive acoustic data. It is now available from the Curtin University website. The archive to be downloaded also contains a User’s Manual and a Single User Licence Agreement. Note, the software is downloaded from the 'Products' menu on the left.
Satellite Remote Sensing
The "Accessing IMOS Satellite Data and Converting into CSV Format Report" provides a simple, easy-to-use process, using the open source tool Panoply, for visualising IMOS satellite imagery and extracting small subsets of data to .csv files.
Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) data:
- MATLAB GHRSST level 3 generic satellite SST reading routines: L3 (see here)
- IDL IMOS-GHRSST level 3 NOAA satellite SST reading routines: L3 (see here)
- More information on the IMOS-GHRSST level 3 NOAA satellite SST files and how to use them