cff-version: 1.2.0
title: "CruisePlan: A Tool for Oceanographic Cruise Planning"
message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below."
type: software
authors:
  - family-names: Frajka-Williams
    given-names: Eleanor
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8773-7838"
    affiliation: "University of Hamburg, Institute of Oceanography"
  - family-names: Sorge
    given-names: Yves
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0043-9207
  - family-names: Trace-Kleeberg
    given-names: Sunke
    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5980-2492
repository-code: "https://github.com/ocean-uhh/cruiseplan"
url: "https://ocean-uhh.github.io/cruiseplan"
abstract: >-
  CruisePlan is a Python package for planning and scheduling oceanographic
  research cruises. It provides tools for station distribution calculation,
  CTD profile timing estimation, mooring operation planning, travel time
  calculations, and multi-format output generation including HTML schedules,
  CSV data, KML visualization files, and NetCDF scientific data formats.
  The package includes interactive station selection tools with PANGAEA
  database integration for historical oceanographic data analysis.
keywords:
  - oceanography
  - cruise planning
  - research vessels
  - CTD
  - moorings
  - bathymetry
  - station planning
license: MIT
version: "0.1.0"
date-released: "2025-01-02"
