The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) convenes the 15th edition of the Glider School, an international reference training forum in ocean-glider technology, to be held from October 20th to 24th in Telde, Gran Canaria. The period application submission is already open until June 30th. More information through the event website http://www.gliderschool.eu. The didactic
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) participated in the 2026 All-Atlantic Forum, held in Salvador de Bahía (Brazil), actively contributing to the spaces for Atlantic cooperation, applied innovation, and intergenerational dialogue promoted by the All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance (AAORIA), with the support of the European project BlueActionAA.
PLOCAN served as the venue for the integration and validation of a new generation of oceanographic sensors developed by the partners of the European GEORGE project, using two of its unique facilities—the VIMAS fleet of autonomous vehicles and the test site—and in collaboration with leading companies in the sector. The activity is framed in the
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) joins this week the Undersea Defense Technology (UDT) 2026, leading international forum on underwater surveillance and intervention technologies in strategic sectors of the Blue Economy such as navigation, communications, energy, defense, security, among others. The event is held in London (UK), as European leading hub for the
The onshore facilities of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) hosted a series of educational open days on 15 and 16 April framed within the EduBlue project: Blue Emissions and Sounds. This initiative, centred on ocean literacy, aims to bring marine science and technology into the classroom through hands-on, participatory, and collaborative learning
La Laja beach, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, was recently transformed into an open-air classroom for students participating in the EduSen educational project (Marine Sensors: From the Classroom to the Conference), an innovative initiative led by the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN). A total of 175 students from 10 schools across the
Within the PORTS 4.0 program framework, PLOCAN and QUALITAS are partnering to conduct real-world testing of AI-based solutions off Taliarte coast, Gran Canaria. Using the PLOCAN-TRES uncrewed vessel and the network of high-resolution optical and thermal cameras installed onshore at the Taliarte lighthouse, the upcoming sea trials will calibrate advanced georeferencing algorithms for cutting-edge coastal
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is entering a new stage of consolidation and growth following the approval today by its Governing Board of its 2026 Action Plan and its 2026–2028 Multiannual Action Plan, two instruments that reinforce its position as a leading scientific and technical infrastructure in the marine-maritime field and as
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has once again participated in the CANASAR 2026 exercise, an aircraft accident simulation coordinated by the Canary Islands Aeronautical Rescue Coordination Centre (ARCC) of the Spanish Air and Space Force. The maritime operation took place on the morning of March 18th, south of the Canary Islands. In
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) has taken an active role in the kick-off meeting of the European project DIVE (DIVE into Learning: Inclusive STEAM Education through Low-Cost Underwater Robots), held at the Science and Technology Park of the University of Girona (UdG). This in-person meeting marks the beginning of a three-year initiative,
PLOCAN, the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) and the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) continue to promote and strengthen their collaboration in the ocean-observing strategy in the Canary Islands through the seasonal program based on glider missions at the Time-Series station ESTOC (deep node of the PLOCAN Integrated Observatory) and Deep Radial