The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) convenes the 16th edition of the Glider School, an international reference training forum in ocean-glider technology, to be held from October 19th to 23rd 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 9th Glider School edition, a reference hands-on and training forum on ocean-gliders technology takes place at the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands between 30th September and 4th October 2019. Didactical contents will cover both hardware and software issues through theoretical and practical dedicated sessions in class, lab and open waters using real ocean-glider
The second dissemination seminar of marine and maritime R&D&I in the Macaronesian Region was celebrated in Funchal (Madeira) within the framework of the RIS3_NET (Interregional Co-operation for the Intelligent Growth of the MAC Regions) project and the activities for promoting the Macaronesian R&D&I related to the Blue Growth Strategy of the European Commission. During the
PLOCAN participated in “Macaronight 2019, European Researchers’ Night” that took place in Santa Ana Square in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with the Educational Marine Robotics initiative EDUROVs. The MacaroNight project, within the framework of the European Researchers’ Night, brings together the Macaronesian archipelago in one single night where we share and show our common
The SmartBlue project, which objective is to promote the competitiveness, innovation and internationalisation of marine and maritime companies operating in the blue economy in the Macaronesian regions, organised a conference in order to present the Blue Growth strategies of the Macaronesian regions of Europe at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Funchal (Madeira). The
The OceanObs’19 Conference, “An Ocean of Opportunity”, which was sponsored by government agencies linked to the international strategy on ocean observation, took place in Honolulu (HI, USA) between 16th and 20th September and brought together more than 1900 attendees from 74 nations and a hundred leading companies in the sector. The OceanObs’19 conference is a community-driven conference
One hundred university students of the Peritia et Doctrina Association visited the land-based facilities of PLOCAN during the XVIII International Conferences on Senior Programme Associationism, an annual meeting between Senior University Associations associated to public and private universities of the European Union. Its 2019 edition has been organised in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The
PLOCAN hosts the KOSMOS GC 2019, led by GEOMAR (Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel) started on the 3rd of September and will extent until mid October. In the framework of the Ocean artUp project, an international team of 35 marine scientists will study the feasibility, effectiveness, associated risks and potential side effects of ocean artificial upwelling
The book ‘EDUROVs 7 years of initiative’, written by María José Rueda, Carlos Rodríguez and Irene Sastre, has been published by the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN). This book includes the evolution of the EDUROVs Marine Robotics Educational Initiative between 2012 and 2019, the statistics elaborated based on all the editions and the
A WaveGlider autonomous surface vehicle from the Canary Island Oceanic Platform (PLOCAN) fleet, fitted with an array of meteorological and oceanographic sensors, is completing a cetacean observation mission this week in the waters of the East and South of Gran Canaria. The vehicle’s position, the trajectory covered and the scientific information collected is available on the PLOCAN
The National Museum of Science and Technology (MUNCYT) in Alcobendas will host an exhibition related to the EDUROVs Initiative and Marine Robotics workshops during August and September. Young people aged 12 years and over will be able to participate in these Marine Robotics workshops that last one hour and a half, from August 2 to