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PLOCAN announces the 15th Glider School edition
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
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Monitoring cetaceans in the waters of Gran Canaria
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 EDUROVs Marine Robotics Initiative at the National Museum of Science and Technology
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
AutoNaut improves its autonomous marine vehicle technology in cooperation with PLOCAN
UK’s companies AutoNaut Ltd. and Seiche Ltd. have successfully conducted between July 8th and 13th , 2019 in waters of PLOCAN’s Test Site in Gran Canaria ocean trials with a 5-meter AutoNaut unmanned surface vessel (USV) suited by a dedicated payload configuration including passive acoustic and optical sensors mainly addressed to monitor marine mammals. Trials
Completion of the CODIMAR Project
PLOCAN has completed the implementation of the Communication and Dissemination activities in the Marine-Maritime Sector (CODIMAR) Project, which sought to generate new communication and scientific dissemination mechanisms, as well as to take advantage and reinforce the projects in execution and the events held in PLOCAN with specific actions. The CODIMAR Project has achieved its objectives,
VII Educational Marine Robotics Meeting of PLOCAN
The VII Educational Marine Robotics Meeting of PLOCAN, organised by PLOCAN with the collaboration of the Cabildo of Gran Canaria, the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECyT), ‘La Caixa’ Foundation, the Municipal Council of San Bartolomé de Tirajana, the Canary Island Research, Innovation and Information Society Agency of the Canary Island Government (ACIISI) and
EuroMarine Robots Project Plenary Meeting in Toulon
The third Plenary Assembly of the European EUroMarineRobots –EUMR- (Marine Robotics Research Infrastructure Network) Project, which objective is to develop a large number of vehicles, tools and infrastructure in order to be available to the scientific community and research and development groups through transnational access, was celebrated in the Head Office of Ifremer in Toulon
Students of Agricultural and Rural Engineering from the University of La Laguna visit PLOCAN
Students of Agricultural and Rural Engineering from the University of La Laguna visited the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands during their training programme. The visit started with a presentation that explained the facilities and services of PLOCAN. The presentation highlighted the Multipurpose Offshore Platform, the Test Site and the Marine Observatory. Furthermore, it explained
A new floating wind turbine prototype will be installed in 2020 at the Test Site of PLOCAN
A part-scale prototype of a new single point mooring system will be installed at the Test Site of PLOCAN by a consortium of nine partners led by X1 Wind in 2020 within the framework of the PivotBuoy project (Advanced System for Cost-effective and Reliable Mooring, Connection, Installation & Operation of Floating Wind), led by X1
PLOCAN in the European Ocean Observing System, EuroGOOS
PLOCAN has been incorporated to the European Ocean Observing System EuroGOOS, which is an association of national governmental agencies, research organizations, and private companies, committed to oceanography within the context of the intergovernmental Global Ocean Observing System(GOOS). The incorporation of PLOCAN to EuroGOOS took place during the Annual Assembly of the association at the Hellenic
PLOCAN participates in FIMAR 2019
PLOCAN participated in the 9th edition of FIMAR, which took place in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and was visited by more than 40.000 people, with the Educational Marine Robotics initiative EDUROVs. This initiative, funded by the Cabildo (Island Government) of Gran Canaria and the ‘La Caixa’ Foundation, proposes the construction of ROVs (Remotely Operated