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 collected and deployed an oceanographic buoy in its oceanic observatory located in the North of the Canary Islands (ESTOC position) between the 22nd and the 26th of February 2019. The operation was realiased from the ship Ángeles Alvariño from IEO. The buoy is currently operating. (Data access)
Students from the Institute for Technological Development and Innovation in Communications (IDeTIC) of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) actually attending the University Master in ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) Solutions for Welfare and Environment (BIMeTIC) visited the land facilities of PLOCAN, accompanied by two teachers, as part of the course contents.
Students from the Swedish maritime school Marina Läroverket visited the facilities of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN). This visit of a new delegation of students is part of their training course on board of the ship school Älva in Canarian waters. The students, accompanied by their teacher, were informed in detail about
The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), located in Alges (Lisbon), hosted the sessions “Innovation for Sustainable Ocean: Observatories and Knowledge Networks”, organised by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) in collaboration with the Directorate-General for the sea policy (DGPM) and the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) of the Government of
A delegation of technology companies linked to the field of innovation in vertical mobility in air and sea, which participate in the “Canary Islands Future Lab” initiative, visited the land facilities of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands in order to learn about the capabilities and the lines of action in marine robotics and
Partners of the FORWARD Project, “Fostering research excellence in EU Outermost Regions”, visited the facilities of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands during the KickOff Meeting of the project, which was held at the Elder Museum in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The overall objective of the FORWARD project is to improve ORs’ (Outermost
Luis Valdés Santurio, researcher of the Santander Oceanographic Center of the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, proposed the development of a flow chart with the structure of the Periodic Table in order to to group all the institutions, organizations and agencies involved in the European marine governance during a conference on the relationship between science and
The Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECyT) has renewed PLOCAN as Unit of Scientific Culture and Innovation. PLOCAN is accredited as an UCC+i in two modalities. On one hand, it is acreedited as an UCC+i that communicates R+D+i results which encompass all activities associated with the dissemination of information and contents that meet certain
A delegation of EU representatives visited the facilities of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands during a journey of visits organised by the Directorate-General for Economic Affairs with Africa as part of the strategic Hexagone Project. Its objective is to support the MAC Programme 2014-2020 on the revitalisation of cooperation with the associated African
The Consortium of the Starports Project (Sistema inalámbrico distribuido de monitorización, prevención y actuación para la gestión costera), made for the development of an intelligent platform capable of providing in real time detailed and multiple information on the state of any coastal and maritime infrastructure, met at the facilities of the Oceanic Platform of the