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PLOCAN announces the 16th Glider School edition
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
PLOCAN strengthens ocean observation in the Canary Islands with more than 200 days of operation of its fleet of autonomous marine vehicles
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) consolidates its role as a strategic infrastructure for ocean monitoring in the north-eastern Atlantic. Through state-of-the-art autonomous technologies and intensive collaboration with universities, research centres and companies, PLOCAN has promoted the generation of essential data for science, maritime safety and sustainability during 2025, contributing to improving knowledge
XV PLOCAN Glider School
The Ocean Vehicles Unit (VIMAS) at Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN), organized the 15th edition of the Glider School, an international initiative to promote the knowledge and development on marine autonomous vehicles and the consolidation of PLOCAN as a gliderport facility for the Eastern Central Atlantic. En la XV edición, que ha contado
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
XIV PLOCAN Glider School
The Ocean Vehicles Unit (VIMAS) at Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN), organized the 14th edition of the Glider School, an international initiative to promote the knowledge and development on marine autonomous vehicles and the consolidation of PLOCAN as a gliderport facility for the Eastern Central Atlantic. In the 14th edition, which has had
PLOCAN announces the XIV Glider School edition
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) announces the 14th Glider School edition, a leading hands-on training forum on ocean-glider technologies, scheduled for October 21st to 25th 2024 in Telde, Gran Canaria (Spain). The period for submitting applications to attend will remain open until June 30th. More details at http://www.gliderschool.eu Didactical contents will cover
PLOCAN at Oceanology International 2024
ICTS-PLOCAN has actively joined the XXVI edition of Oceanology International (Oi24) held in London as a biannual world reference forum on ocean-observing technologies, a clearly emerging sector in the marine-maritime context and the Blue Economy strategy. As an international leading forum, Oi24 has had a large exhibition of more than 500 stands that for three
PLOCAN’s fleet of autonomous marine vehicles increases its operational activity by 30% in 2023
PLOCAN’s fleet of autonomous ocean vehicles has carried out multiple scientific, technical and training missions in 2023, totaling 242 days sea-operations, with a navigation record of 3,200 nautical miles, among which highlight deployments and operations conduced in the Azores, Madeira, Lisbon, the island of La Palma and in the North and South strip of the
XIII PLOCAN Glider School
The Marine Autonomous Vehicles Area (VIMAS) of the Canary Islands Ocean Platform (PLOCAN) organized the 13th edition of the Glider School, an international initiative for the improvement of knowledge and development of marine autonomous vehicles and the consolidation of PLOCAN as gliderport infrastructure in the North of the Atlantic. Students from Nigeria (FUTA), Brazil (National
Selection of students for the XIII edition of the PLOCAN Glider School
The XIII edition of the PLOCAN School of Autonomous Marine Glider School (“Glider School”) will bring together students from Norway, Italy, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, USA, United Kingdom, Brazil and Spain, together with the main manufacturers of commercial ocean gliders technologies, keeping its commitment as international benchmark for highly specialized training in this type of autonomous