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The TechOceanS project validates at PLOCAN facilities cutting-edge European ocean sensors and robotics.
The land-based headquarters and marine test-site facilities of the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) host the validation tests of a new generation of European ocean sensors and robotics to improve the measurement of Essential Ocean Variables (EOVs) within the framework of the European project Technologies for Ocean Sensing (TechOceanS). Funded with a grant
Oceanographic campaign at ESTOC station boosts scientific research in the Atlantic Ocean
The ESTOC station (European Station for Time-Series in the Ocean of the Canary Islands), located in the Atlantic Ocean near the Canary Islands, has been the site of an oceanographic campaign carried out by the PLOCAN team and the ULPGC. ESTOC is the national ocean observation node of EMSO (European Multidisciplinary Seafloor and water column
PLOCAN contributes to Ocean Sciences Meeting 2024
The Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM), sponsored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the Association for Sciences, Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) and the Oceanographic Society (TOS), represents the international leading forum for scientists, engineers and ocean users where to promote, disseminate and exchange knowledge, ideas, applications and the most relevant and cutting-edge developments from the current
Technologists from PLOCAN undergo training on the Zooplankton sensor UVP6 and the ECOTAXA oceanic research application
Technologists from PLOCAN have recently undergone specialized training focused on the advanced zooplankton sensor UVP6 and the ECOTAXA oceanic research application. These instruments are crucial for marine research and understanding biological processes in the ocean. The training aimed to deepen the understanding and proficiency of PLOCAN’s technical team in handling cutting-edge technologies for zooplankton study,
PLOCAN incorporates a new acoustic technology to its underwater observation fleet
PLOCAN’s underwater glider fleet has incorporated a new AURIS passive acoustic technology that expands its scientific ocean-observing capabilities and quality. Among the direct and most interesting applications of AURIS highlights marine-mammal monitoring, as well underwater noise measurement as potential impact on the ecosystem in areas where activities linked to Blue Economy sectors are carried out,
PLOCAN joins the Marine Autonomy and Technology Showcase – MATS 2023
The headquarters of the National Oceanographic Center of the United Kingdom (NOC) in Southampton, hosts a new edition of the technology forum on Marine Autonomy Systems (MATS 2023) that brings together leading manufacturers and operators in this sector representing the developing industry, service providers, academia, research, government agencies and regulatory entities of these cutting-edge marine
PLOCAN at TechOceans Executive Board meeting, for the development of a new ocean-sensors generation.
The TechOceanS EU-project, in which PLOCAN participates, will actively collaborate with scientists, manufacturers, stakeholders and resource managers leading efforts to improve the measurement of “Essential Ocean Variables” through the development of a new generation of ocean sensors integrated into both fixed and mobile autonomous ocean platforms. The new technologies developed in the project will enable
OCEANS 2023 Gulfport MTS-IEEE-OES Conference
The Oceanic Platform of the Islands Ocean Platform (PLOCAN) has joined in the OCEANS 2023 IEEE/MTS conference, a biannual international forum that seeks to advance and promote ocean sciences and technologies in interdisciplinary fields from a public-private perspective through the participation of leading institutions and companies of the sector. Promoted by the international organisations Ocean