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The oceanographic institute of Flanders tests at PLOCAN new technological developments
The PLOCAN test-site’s waters host this week operational tests by the Belgian institution Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) of a SeaExplorer underwater glider equipped with a novel prototype sensor system for measuring essential ocean variables. The main objective of the activity is to carry out a complete validation of the functionality of the underwater glider systems
PLOCAN joins the EXAIL- Maritime User Conference 2025
The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) joined a new edition of the Maritime Users Conference, an event on Marine Autonomous Systems (MASS) organized by the technology-based company EXAIL, which annually brings together world-leading users and operators in the sector representing the development and service provider industry, academia, research, government agencies and regulatory entities
PLOCAN’s autonomous ocean-vehicles fleet annual contribution to the ocean observing strategy
The fleet of autonomous ocean-vehicles of the Canary Islands Oceanic Platform (PLOCAN) has carried out various scientific, technical and training missions in 2024, totaling 133 days of sea-operations, with a navigation record of approximately 1.800 nautical miles, highlighting operations conducted in the waters of the Azores and Lisbon, and across the North and South shore
The PLOCAN’s VIMAS fleet contributes to the underwater noise monitoring program within the framework of PURE WIND EU’s project
The PLOCAN test-site facility is being used as scenario for a new scientific-technical mission aimed at monitoring underwater noise derived from the systematic offshore wind energy generation on marine ecosystems. The activity is carried out within the framework of the EU’s project PURE WIND (Impact of sound on marine ecosystems from the generation of offshore
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