Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands and its relationship with the aerospace sector

Abstract

The Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) is a Governmental Consortium with the objective to build and operate an offshore infrastructure to facilitate the deep sea research and speed up the technology associated. This Consortium is co-funded between the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Autonomous Government of the Canary Islands. The infrastructure consists of an oceanic platform placed in depths around 40 meters, close to the continental slope and 4 kilometers offshore, in the archipelago of the Canary Islands. Construction is planned to start during the first months of 2012 being fully operative in 2013. The relationship between PLOCAN and the aerospace sector is clear as the main PLOCAN lines of work are aligned with issues such as telemetry, observation, safety or security.