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The aim is to enhance the management and coordination of ocean-observing vehicles in Spain.

February 9, 2026QRU Quaderns de Recerca en Urbanisme0 citationsOpen Access

Spanish Committee of Ocean-Glider Operators (CEOG)

CBCarlos Barrera ARAnna Rubio BCBenjamín CasasBalearic Islands Coastal Observing and Forecasting System

Key Points

The aim is to enhance the management and coordination of ocean-observing vehicles in Spain.
Establishment of a strategic network among key national entities.
Focus on improving management of distributed fleets of ocean-observing vehicles.
Promotion of Spanish involvement in international decision-making related to oceanography.
Improved organization and efficiency in the management of ocean-observing vehicles.
Facilitated collaboration among major Spanish institutions in ocean observation.
Increased participation in European and international strategic initiatives.

Abstract

The Spanish Committee of Glider Operators (CEOG) is a strategic network with the main objective of contributing to the improve- ment in the national management and coordination of the cur- rent distributed (and unconnected) fleet of ocean-observing ve- hicles (underwater gliders and Uncrewed Surface Vehicles, USV) for scientific-technical purposes, operated by the main national entities in this field (Spanish Institute of Oceanography -IEO- of the Spanish National Research Council -CSIC-, AZTI, the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria -ULPGC-, the ICTS-SOCIB and the ICTS-PLOCAN), for a more organized, efficient and value-added management in service to the national community, while facilitat- ing and promoting relevant Spanish involvement in decision-mak- ing related to infrastructures, programs and other strategic initia- tives of European and/or international nature in this matter.

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