Deployment Planning

This page is used for Canadian Argo groups to coordinate deployment planning, in addition to OceanOps. To submit plans to the website, see instructions on the github page.

The map below shows completed and planned deployments for 2025, coloured by institution. Dots with a buoy symbol are locations of completed deployments (deployment location, not most recent profile location), while dots with the loading symbol are planned deployments.

Deployments since Jan 1, 2026

To date we have deployed 1 floats in 2025: 1 ARVOR-SBE.

Program Institute Detail Date Latitude Longitude Ship WMO Serial No.
Argo Canada BIO ARVOR_SBE 07 Jan, 2026 -67.07143 171.2188 🇮🇹 LAURA BASSI 4902697 AI2600-24CA006

Planned Deployments

Program Institute Detail Date Latitude Longitude Ship WMO Serial No.
Argo Canada BIO APEX_SBE 01 Feb, 2026 56.15520 -57.15626 🇺🇳 4902706 10877
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 42.87590 -61.62610 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902725 P5389B-25CA007
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 42.47590 -61.42610 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902724 P5389B-25CA006
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 59.75000 -49.16667 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902730 P5389A-25CA009
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 59.47650 -49.47167 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902722 P5389A-25CA008
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 59.06667 -49.95000 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902729 P5389A-25CA007
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 58.63733 -50.41667 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902721 P5389A-25CA006
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 58.21667 -50.87650 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902723 P5389B-25CA005
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 57.79317 -51.33733 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902734 P5389B-25CA004
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 57.37267 -51.78833 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902733 P5389B-25CA003
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 56.95400 -52.23533 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902732 P5389B-25CA002
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 56.53533 -52.67350 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902731 P5389B-25CA001
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 56.10783 -53.11667 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902720 P5389A-25CA005
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 55.84017 -53.38917 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902719 P5389A-25CA004
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 55.60700 -53.62567 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902728 P5389A-25CA003
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 55.41867 -53.82267 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902727 P5389A-25CA002
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 55.25783 -53.98917 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902726 P5389A-25CA001
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 43.20570 -57.51320 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902735 P5389B-25CA008
Argo Dalhousie Dal PROVOR_CTS5 01 Jun, 2026 43.40570 -57.71320 🇬🇧 JAMES COOK 4902736 P5389B-25CA009
Argo ONC ONC ARVOR_D 04 Aug, 2026 NaN NaN 🇺🇳 4902632 AD2700-22CA002
Argo ONC ONC ARVOR_D 06 Aug, 2026 NaN NaN 🇺🇳 4902648 AD2700-22CA006
Argo Canada BIO APEX_RBR 01 Feb, 2027 -76.50000 -159.00000 🇺🇳 4902718 10889
Argo Canada BIO APEX_SBE 01 Feb, 2027 -76.00000 -167.50000 🇺🇳 4902711 10882

Inventory & Orders

15 floats are currently in stock or on order with no active deployment plans: 1 PROVOR CTS4 with Nitrate, 2 ARVOR-RBR, 5 APEX-SBE, 6 APEX-RBR, 1 PROVOR CTS4.

Program Institute Status Detail WMO Serial No.
Argo Canada IOS AVAILABLE PROVOR_CTS4+SUNA 4902682 P44168-23CA004
Argo Canada IOS AWAITING RMA ARVOR_RBR 4902672 AI3500-23CA003
Argo Canada IOS AWAITING RMA ARVOR_RBR 4902673 AI3500-23CA004
Argo Canada BIO NEED TELECOMMS APEX_SBE 4902705 10876
Argo Canada BIO NEED TELECOMMS APEX_SBE 4902707 10878
Argo Canada BIO NEED TELECOMMS APEX_SBE 4902708 10879
Argo Canada BIO NEED TELECOMMS APEX_SBE 4902709 10880
Argo Canada BIO NEED TELECOMMS APEX_SBE 4902710 10881
Argo Canada BIO NEED TELECOMMS, AWAITING RMA APEX_RBR 4902712 10883
Argo Canada BIO NEED TELECOMMS, AWAITING RMA APEX_RBR 4902713 10884
Argo Canada BIO NEED TELECOMMS, AWAITING RMA APEX_RBR 4902714 10885
Argo Canada BIO NEED TELECOMMS, AWAITING RMA APEX_RBR 4902715 10886
Argo Canada BIO NEED TELECOMMS, AWAITING RMA APEX_RBR 4902716 10887
Argo Canada BIO NEED TELECOMMS, AWAITING RMA APEX_RBR 4902717 10888
Argo Canada BIO RMA, AT NKE PROVOR_CTS4 4902621 P41305-22CA002