WEB PLATFORM FOR SATELLITE IMAGES DIGITAL PROCESSING FOCUSED ON HYDROCLIMATIC MANAGEMENT

The Andes mountains play a fundamental role in the configuration of the weather and hydrology of all the west of South America. Currently there is a large number of satellites collecting several kinds of environmental information in this region, and often the volume of information available is huge. This massive availability of satellite information, combined with the processing capabilities of modern computers, makes it possible to analyze large volumes of data, but strongly restricted by an advanced knowledge in spatial information management and development tools. In many opportunities this determine the type and level of detail of the analyzes that could be carried out both at a scientific-academic level and for natural resources management institutions, in different sectors of the Andes. Due to technical and operational restrictions related to processing big volumes of satellite information. A web platform for automatic processing this information was developed, and an implementation of MODIS satellite images of daily resolution was carried out. The platform will allow obtaining, in a simple and accessible way, maps and time series of different variables (snow and cloud cover, soil temperature, etc.).Thats for the entire of argentinian and chilean cordillera. The generated information has a large number of potential users and many applications, as Hidrology and Climate studies, but also for decision makers in the dump water distribution management.