Plataforma de Recolección de Datos Ambientales para Sistema DCS [Not available in English]

The present work continues in the line of research and development of the Argentine System of Data Collection (DCS). The system initiated with the SACD / Aquarius mission, with the possibility of continuing in new missions such as SABIAMAR, requires various components to function, in particular the terrestrial environmental data acquisition platforms that transmit this information to the satellite from inhospitable or inaccessible places and where Satellite communication is the only convenient one. The objectives of the work include the design and implementation of a station for the acquisition and transmission of environmental data compatible with satellite data collection systems such as the DCS implemented by CONAE (National Commission for Space Activities), ARGOS (USA-France) or SCD (Brazil). The EDU-CIAA development platform, a commercial meteorological station and a satellite transmitter are used for the hardware design, as well as WiFi connection and SD mass storage systems. For software design, embedded systems development methodologies are used that operate autonomously and in real time. In this work the constructed prototype and different tests and measurements carried out to verify the correct functioning are shown. The conclusions address the analysis of the results and possible improvements for an installation of these systems autonomously and in places of difficult access.