A centralized web-based platform for combined glider and satellite observation analysis

Gliders constitute a new generation of autonomous underwater platforms. The SeaExplorer glider, developed and commercialized by Alseamar, is a buoyancy-controlled vehicle that profiles from the surface to 1000 m-depth along reprogrammable routes. In the framework of AGLIMMS (Acoustic GLIders Mission Management System) project, a centralized web-based platform for the SeaExplorer gliders has been developed and is presented here. The development of such a tool aimed to bring together very different stakes such as piloting assistance, help for mission planning or interpretation of glider data in a 4-D context. In this short article, a focus is made on satellite products and concrete examples are given to highlight the platforms capabilities.