A Prospectivity Map is defined as the final product of the integration of the data acquisition, processing and interpretation during the different stages of a project. The categorization and weighting are included, which are defined by the information obtained through different multispectral and hyperspectral interpretation techniques, structural maps, etc. A prospectivity scale of the different targets is made after the final weighting.

Due to the progress of the Geographic Information Systems during these last years, the development of prospection projects without a geolocated database became unthinkable. These Prospectivity Maps can be improved with information provided by the client, such as structural and isopach maps, seismic profiles or cubes, geochemical data, etc.

The natural emanations of gas and oil has always provided valuable information to oil explorers in frontier areas in order to identify and evaluate sedimentary basins. These emanations indicate the presence of hydrocarbon source rocks in depth.

Those natural emanations of hydrocarbons can be identified through the processing and interpretation of radar and hyperspectral images. These types of images allow the differentiation and definition of the localization and the size of the surficial manifestation of hydrocarbons in a certain exploratory block.

The remote detection of minerals and groups of minerals is a highly useful tool in the hydrocarbons exploration. A mineral spectral anomalies map is based on the power of mineralogical discrimination that multispectral and hyperspectral images possess. These maps represent surficial alteration areas that can be caused by hydrocarbon migration.

Soil temperature is one of the relevant parameters in hydrocarbon exploration due to its accumulation in the depth, associated to regional structures. This can be identified in the surface through the thermal intensity variation.

A stratigraphic map is the spatial representation of geological units based on their ages, according to their position in the profiles and in other spatial relationships.

A structural map is the spatial representation of the fragile and/or ductile deformation that affects the crust. It presents the symmetry and geometry of the surficial forms resulting from the terrain deformation.

A lineament is a straight or curvilinear structural feature of a terrain. It may also present linear or discontinuous schemes. These lineaments are useful for the definition of regional and subcontinental fractures patterns, and thus reveal the forces that have been acting over large cortical masses throughout the time.

A DEM is the numeric structure of data expressed in digital format that represents the spatial distribution of the altitude of the terrain surface. These models are built by implementing altimetry data from radar images, stereographic pairs or topographic surveys.

A Digital Terrain Model is the numeric structure of data that represents the spatial distribution of a quantitative and continuous variable. It is obtained from a combination of Digital Elevation Model with the satellite images of the same area.

The altimetry and radar interferometry data can be used to monitor with centimeter accuracy the extension and subsidence rate of an area.

This vector analysis determines the rate of elevation change. The gradients are generally obtained from a digital elevation model, and the resulting maps allow the calculation of hypothetical directions and speed of the water runoff.

Soil, lithological and slope maps are analyzed in order to obtain helpful data for civil engineers in the projection of dams or infrastructure in general, as well as the layout of pipes, canals and roads

All types of roads, both urban and regional, are registered in the road map: highways, avenues, streets, alleys, railways, paved roads, gravel or dirt road, etc.

A transitability survey indicates the ease to mobilize personnel and equipment from one place to another. It is the result of the analysis of the transport network of the region, as wells as soil, lithology, scope, hydrography and the type of vegetation.

The determination of the soil uses is essential for the planning of different industrial activities. Soil coverage maps are obtained through the information provided by spectral images in a rapid and efficient way.

This map registers the population density indirectly. For instance, the population of a region can be estimated through the count of the houses, inferring the amount of persons that compose a typical family according to a rural or urban area. There are specific methods for highly urbanized areas that are used for the big cities.

This map can be considered a multitemporal analysis variation. It includes the mapping of urban areas, as well as the comparison with previous data, in order to identify changes and know the urbanization rate.

The settlement detection does not only identify marginal settlements, but also includes the comparison with previous data, in order to identify changes and know the urbanization rate.