Infrastructure for image processing and analysis refers to the physical and organizational facilities that allow the storage, analysis and management of the available data and products. Traditionally, this infrastructure formed a digital image procesing system consisting of computer hardware with special purpose image processing software, and peripheral input-output devices (e.g. CD or DVD drives, internet access, printers/plotters). In the recent years, Earth observation is undergoing a shift to online processing making use of data cubes and vast image archives.