Geologic Modelling Software
Software developers have built several packages for geologic modelling purposes. Such software can display, edit, digitise and automatically calculate the parameters required by engineers, geologists and surveyors. Current software is mainly developed and commercialized by oil and gas or mining industry software vendors:
Packages include:
- Schlumberger Petrel
- Paradigm Gocad and SKUA
- Geocap
- Landmark Graphics Corporation DecisionSpace Earth Modeling
- Roxar IRAP RMS Suite
- Dynamic Graphics Inc. EarthVision
- Jewel Suite by JOA Oil&Gas
- Geomodeller3D, Intrepid Geophysics
- GM-SYS, Geosoft
- VOXI, Geosoft
- GeoScene3D
- Gocad
- GSI3D
- FastTracker (Reservoir Modelling)
- ArcGIS
- Aranz Geo Ltd Leapfrog
- Gemcom Software International Surpac and GEMS (GMP)
- Gemcom Software International Minex (stratified deposits GMP)
- Promine
- Groundwater modelling
- FEFLOW
- FEHM
- MODFLOW
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- GMS
- Visual MODFLOW
- ZOOMQ3D
- Basic geologic modelling for Education
- Visible Geology
- Noddy
- Teaching models from the British Geological Survey
Moreover, industry Consortia or companies are specifically working at improving standardization and interoperability of earth science databases and geomodelling software:
- Standardization: GeoSciML by the Commission for the Management and Application of Geoscience Information, of the International Union of Geological Sciences.
- Standardization: RESQML(tm) by Energistics
- Interoperability: OpenSpirit, by TIBCO(r)
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