Geosoft

Geosoft was founded in Toronto in 1982 as a partnership between Ian MacLeod and Colin Reeves{{cite web |url=http://www.geosoft.com/about-geosoft/company/history-and-mission |title=The Geosoft Story | publisher=Geosoft Inc | accessdate=2012-04-02}} to develop geophysical software for geophysical exploration and geotechnical engineering applications. The interests of the partnership and the trademark "Geosoft" were purchased by Paterson, Grant and Watson Ltd. in 1984,{{cite web | url=http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/trdmrks/srch/vwTrdmrk.do?lang=eng&status=OK&fileNumber=0516757&extension=0&startingDocumentIndexOnPage=1 | title=Canadian Trade-Mark Data: Geosoft | publisher=Canadian Trade-marks Database, Canadian Intellectual Property Office | accessdate=2012-04-27}} who continued to develop Geosoft branded software for geophysical applications.

The software interests of Paterson, Grant and Watson were spun off to form Geosoft Incorporated on February 1, 1986.

In July, 2007, Geosoft acquired the software rights to the potential-field modelling program GM-SYS from Corvallis, Oregon company Northwest Geophysical Associates

.{{cite web |url=http://www.directionsmag.com/pressreleases/geosoft-announces-its-acquisition-of-nga146s-gm-sys-software-and-intellectu/112418|title=Geosoft acquires GM-SYS from NGA |publisher=Directions Magazine | year=2007 | accessdate=2012-04-27}} As part of the acquisition the research company Geosoft (USA) Research Inc. was established in Corvallis, Oregon to employ the GM-SYS development team and continue development of GM-SYS and related technologies.

In December 2018, Geosoft was acquired by Seequent{{cite web |url=https://www.seequent.com/seequent-completes-geosoft-acquisition/|title=Seequent Completes Acquisition of Geosoft|year=2018 |accessdate=2020-05-18}}

Geosoft develops software products which operate on desktop, server and internet cloud platforms. The following are the primary product brands owned and developed by Geosoft:

Oasis montaj{{cite web | url=http://video.mining.com/videos/2710c0/oasis_montaj.aspx | title=Oasis montaj | publisher=MINING.com Video | year=2010 | accessdate=2012-04-27}}{{cite web | url=http://www.mn.uio.no/geo/english/services/it/help/software/gis/oasis.html | title=Oasis montaj | publisher=Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo | author=Michael Heeremans | date=20 May 2010 | accessdate=2012-04-27}} is a spatial information processing and mapping software platform for exploration geophysics and geological modelling applied to resource exploration. The system is extended by users to meet specific exploration requirements using the GX Developer{{cite web | url=http://blog.crazyrobot.net/?p=371 | title=How to extend Oasis Montaj using C# | publisher=Evil Robot Blog | date=10 May 2011 | accessdate=2012-04-27}}

Geosoft's Target{{cite web | url=http://geosoft-target.software.informer.com/ | title=Geosoft Target | publisher=software.informer | accessdate=2012-04-27}} is used in mineral exploration to manage, view and model exploration drilling information as part of defining economic mineral deposits for mining.

Target for ArcGIS{{cite web | url=http://www.oilandgasonline.com/doc.mvc/Target-For-ArcGIS-0002 | title=Target for ArcGIS | publisher=Oil and Gas Online | accessdate=2012-04-27}}{{cite web | url=http://www.earthexplorer.com/2008-02/exploration_and_gis_closing_the_productivity_gap.asp | title=Exploration and GIS: Closing the Productivity Gap | publisher=Earth Explorer | author=Carmela Burns |author2=Virginia Heffernan | year=2008 | accessdate=2012-04-27}} is an ArcGIS extension that processes exploration drilling data and generates maps for presentation, adding exploration spatial data compilation, mapping and analysis of geospatial data capability to the GIS environment.

Geochemistry for ArcGIS{{cite web | url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/15099259/Geochemistry-for-ArcGIS | title=Geochemistry for ArcGIS | publisher=Scribd: telematica_peru | accessdate=2012-04-27}} is an ArcGIS extension that enables geoscientists to import, validate and analyze surface or drillhole geochemical data within the ArcGIS environment.

GM-SYS{{cite web | url=http://www.oilvoice.com/post/Training_Courses/Creating_3D_Gravity_and_Magnetic_Models/39cfc69fd2.aspx | title=Creating 3D Gravity and Magnetic Models | author=Geosoft Inc. | date=19 March 2010 | accessdate=2012-04-27}}{{cite web | url=http://www.sgl.com/Interpretation.html | title=Interpretation of Airborne Geophysical Data | publisher=SGL | accessdate=2012-04-27}} is geological modelling software for gravity and magnetic geophysical data.

VOXI Earth Modelling{{cite web | url=http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/news/software-geophysical-modelling-hits-the-cloud-with-voxi/1001102956/ | title=Software: Geophysical modelling hits the cloud with VOXI | date=25 April 2012 | accessdate=2012-04-27}} is a cloud computing software service that generates 3-D voxel physical property models from gravity and magnetic geophysical data.

UX-Detect{{cite web | url=http://www.earthexplorer.com/2009-07/UXO_Lands_Restoration_and_Release.asp | title=UXO Lands Restoration and Release: Mitigating Residual Risk | publisher=Earth Explorer | author=Graham Chandler | accessdate=2012-04-27}}{{cite web | url=http://www.naevageophysics.com/UXODetection | title=UXO Detection | publisher=Naeva Geophysics Inc | accessdate=2012-04-27}} is an Oasis montaj module that processes and analyzes unexploded ordnance (UXO) data.

Geosoft's DAP server{{cite web | url=http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/news/data-management-geosoft-golder-team-up-with-dap-technology/1000092263/ | title=Data Management: Geosoft, Golder team up with DAP technology | publisher=Mining Journal | date=25 March 2009 | accessdate=2012-04-27}} is enterprise software that provides services to catalogue, manage, deliver and visualize large spatial exploration data sets. It is considered middleware technology, designed to deal with spatial data security, stability, retrieval and reliability across an organization.

Geosoft Incorporated's international subsidiaries{{cite web | url=http://www.geosoft.com/about-geosoft/contact-us | title=Contact Geosoft | publisher=Geosoft Inc. | accessdate=2012-04-27}} include:

:Geosoft Europe Ltd., Wallingford, UK

:Geosoft Latinoamerica Ltda., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

:Geosoft Australia Pty., Perth, Australia

:Geosoft Africa Ltd., Pretoria, South Africa

:Geosoft (USA) Research Inc., Corvallis, USA.

• 2012 Ranked 131 in the Branham300 Top 250 Canadian ICT Companies{{cite web | url=http://www.branham300.com/index.php?year=2012&listing=1&offset=100 | title=Top 250 Canadian ICT Companies | year=2012 | publisher=Branham Group Inc. | accessdate=2012-04-27}}
• 2010 Esri International Partner of the Year award {{cite web | url=http://www.mining.com/2010/03/29/geosoft-named-international-partner-of-the-year-by-esri/ | title=Geosoft named International Partner of the Year by ESRI | publisher=MINING.com | date=20 March 2010 | accessdate=2012-04-27}}
• 2009 Ranked #6 best place to work in Canada by the Great Place to Work Institute{{cite web | url=http://www.greatplacetowork.ca/best-workplaces/best-workplaces-in-canada/432-2009/ | title=2009 Best Workplaces in Canada | publisher=Great Place to Work Institute | accessdate=2012-04-27}}
• 2007 Esri International Partner of the Year award {{cite web | url=http://www.im-mining.com/2007/05/10/geosoft-awarded-esri-business-partner-of-the-year/ | title=Geosoft awarded ESRI Business Partner of the Year | publisher=International Mining | date=10 May 2007 | accessdate=2012-04-27}}

• [http://earthexplorer.com/2008-08/Expanding_the_Boundaries.asp Expanding the Boundaries], Earth Explorer, August 2008, pages 24–27.

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• [http://www.geosoft.com Geosoft] site

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