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Surfer
By Golden Software
(126)4.6 out of 5
1st Easiest To Use in Geology and Seismic software
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Entry Level Price:$100.00
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    Surfer® is a full-function 2D and 3D mapping, modeling, and analysis software package for scientists and engineers. Surfer's sophisticated interpolation engine quickly transforms XYZ and XYZC data int

    Users
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    Industries
    • Environmental Services
    • Oil & Energy
    Market Segment
    • 53% Small-Business
    • 26% Mid-Market
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    • Verified User in Environmental Services
    CE
    I like that the program is both basic and easy to use, and capable at the same time. There are plenty of resources available online to help with... Read review
    Verified User in Higher Education
    UH
    The software is very powerful and user-friendly. Most everything is intuitive. It is simple enough that I was able to pick it up as an undergrad... Read review
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    Golden Software
    Year Founded
    1983
    HQ Location
    Golden, CO
    Twitter
    @GoldenSoftware1
    796 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    29 employees on LinkedIn®
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Surfer® is a full-function 2D and 3D mapping, modeling, and analysis software package for scientists and engineers. Surfer's sophisticated interpolation engine quickly transforms XYZ and XYZC data int

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Environmental Services
  • Oil & Energy
Market Segment
  • 53% Small-Business
  • 26% Mid-Market
Verified User in Environmental Services
CE
I like that the program is both basic and easy to use, and capable at the same time. There are plenty of resources available online to help with... Read review
Verified User in Higher Education
UH
The software is very powerful and user-friendly. Most everything is intuitive. It is simple enough that I was able to pick it up as an undergrad... Read review
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Seller
Golden Software
Year Founded
1983
HQ Location
Golden, CO
Twitter
@GoldenSoftware1
796 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
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29 employees on LinkedIn®
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PLAXIS 2D
By Bentley Systems
(12)4.5 out of 5
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Entry Level Price:Starting at $3,681.00
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    PLAXIS 2D is a powerful and user-friendly finite-element package intended for 2D analysis of deformation and stability in geotechnical engineering and rock mechanics. PLAXIS is used worldwide by top

    Users
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    Industries
    • Civil Engineering
    Market Segment
    • 58% Small-Business
    • 25% Mid-Market
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    • Verified User in Oil & Energy
    CO
    easiness to use the software and the range of solutions it offers Read review
    Verified User in Civil Engineering
    CC
    Plaxis 2D is a widely used finite element analysis software designed for geotechnical engineering and soil-structure interaction analyses. It... Read review
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    Bentley Systems
    Year Founded
    1984
    HQ Location
    Exton, PA
    Twitter
    @BentleySystems
    17,746 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    5,107 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ: BSY
Product Description
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PLAXIS 2D is a powerful and user-friendly finite-element package intended for 2D analysis of deformation and stability in geotechnical engineering and rock mechanics. PLAXIS is used worldwide by top

Users
No information available
Industries
  • Civil Engineering
Market Segment
  • 58% Small-Business
  • 25% Mid-Market
Verified User in Oil & Energy
CO
easiness to use the software and the range of solutions it offers Read review
Verified User in Civil Engineering
CC
Plaxis 2D is a widely used finite element analysis software designed for geotechnical engineering and soil-structure interaction analyses. It... Read review
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Bentley Systems
Year Founded
1984
HQ Location
Exton, PA
Twitter
@BentleySystems
17,746 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
5,107 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ: BSY
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PLAXIS 3D
By Bentley Systems
(9)4.8 out of 5
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Entry Level Price:Starting at $9,663.00
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    As infrastructure assets are crucially linked to subsurface environments, they are vulnerable to geotechnical risk. Perform three-dimensional finite element analysis of deformation and stability in g

    Users
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    Market Segment
    • 44% Mid-Market
    • 33% Small-Business
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    • Hamzah M. B. A.
    HA
    Most of our problems, especially, in Geotechnical Engineering, are 3D in nature. Therefore, Plaxis 3D is the suitable tool for engineers to... Read review
    Leon D. C.
    LC
    It's a very versatile tool for geotechnical engineers. It allows simulating different geometries very close to reality. Read review
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    Bentley Systems
    Year Founded
    1984
    HQ Location
    Exton, PA
    Twitter
    @BentleySystems
    17,746 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    5,107 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ: BSY
Product Description
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As infrastructure assets are crucially linked to subsurface environments, they are vulnerable to geotechnical risk. Perform three-dimensional finite element analysis of deformation and stability in g

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 44% Mid-Market
  • 33% Small-Business
Hamzah M. B. A.
HA
Most of our problems, especially, in Geotechnical Engineering, are 3D in nature. Therefore, Plaxis 3D is the suitable tool for engineers to... Read review
Leon D. C.
LC
It's a very versatile tool for geotechnical engineers. It allows simulating different geometries very close to reality. Read review
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Seller
Bentley Systems
Year Founded
1984
HQ Location
Exton, PA
Twitter
@BentleySystems
17,746 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
5,107 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ: BSY
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PLAXIS LE
By Bentley Systems
(2)4.5 out of 5
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Entry Level Price:Starting at $2,150.00
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    When modeling behaviors of earth materials, you need reliable expertise and software applications that meet slope stability challenges of soil of rock slopes. With PLAXIS LE 2D/3D, you can perform ov

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 50% Mid-Market
    • 50% Small-Business
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    • Verified User in Construction
    AC
    It's an amazing platform that provides innovation. It provides technology advancement and critical thinking and analysis which is suitable for any... Read review
    Shishir P.
    SP
    Generally softwares avalibe till now in the market are not intregrated with 2D and 3D solver in a single pakacage. Plaxis LE have a capability to... Read review
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    Bentley Systems
    Year Founded
    1984
    HQ Location
    Exton, PA
    Twitter
    @BentleySystems
    17,746 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    5,107 employees on LinkedIn®
    Ownership
    NASDAQ: BSY
Product Description
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When modeling behaviors of earth materials, you need reliable expertise and software applications that meet slope stability challenges of soil of rock slopes. With PLAXIS LE 2D/3D, you can perform ov

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 50% Mid-Market
  • 50% Small-Business
Verified User in Construction
AC
It's an amazing platform that provides innovation. It provides technology advancement and critical thinking and analysis which is suitable for any... Read review
Shishir P.
SP
Generally softwares avalibe till now in the market are not intregrated with 2D and 3D solver in a single pakacage. Plaxis LE have a capability to... Read review
Seller Details
Seller
Bentley Systems
Year Founded
1984
HQ Location
Exton, PA
Twitter
@BentleySystems
17,746 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
5,107 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ: BSY
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RockWorks
By RockWare
(1)4.0 out of 5
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    RockWorks is the standard in the petroleum, environmental, geotechnical and mining industries for surface and subsurface data visualization, with popular tools such as maps, logs, cross sections, fenc

    Users
    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Enterprise
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    • Verified User in Environmental Services
    UE
    Was a straight forward program to generate boring logs from drill cores. Read review
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    RockWare
    Year Founded
    1983
    HQ Location
    Golden, CO
    Twitter
    @RockWareInc
    155 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    12 employees on LinkedIn®
Product Description
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RockWorks is the standard in the petroleum, environmental, geotechnical and mining industries for surface and subsurface data visualization, with popular tools such as maps, logs, cross sections, fenc

Users
No information available
Industries
No information available
Market Segment
  • 100% Enterprise
Verified User in Environmental Services
UE
Was a straight forward program to generate boring logs from drill cores. Read review
Seller Details
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RockWare
Year Founded
1983
HQ Location
Golden, CO
Twitter
@RockWareInc
155 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
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12 employees on LinkedIn®
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LogPlot8
By RockWare
0 ratings
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    LogPlot software has been used by geoscientists since 1983 to display their geotechnical, environmental, geophysical, mud/gas, and mining data as a graphic boring log. Plot single-page logs for shall

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    RockWare
    Year Founded
    1983
    HQ Location
    Golden, CO
    Twitter
    @RockWareInc
    155 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    12 employees on LinkedIn®
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LogPlot software has been used by geoscientists since 1983 to display their geotechnical, environmental, geophysical, mud/gas, and mining data as a graphic boring log. Plot single-page logs for shall

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RockWare
Year Founded
1983
HQ Location
Golden, CO
Twitter
@RockWareInc
155 Twitter followers
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12 employees on LinkedIn®
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RS2
By Rocscience
(1)4.0 out of 5
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    RS2 is a powerful 2D finite element program for soil and rock applications. RS2 can be used for a wide range of engineering projects including excavation design, slope stability, groundwater seepage,

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    No information available
    Industries
    No information available
    Market Segment
    • 100% Small-Business
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    • Shishir P.
    SP
    The interface is the best when compared to others,It has very specific tunnel item like contant and gravity field stress ,material model,stages... Read review
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    Rocscience
    Year Founded
    1996
    HQ Location
    Toronto, ON
    Twitter
    @Rocscience
    2,271 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    109 employees on LinkedIn®
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RS2 is a powerful 2D finite element program for soil and rock applications. RS2 can be used for a wide range of engineering projects including excavation design, slope stability, groundwater seepage,

Users
No information available
Industries
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Market Segment
  • 100% Small-Business
Shishir P.
SP
The interface is the best when compared to others,It has very specific tunnel item like contant and gravity field stress ,material model,stages... Read review
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Rocscience
Year Founded
1996
HQ Location
Toronto, ON
Twitter
@Rocscience
2,271 Twitter followers
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109 employees on LinkedIn®
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RSData
By Rocscience
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    RSData is a versatile toolkit for the analysis of rock and soil strength data, and the determination of strength envelopes and other physical parameters. RSData includes RocProp, a database of intact

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    Rocscience
    Year Founded
    1996
    HQ Location
    Toronto, ON
    Twitter
    @Rocscience
    2,271 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    109 employees on LinkedIn®
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RSData is a versatile toolkit for the analysis of rock and soil strength data, and the determination of strength envelopes and other physical parameters. RSData includes RocProp, a database of intact

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Rocscience
Year Founded
1996
HQ Location
Toronto, ON
Twitter
@Rocscience
2,271 Twitter followers
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109 employees on LinkedIn®
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Settle3
By Rocscience
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    Settle3 (formerly Settle3D) is a three-dimensional program for the analysis of vertical consolidation and settlement under foundations, embankments and surface loads. The program combines the simplici

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    Rocscience
    Year Founded
    1996
    HQ Location
    Toronto, ON
    Twitter
    @Rocscience
    2,271 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    109 employees on LinkedIn®
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Settle3 (formerly Settle3D) is a three-dimensional program for the analysis of vertical consolidation and settlement under foundations, embankments and surface loads. The program combines the simplici

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Rocscience
Year Founded
1996
HQ Location
Toronto, ON
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@Rocscience
2,271 Twitter followers
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109 employees on LinkedIn®
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Slide3
By Rocscience
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    Created in 2017, Slide3 (formerly “Slide3”) is a new tool that allows geotechnical engineers to calculate the factor of safety of complex 3D slope stability geometries that 2D models cannot fully simu

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    Rocscience
    Year Founded
    1996
    HQ Location
    Toronto, ON
    Twitter
    @Rocscience
    2,271 Twitter followers
    LinkedIn® Page
    www.linkedin.com
    109 employees on LinkedIn®
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Created in 2017, Slide3 (formerly “Slide3”) is a new tool that allows geotechnical engineers to calculate the factor of safety of complex 3D slope stability geometries that 2D models cannot fully simu

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Rocscience
Year Founded
1996
HQ Location
Toronto, ON
Twitter
@Rocscience
2,271 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
109 employees on LinkedIn®
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