have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . september 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message geosoft incorporated type private industry exploration & software founded 1986 1 headquarters toronto on area served worldwide key people ian macleod chair & ct tim dobush ceo revenue 23 million cad 2011 2 website geosoft.com geosoft incorporated is a software development and services company headquartered in toronto canada . the company provides geophysical and geological software and geospatial server technology for professional geoscientists involved in natural resource exploration and related earth science disciplines . 3 contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 mapping software 2.2 arcgis extension software 2.3 3d modelling technology 2.4 unexploded ordnance detection software 2.5 server technology 3 organization 4 recognition 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit geosoft was founded in toronto in 1982 as a partnership between ian macleod and colin reeves 4 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 5 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 . 6 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 . products edit 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 mapping software edit oasis montaj 7 8 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 9 geosoft s target 10 is used in mineral exploration to manage view and model exploration drilling information as part of defining economic mineral deposits for mining . arcgis extension software edit target for arcgis 11 12 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 13 is an arcgis extension that enables geoscientists to import validate and analyze surface or drillhole geochemical data within the arcgis environment . 3d modelling technology edit gm sys 14 15 is geological modelling software for gravity and magnetic geophysical data . voxi earth modelling 16 is a cloud computing software service that generates 3 d voxel physical property models from gravity and magnetic geophysical data . unexploded ordnance detection software edit ux detect 17 18 is an oasis montaj module that processes and analyzes unexploded ordnance uxo data . server technology edit geosoft s dap server 19 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 . organization edit geosoft incorporated s international subsidiaries 20 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 . recognition edit 2012 ranked 131 in the branham300 top 250 canadian ict companies 21 2010 esri international partner of the year award 22 2009 ranked 6 best place to work in canada by the great place to work institute 23 2007 esri international partner of the year award 24 see also edit expanding the boundaries earth explorer august 2008 pages 24 27 . references edit branham300 geosoft . branham group inc. 2012 . retrieved 2012 04 27 . top 250 canadian ict companies . branham group inc. 2012 . retrieved 2012 04 27 . branham300 geosoft . branham group inc. 2012 . retrieved 2012 04 27 . the geosoft story . geosoft inc. retrieved 2012 04 02 . canadian trade mark data geosoft . canadian trade marks database canadian intellectual property office . retrieved 2012 04 27 . geosoft acquires gm sys from nga . directions magazine . 2007 . retrieved 2012 04 27 . oasis montaj . mining.com video . 2010 . retrieved 2012 04 27 . michael heeremans 20 may 2010 . oasis montaj . department of geosciences university of oslo . retrieved 2012 04 27 . how to extend oasis montaj using c . evil robot blog . 10 may 2011 . retrieved 2012 04 27 . geosoft target . software.informer . retrieved 2012 04 27 . target for arcgis . oil and gas online . retrieved 2012 04 27 . carmela burns ; virginia heffernan 2008 . exploration and gis closing the productivity gap . earth explorer . retrieved 2012 04 27 . geochemistry for arcgis . scribd telematica peru . retrieved 2012 04 27 . geosoft inc. 19 march 2010 . creating 3d gravity and magnetic models . retrieved 2012 04 27 . interpretation of airborne geophysical data . sgl . retrieved 2012 04 27 . software geophysical modelling hits the cloud with voxi . 25 april 2012 . retrieved 2012 04 27 . graham chandler . uxo lands restoration and release mitigating residual risk . earth explorer . retrieved 2012 04 27 . uxo detection . naeva geophysics inc. retrieved 2012 04 27 . data management geosoft golder team up with dap technology . mining journal . 25 march 2009 . retrieved 2012 04 27 . contact geosoft . geosoft inc. retrieved 2012 04 27 . top 250 canadian ict companies . branham group inc. 2012 . retrieved 2012 04 27 . geosoft named international partner of the year by esri . mining.com . 20 march 2010 . retrieved 2012 04 27 . 2009 best workplaces in canada . great place to work institute . retrieved 2012 04 27 . geosoft awarded esri business partner of the year . international mining . 10 may 2007 . retrieved 2012 04 27 . external links edit geosoft site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title geosoft & oldid 632429913 categories software companies of canadacompanies based in torontocompanies established in 19861986 establishments in ontariohidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from september 2013 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views 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