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Earth Science Software

Macintosh
Unix
Windows Commercial
Windows Shareware/Freeware

Macintosh

Assorted Macintosh Software - University of Frankfurt
Bedform Simulation Software - USGS
CrystalMaker Site - Software for Displaying Crystals
GCD Kit - Geochemistry Software Package for Petrology
GPSy - GPS Software for the Mac
Grass - GIS Software
GRIDS - Grid Analysis and Display Software for Analyzing Earth Science Data in 4D. DOS, Windows, Unix and Mac
Mac Software - North Dakota State University
NIH Image - Image Analysis Software
PaleoMag - Analysis of Paleomagnetic data
Paleo Software - Various Paleoanalysis Software
Pangaea - Alfred Wegener Institute, PanPlot Plotting Software and PaleoTools
Paz Software - LogPlot and Other Geoscience Software
Petrocalc - Excel Templates for Petrology Plots
Seismac - Turn your macbook into a seismograph with this free software
Structural and Paleomag Software - Various Software by Mark Hounslow and Others
TectonicsFP - 32 Bit Version of TectonicQB

Unix

GMT - Generic Mapping Tools
GRIDS - Grid Analysis and Display Software for Analyzing Earth Science Data in 4D. DOS, Windows, Unix and Mac
Sedimentary Geology Freeware - Fortran and C Programs for Unix
Terrasciences - WIndows and UNIX Based Geological,  Petrophysical and Digitizing Software.
University of Erlangan Unix Software - Various Software
USGS Spectroscopy Lab - Image Analysis Software, Freeware

Windows

Shareware/Freeware

Archives/Directories
Computer Applications in Geology- Software, Data and Examples for Statistical Analysis of Geological Data
Geologynet.com - Earth Science Software, Commercial and Shareware/Freeware
SINCRIS for Crystallography Software - Crystallography Software
Computer Software Structural Geology Metamorphic Petrology

Data Collection/Databases
LR Ream Publishing - Publishers of The Mineral Database (TMD)
Mineral Inventory (MINFILE) - British Columbia's Mineral Deposits
Petros - Geochemistry Database of Igneous Rocks

More Database Software  (Commercial)
Data Collection/Databases

Environmental/Engineering

Gemology
Gemstone Calculators - Various Calculators Online to Calculate Carats, SG and Precious Metal Weight

Geology General
Collecting and Using Mineral Pigments - Using Mineral Pigments for Art
Earth Science Picture Library - Over 300,00 Earth Science Images Available for Purchase, UK
EasySolve Software - Low Cost Earth Science Software
Gibson Consulting - Geology Clipart CD 
Graph Paper - Links to Print Graph Paper
GraphPaper Maker - Prints Graph Paper, Black Cat Systems
Periodic Table - Shareware Interactive Periodic Table
XPlotter - XY and Ternary Plotter

Geophysics
Geogiga Technology Inc - Seismic Processing and Interpretation Software
Geophysics Software - Gravity and Magnetic Modelling Software by Mark Hounslow and Others
Geophysics Software - Several DOS and Windows Programs for Magnetic/Gravity/Resistivity Modelling by Gordon Cooper
Samuel - 2D and 3D Seismic Interpretation Software Freeware/Shareware, Linux and Windows by Paul Mathewson
SurGe - 2D Spatial Analysis Software

More Geophysics Software  (Commercial)
Geophysics

Image Analysis
NIHImage - Scientific image processing software w/basic functions. Freeware
Paint Shop Pro - Shareware Graphics/Imaging Software

Log Plotting/Analysis
LAS Format - Canadian Well Log Society
LASRG - View, analyze and manipulate LAS files
MetaLog Professional - Well Log Plotting, Core Logs, Economic Analysis
TSPP - Plots Lithological Logs, DOS, University of Wales, Shareware

More Log Plotting Software (Commercial)
Log/Drill Hole Plotting and Analysis

Mapping/GIS
3DEM - DEM Viewer for USGS DEM Data
3dfmaps - Gridding/Contouring in 2D and 3D
AGIS for Windows - Simple Mapping and GIS Shareware
DG Terrain Viewer - SRTM Data Viewer
Erdas Mapsheets Express - Professional Mapping Software
ERMapper - ER Viewer
ESRI - Arc Explorer
Grass - GIS Software
GRIDS - Grid Analysis and Display Software for Analyzing Earth Science Data in 4D. DOS, Windows, Unix and Mac
Kansas Geological Survey - Various Mapping and Log Plotting Programs including Surface III, Wheat and PfEFFER
Mapping Symbols - Symbol Fonts for Mapping
Mapping Fonts - Links to Mapping/Cartography Fonts
Quickgrid - A Shareware Gridding/Contouring Program.
Statistical Analysis of Natural Resources Software - Norwegian Computing Center
SurGe - 2D Spatial Analysis Software
USGS Geological Software - GSMCAD, GSMap, Symbols, Patterns etc.
USGS Mapping Software - DEM and DLG Viewers

Mineralogy/Petrology
Atomic PC - Periodic Table
Chemcast and Plates2 and Modes by CE Ford
CIPW Norm Calculation - Excel Spreadsheet
Convert - Converts between various Powder Diffraction Formats
Crystal Sleuth - Raman and XRD Search Software
Crystallography Software - Links to Search/Match Powder Diffraction File Software
DRXWin - Powder Diffraction Analysis with GUI
Erupt - Plus Other Petrology Software
GCD Kit - Geochemistry Software Package for Petrology
Geochemisches Institut Goettingen - Various Geochemical Software
LR Ream Publishing - Publishers of The Mineral Database (TMD)
Mineral Database - Materials Data Mineral Database, Formerly Aleph Interprises
Mineral Formula Calculations - Spreadsheets for Calculating Mineral Formulas
Mineral Recalculation Software - Excel Spreadsheets to Calculate Mineral Formulas
Periodic Table - Freshney Periodic Table
Petrocalc - Excel Templates for Petrology Plots
Petroglyph - Microscope Simulation Software (Brigham Young University)
Petrograph - Igneous Petrology Software
Petros - Geochemistry Database of Igneous Rocks
Polarizing Microscopy Applications - Various Programs for Use with the Polarizing Microscope
RRUFF Project - Software and Database for Mineral XRD and Raman
Spektrus - Emission and Absorption Spectra Charts for the Elements
SPView - USGS Spectral Data Viewer
Tim Holland's Software for Mineralogy/Petrology
Thermocalc - Thermodynamics and  Phase Diagrams for Metamorphic Rocks
Thermodynamic and Geochemistry Software - University of Calgary
WinRock Wizard - Rock Classification Software
XRShape - Plus Other Crystallography Freeware

More Mineralogy/Petrology Software (Commercial)
Mineralogy/Petrology Commercial

Mining
Mining Commercial

Paleontology
Bugware - Paleo Analysis and Database Software
PaleoSoftware - NGDC, NOAA
PaleoTax - Paleontology Database Management
Pangaea - Alfred Wegener Institute, PanPlot Plotting Software and PaleoTools

Petroleum
Bedform Simulation Software - USGS
LASRG - LAS File Viewer for Excel
Log Ascii Software - Software for Manipulating Log Ascii Files

More Petroleum Software (Commercial)
Petroleum

Remote Sensing/Image Processing
Erdas Viewfinder - Remote Sensing Software, Freeware
ERMapper - ER Viewer, Freeware
ESRI - Arc Explorer, Freeware
Grass - GIS Software
MultiSpec - Remote Sensing Freeware
NIHImage - Scientific Image Processing Freeware
SPView - USGS Spectral Data Viewer

More Remote Sensing Software (Commercial)
Remote Sensing

Structural Geology
Computer Software Structural Geology Metamorphic Petrology
GeoOrient and GeoCalculator - Shareware and Freeware Structural Software
StereoNett - Stereo Net Plotting by Johannes Duyster
Structural and Paleomag Software - Various Software by Mark Hounslow and Others
Structural Geology Spreadsheets for Excel - University of South Alabama

Commercial Software

Data Collection/Databases
American Geological Institute - GeoRef Database
Field Worker - Apple Newton, Windows CE/95/NT Software for Collecting Field Data
GDM - Log and Section Plotting, 3D Geological Data Management and
Modelling Software
Geolbases - Mineral/Rock/Geochem Databases
North Face Software - Field Data Collection, Section Plotting and Geological Database Software
Techbase - Geological Database Management Software

Environmental/Engineering
Boss International - Environmental and Engineering Software
Carlson Software - Engineering/Surveying Software
CyberQuake - The Earthquake Engineer Software to Evaluate Seismic
Soil Response
DrillHoleMS - Plots Drill Logs, Cross Sections and Plans
Drilling Software.com - Various Drilling Software for Excel
EasySolve Software - Environmental and Earth Science Software Software
GAEA - Section Plotting and WinLog Drill Hole Plotting Software
GDM - Log and Section Plotting, 3D Geological Data Management and
Modelling Software
GeoandSoft - Geoengineering Software
Hydromagic - Use GPS and Sounder to Plot Hydro Maps
RocLab - Geomechanics Software
Rockware - Various Environmental Software
SoilVision - Environmental and Geotechnical Software

Gemology
Adamas Gemological Laboratory - Software for Gemologists

Geological Mapping/GIS
3DField - Gridding/Contouring Software
Caris GIS - Geological Mapping/GIS Software
Carlson Software - Geology/Mapping Software
Coordinate Calculator - Converts Various Datums, Map Coordinates
Corel Corporation - Corel Draw
Earth Vision and CoVis -  3D and 4D Visualization Software for the Geosciences
Erdas Imagine - Professional Mapping Software
ERMapper - Geological Mapping, Image Processing and GIS Software
ESRI - ARCInfo and ARCView GIS Software
Examin - MapInfo Addons
Fledermaus - 3D Visualization and Analysis
Geosoft - Oasis Montage Drillhole/Geochemistry/ Mapping Package
Global Mapper - Views and Exports Various Raster, Vector and DEM Formats
Golden Software - Surfer and Other Mapping Software
GPS Toolkit
Manifold - GIS and Mapping Software
MapInfo - GIS and Mapping Software
Map Publisher - Map Publishing Software for Macromedia Freehand, Avenza
Microstation - Microstation CAD and GIS Software
North Face Software - Field Data Collection, Section Plotting and Geological Database Software
Rockworks - Mapping and Other Software
SeisSoft - Coordinate Conversion Software
Softree - Terrain Tools Mapping/GIS GeoEngineeringSoftware
SynARC - The Multicriteria Analyzer for ArcView
Techbase - Geological Database Management Software

Geology General
Collecting and Using Mineral Pigments - Using Mineral Pigments for Art
Golden Software - Plotting/Contouring Software
GraphPad - Scientific Graphing and Statistics Software
Pangaea Scientific - Geoscience Software, Fonts, Patterns, Structural Software
Rockworks - Mapping and Other Software
SPSS - Statistical, Plotting and Image Processing Software
XPlotter - Plotting Software

Geophysics
BakerAtlas - Reservoir Characterization Software
Encom - Gravity, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Mapping Software, Mapinfo Addons
ERMapper - Geological Mapping, Image Processing and GIS Software
Geogiga Technology Inc - Seismic Processing and Interpretation Software 
Geosoft - Oasis Montage Drillhole/Geochemistry/Airborne Mapping Package
Geosystem - Geophysical Interpretation Software
Geotrace - Seismic Modelling Software
JasonGeosystems - Petroleom Software
Schlumberger - Geophysical Software/Services
Veritas - Geophysical Software/Services
Viewlog Systems - Well Analysis and Seismic Processing Software
WesternGeco - Seismic Software/Processing

Hydrogeology
Aquifer Test - Aquifer Test Analysis
Visual Modflow - Groundwater Modelling

Image Analysis
Adobe Photoshop - Commercial graphics/imaging software
Corel Draw - Commercial graphics/imaging software
Dewinter - Image analysis software
Earth Vision and CoVis -  3D and 4D Visualization Software for the Geosciences
Erdas Imagine - Professional Mapping Software
ERMapper - Image analysis and GIS. Commercial
Fledermaus - 3D Visualization and Analysis
Image Pro Plus - Scientific image processing software  Commercial
IMT-Visus - Scientific image processing software. Commercial
Optimas - Scientific image processing software . Commercial
SigmaScanPro - Scientific image processing and analysis software. Commercial
Xara - Commercial graphics/imaging software

Log Plotting/Analysis
Crocker Data Processing - Petrolog Log Analysis Software
Digital Formation Inc - Log Analysis and Digital Log Data Presentation Software.
DrillHoleMS - Drill/Well Logs, Cross Sections and Plans
GAEA - Winlog Soil and Borehole Log Plotting Software plus Environmental Modelling Software
GDM - Log and Section Plotting, 3D Geological Data Management and
Modelling Software
GeoLog - Log Plotting Software
Geologix - Well Log and Section Plotting Software
HRH Geological Services - WinLog Software, geologists, training courses and gas systems
LAS Format - Canadian Well Log Society
Neuralog - Well Log Analysis and Display Software
North Face Software - Field Data Collection, Section Plotting and Geological Database Software
Oilware - Well Log Data Conversion Products and Services
Paz Software - LogPlot and Other Geoscience Software
ProLog - Log Plotting Software
Terrasciences - Windows and UNIX Based Geological,  Petrophysical and Digitizing Software.
WellSight - Log Analysis and Plotting Software

Mineralogy/Petrology
EQS4Win - Chemical Equilibrium Software
Geolbases - Mineral, Rock and Gechemical Databases
GeoLib - Geolibrary is a Database of all IMA Approved Minerals
ICDD - XRD Software and Databases
IgPet - Petrology Software
Mineral Database - Materials Data Mineral Database, Formerly Aleph Interprises
MinIdent - Mineral Database Including Chemical Composition to X-ray, Optical and Physical Data (cell dimensions, hardness and density).
Oxford Cryosystems - Search/Match Software for ICDD PDF Database
WinRock - Petrology/Geochemistry Software
XRDCALC - Powder Diffraction Software

Mining
Carlson Software - Mining, GIS and Surveying Software
Datamine - Mining Software
DrillHoleMS - Plots Drill Logs, Cross Sections and Plans
Gemcom Software International - Gemcom Exploration and Mining Software
Geostat - SectCad and GeoBase
Interdex - Core Logging, Database Management and Visualisation Software
Lynx Geosystems - MicroLynx Mining Software
MapTek - Vulcan Mining Software
Metech - Medsystem and MineSight Mining and Exploration Software
Micromine - Mining Software
MinCom - Geolog and Minescape Mining and Petroleum Exploration Software
Minex - Mining Software
Mintec - Mining Software
Modular Mining Systems - Mine Management Software
MinCom - Geolog and Minescape Mining and Petroleum Exploration Software
Rockmate - Rock Blasting, Rock Face Profiling, Fleet Tracking Software
Rockworks - Mapping, Mining and Other Software
Runge Mining - Mining Software
Techbase - Mining Software
Whittle Programming - Mine Optimization Software

Petroleum
Earth Vision and CoVis -  3D and 4D Visualization Software for the Geosciences
Fledermaus - 3D Visualization and Analysis
Geographix - Petroleum Exploration Systems
GeoPlus - Petra Petroleum Exploration Software
Intera - Petroleum Exploration Software, TerraMap etc.
Landmark Graphics Corp - Petroleum Exploration Software
The Logic Group face="Arial" - Planimetric and Volumetric Software for the Oil Industry
Neuralog - Well Log Analysis and Display Software
Pertris - Petroleum Industry Software
Platte River Associates - Petroleum Systems and Basin Analysis Software
Schlumberger - Petroleum Exploration Systems
Terramod - Basin Analysis and Modelling Software

Remote Sensing
Dimple  - Remote Sensing Software
Dragon - Remote Sensing Software
Erdas Imagine - Professional Mapping Software
ERMapper - Geological Mapping, Image Processing and GIS Software
Fledermaus - 3D Visualization and Analysis
GeoGraphix - GeoScience GES and Other Petroleum Exploration Software
Manifold - Remote Sensing Software
MicroImages - TNT Mipps Image Processing and GIS Software
PCI - GeoAnalyst and Other Remote Sensing Software
SPSS - Statistical, Plotting and Image Processing Software

Hardware

 Operating Systems

AIX Unix - IBM Unix
Free BSD - Unix Like Operating System for PC's
HP-UX - HP Unix
Linux - Unix Type OS for PC's, Linux Home Page
Linux.com - Unix Type OS for PC's, Linux Home Page
Linux (Debian Distribution) - Debian Distribution of Linux
Linux (Red Hat) - Red Hat Distribution of Linux
MacOS - MacPC's, Apple
Microsoft Windows - PC's, Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Windows Mobile - Handheld Computers, Microsoft Corporation
SCO Unix - Unix for Various Hardware Platforms
Sun Solaris - For Intel and SunSparc Chips, Sun Microsystems

 Programming Languages

C# (C Sharp) - Microsoft
C++ (Borland C++ Builder) - Borland
C++ (Visual C++) - Microsoft
Delphi - Borland
Java (Borland Java Builder) - Borland
Java Development Products - Sun Microsystems
Java (Visual Java) - Microsoft
OpenGL - Open Graphics Language
Visual Basic - Microsoft

 Info Services

CNET - Hardware and Software News and Reviews and Shareware
Driverfiles.net - Drivers for Hardwae
Driver Guide - Drivers for Hardware
MacInTouch Home Page
MacWindows - Macintosh Information
Motherboard Homeworld - Motherboard Reviews and Links etc.
PC World -  PC Information  and News
Totally Drivers - Hardware Drivers
The ULTIMATE Macintosh
Winfiles - Info, Shareware, Drivers etc.
Ziff Davis - Hardware and Software News and Reviews and Shareware

 CPU Manufacturers

AMD - Advanced Micro Devices Athlon CPU's
HP - CPU's for HP Workstations and Servers
IBM - CPU's for IBM Hardware
Intel - Celeron, Pentium III and IV Processors, Slot 1 and 2, Socket 370, PPGA Designs
Sun - UltraSparc Processors for Sun Workstations and Servers

 Motherboard Manufacturers

Abit Computer Corp. - Motherboards for AMD and Intel CPU's
American Megatrends (AMI) - Motherboards for AMD and Intel CPU's
AOpen - Motherboards for AMD and Intel CPU's
ASUS - Motherboards for AMD and Intel CPU's
Biostar - Motherboards for AMD and Intel CPU's
Epox - Motherboards for AMD and Intel CPU's
FIC - Motherboards for AMD and Intel CPU's
Gigabyte - Motherboards for AMD and Intel CPU's
Intel - Motherboards for Intel CPU's
Supermicro - Motherboards for AMD and Intel CPU's
Tyan - Motherboards for AMD and Intel CPU's

 Consumer Software and Hardware

ComputerShopper - Ziff Davis
City Software - Online Software Store, Australia
CNET - Shareware
Driverfiles.net - Drivers for Hardwae
Driver Guide - Drivers for Hardware
AVG - Anti Virus Software
Harris Technology - Hardware, Australia
McAfee - System Tools Including Virus Scanners, System Updates, System First Aid and Disk Maintenance
Nortons (Symantec) - Software Tools Including Anti Virus
Software Outlet - Software Store, USA
Totally Drivers - Hardware Drivers
Vet - Anti Virus Software
Winfiles - Shareware, Drivers etc.
Wugnet - Shareware
Ziff Davis - Shareware

 Internet Technology

Firefox - Web Browser
Internet Explorer Home - Microsoft Corporation
Netscape Home - Netscape Corporation
Strouds - Internet Software
Tucows - Internet Software
W3C Consortium - Official Home Page Responsible for many of the Internet Standards
W3C Consortium HTML 4 Specifications - Official HTML 4 Specifications for Web Authoring

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