geologists and surveyors. Current software is mainly developed and commercialized by oil and gas or mining industry software vendors: Geologic modelling and visualisation IRAP RMS Suite GeoticMine Geomodeller3D DecisionSpace Geosciences Suite Dassault Systèmes GEOVIA provides Surpac, GEMS and Minex for geologic modeling GSI3D Mira Geoscience provides GOCAD Mining Suite, a 3D geological modelling software that compiles, models, and analyzes for valid interpretation that honours all data. Seequent provides Leapfrog 3D geological modeling & Geosoft GM-SYS and VOXI 3D modelling software. Maptek provides Vulcan, 3D modular software visualisation for geological modelling and mine planning Micromine is a comprehensive and easy to use exploration and mine design solution, which offers integrated tools for modelling, estimation, design, optimisation and scheduling. Promine Petrel Rockworks SGS Genesis Move SKUA-GOCAD Datamine Software provides Studio EM and Studio RM for geological modelling BGS Groundhog Desktop free-to-use software developed by the GeoAnalytics and Modelling directorate of British Geological Survey. Groundwater modelling FEFLOW FEHM MODFLOW GMS Visual MODFLOW ZOOMQ3D 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) See also Numerical modeling (geology) Petroleum engineering Seismic to simulation References Bolduc, A.M., Riverin, M-N., Lefebvre, R., Fallara, F. et Paradis, S.J., 2006. Eskers: À la recherche de l'or bleu. La Science au Québec : http://www.sciencepresse.qc.ca/archives/quebec/capque0606f.html Faure, Stéphane, Godey, Stéphanie, Fallara, Francine and Trépanier, Sylvain. (2011). Seismic Architecture of the Archean North American Mantle and Its Relationship to Diamondiferous Kimberlite Fields. Economic Geology, March–April 2011, v. 106, p. 223–240. http://econgeol.geoscienceworld.org/content/106/2/223.abstract Fallara, Francine, Legault, Marc and Rabeau, Olivier (2006). 3-D Integrated Geological Modeling in the Abitibi Subprovince (Québec, Canada): Techniques and Applications. Exploration and Mining Geology, Vol. 15, Nos. 1–2, pp. 27–41. http://web.cim.org/geosoc/docs/pdf/EMG15_3_Fallara_etal.pdf Berg, R.C., Mathers, S.J., Kessler, H., and Keefer, D. A., 2011. Synopsis of Current Three-dimensional Geological Mapping and Modeling in Geological Survey Organization, Champaign, Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey, Circular 578. https://web.archive.org/web/20111009122101/http://library.isgs.uiuc.edu/Pubs/pdfs/circulars/c578.pdf (GSA Denver Annual Meeting. Poster) Kevin B. Sprague & Eric A. de Kemp. (2005) Interpretive Tools for 3-D Structural Geological Modelling Part II: Surface Design from Sparse Spatial Data http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1046957.1046969&coll=&dl=ACM de Kemp, E.A. (2007). 3-D geological modelling supporting mineral exploration. In: Goodfellow, W.D., ed., Mineral Deposits of Canada: A Synthesis of Major Deposit Types, District Metallogeny, the Evolution