Golden Software Blog

Peter Hatherly is a longtime Golden Software user (Surfer, and Voxler) who has spent his career as a Geophysicist. Mainly working in coal and iron ore mining as a consultant and in research laboratories for both the government and University of Sydney where he was a Professor of Mining Geophysics. After a successful career Peter has recently retire...

Are you tired of repetitive and monotonous tasks while using mapping and graphing software? These kinds of tasks burn up countless hours of labor, damaging productivity and eating into your bottom line. On top of that, they are an almost certain path to worker burnout, even on the part of the most enthusiastic employees. Fortunately, Golden Softwar...

 Earlier this Summer we posted a blog titled: "Visually Striking LiDAR Map Reveals "Hidden" Hydrologic Features" providing an overview of how Surfer can be used to highlight hydrologic features using Lidar data. Recently, we had the chance to follow up with Steve Boynton and we discussed some interesting additions to his hydrologic findings as...

 For Donald Staples, visualization is everything. He is the CEO of Grandview Energy, an oil and gas exploration firm in Calgary, Alberta. Staples spends a lot of time interpreting complex subsurface geology and then uses Surfer to visualize his findings in compelling ways. His objective is to create maps that reassure clients and partners that...

A biological oceanographer is using Surfer to visualize how changing environmental conditions in Alaska impact the marine ecosystem and the blue economy. "With climate change – as with any change – there will be winners and losers," said Alexei Pinchuk, Research Associate Professor at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks. Pinchuk, who works in the Fi...