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TESTIMONIALS
Hear what other scientists & engineers have to say!
Golden Software is like a close family. Your team is always ready to answer questions, to solve problems, your products are of fine quality, low prices for updates.
Thierry Hatt
Historical GIS Cartographer Université de Strasbourg, France
We have been Golden Software clients for 35 years and have never been disappointed. For us, it’s the premier data presentation package.
Felicia Bechtel
Senior Geophysical Advisor
I’ve used Surfer for many years. It helps me tell my data’s story which allows me to clearly communicate important information with clients.
Richard Koehler, PhD
PH Founder, Visual Data Analytics, LLC
The wide variety and functionality of the interpolation/extrapolation algorithms, as well as the geostatistical functionality, is simply awesome!
Grant van Heerden, MAIG
Mine Geotechnical Engineer / Engineering Geologist
As an author, I make beautiful maps of the ground surface from LiDAR data. Surfer allows me to tease out subtle features. It is a delight to use and the tools are there, no matter what function I wish to apply.
Peter Hatherly
Geophysicist
Golden Software products are the most intuitive of any software I've ever used.
Anna Klene, PhD
Professor
Surfer is the best GIS software I have ever used…better than AutoCAD and ArcGIS … I love it!
Liliana Cecan, PhD, PE
Senior Project Manager
Surfer appears to have been designed by people who really understand what scientists like myself want to do. This allows me to look at data and ask questions without being concerned at the technicalities of how to load, manipulate and map data.
Barry Gardiner
Senior Scientist
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Clean up your Contours: Minimize LiDAR Noise
Clean Up Your Contours with Surfer Today Clean up your Contours: Minimize LiDAR Noise LiDAR data continues to be more and more prominent in nearly every aspect of geoscience. Whether you are a hydrologist mapping watersheds, or an archeologist performing impact assessments; the ability to understand and utilize LiDAR data will give [...]
New 3D Customization Options in the Latest Surfer Release
Test Surfer's New 3D Customization Options Today! New 3D Customization Options in the Latest Surfer Release Last week an update of Surfer and Surfer Beta was released! The release features some great new 2D and 3D customization options. As well as some highly requested new [...]
Collaboration is Key: Keeping Colleagues, Stakeholders and Clients Involved
Collaboration is Key: Keeping Colleagues, Stakeholders and Clients Involved When you are working with a team, collaboration is one of your greatest assets. When work becomes siloed, the stage is set for a multitude of challenges, such as missed or repeated tasks, incompatible components, or [...]