PFAS in the U.S. (Part 3): Analyzing and Visualizing PFAS in California Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS, continue to make headlines. These synthetic chemicals are incredibly durable—so much so that they’ve earned the nickname “forever chemicals.” Once released into the environment, they [...]
An Inside Look at How We Incorporate Your Feedback to Continuously Improve Our Products Most companies ask for customer feedback, but how often do you actually see that feedback put into action? In some cases, it’s not often. At Golden Software, we do things a [...]
Equipping the Next Generation at Florida Gulf Coast University: Diving into Dr. Serge Thomas’ Limnology Class Equipping the next generation of scientists goes beyond textbooks and lectures—it requires giving students hands-on experience with the tools and techniques they'll use in the field. When students graduate [...]
PFAS in the US (Part 2): Analyzing and Visualizing PFAS in Colorado Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) continue to emerge as one of the most pressing environmental and public health concerns across the United States. These persistent chemicals—often called “forever chemicals”—are known to contaminate water, [...]
Explore Your Data Like Never Before: Insights from a Grapher Guru Sifting through vast datasets is essential to uncovering and visualizing insights that lead to informed decisions. But with thousands of data points collected for a single project, traditional methods of analysis can be time-consuming. [...]
PFAS in the US (Part 1): Making Its Presence and Impact Understandable to Researchers and the General Public Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are an increasingly urgent concern across the United States. These persistent chemicals—often referred to as “forever chemicals”—are being detected more frequently in [...]
Tackling the PFAS Crisis with Surfer: A Webinar on Contamination Modeling Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are an urgent environmental and public health concern, contaminating water, soil, and air across the globe. Known as “forever chemicals” for their persistence in the environment, PFAS compounds demand [...]
Building Social Connections That Soar to New Heights: An Inside Look at Our Team’s Latest Hangout At Golden Software, we thrive as a remote team—but that doesn’t mean we pass up opportunities to connect face-to-face. In fact, we plan times to do so! Whether it’s [...]
Unpacking Surfer’s Gridding Algorithms: How They Work & Mistakes to Avoid Gridding is one of the most essential—and sometimes most misunderstood—parts of the mapping process. Whether you're modeling groundwater flow, visualizing soil contamination, or creating elevation maps, the quality of your final output depends heavily [...]
Should You Use 3D View or 3D Surface Maps? Here’s the Definitive Answer For years, you may have relied on 3D surface maps to represent elevation, topography, and subsurface features. And it makes sense—3D surface maps have been around for a long time, becoming an [...]