| Feature | MVS | EVS Pro | EVS Standard |
EVS for ArcView® |
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| Geologic Modeling | ||||
| Surface Based Hierarchical Layer Models |
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| Adaptive Geologic Indicator Kriging |
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| Geologic Indicator Kriging |
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| Simple Faulting with Planar Fault Surfaces |
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| Complex Faulting with Non-Planar Surfaces |
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| Automatic Modeling of Ore Body and Plume Overburden |
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| Complex Erosion Modeling |
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| Mining or Excavation Pits and Tunneling Along Complex Paths |
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| Optimization of Excavation or Building Foundation Cut and Fill |
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| Chemistry Or Parameter Estimation | ||||
| 2D Parameter Estimation Using Expert System Driven Kriging |
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| Subset 3D Data Using Average, Maxium, or Slice at Elevation |
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| Automatic 2D Adaptive Grid Refinement |
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| 3D Parameter Estimation Using Expert System Driven Kriging |
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| Automatic 3D Adaptive Grid Refinement |
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| Compensation for Anisotropic Media Transmissivity |
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| 3D Parameter Estimation Using Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW) |
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| Logarithmic and Linear Data Processing |
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| Geostatistical Confidence and Uncertainty Determination |
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| Min/Max Plume Bounding Computation |
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| External kriging into EVS/MVS geologic models |
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| Analytical And Statistical Capabilities | ||||
| DrillGuide© |
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| Computation of Ore Body Plume Overburden Mass and Volume |
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| Integrated Volumetrics & Contaminant/Ore Body Mass |
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| Statistical Analysis of Input Data Files |
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| Statistical Analysis of 3D Models |
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| Integration With Other Applications | ||||
| ESRI's ArcView® GIS 3.x (includes ArcView Extension) |
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| ESRI's ArcView® 8.x (includes ArcGIS Tool Bar) |
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| Groundwater Vistas (Visualization and Grid Generation) |
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| GMS Integration (Femwater, MODFLOW, and MT3D) and Visualization |
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| Animation of Modeling Results (GMS, Vistas, Visual MODFLOW, etc. |
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| Microsoft Access Database (includes example VBA source code) |
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| Earthsoft's (www.earthsoft.com) EQuiS Data Management |
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| Geotech's (www.geotech.com) EnviroData Data Management |
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| ESDAT (www.esdata.com.au) Data Management |
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| GCA (www.gintsoftware.com) gINT 3D Boring Log Export |
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| Integration with Custom Data Management Systems |
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| Input Formats | ||||
| Finite Element Models (UCD and netCDF) |
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| Finite Difference Models (UCD, Field, and netCDF) |
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| AutoCAD DWG & DXF (2D and 3D CAD Models) |
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| Image Files (all formats) to Use as Texture Maps (overlays) |
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| USGS SDTS and DEMs |
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| ESRI Shapefiles (ARC/INFO®, ArcGIS®, and ArcView®) |
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| Direct ODBC Connectivity |
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| C Tech 4D Interactive Models (4DIM) Playback |
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| Rendered Output Formats | ||||
| OpenGL Rendered Bitmpas at Screen Resolutions |
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| High Resolution Rendered Bitmap Images (all formats) |
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| High Resolution Georeferenced BMP and World Files |
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| Animation Output as AVI, MPEG, and HAV (lossless) |
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| Vector And GIS Output Formats | ||||
| Output Complete Models as C Tech 4D Interactive Models (4DIM) |
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| Output Complete Models as VRML (type 1 and 2) |
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| Output Complete Models as Vector Postscript |
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| Output Any Object as a 3D ESRI Shapefile or a 3D DXF File |
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| Annotation And Printing | ||||
| 3D Labeled Axes and Legends |
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| 2D Overlay, True 3D, and 3D Extruded Titles |
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| Direct Output to Any Windows Printer or Plotter |
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| Interactivity Highlights | ||||
| Rotate, Zoom, Pan, and Query Objects in the Viewer |
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| Interactively Build Fence Diagrams in 3D Geochemical Models |
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| Interactive Fly-Over and Fly-Through Animations |
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| Interactively Build Fault Surfaces and Fault Blocks |
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| Measured Data Posting | ||||
| Samples as Spheres, Colored Borings, Squares, or Hexagons |
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| Samples as Cubes and Arbitrary Glyph Shapes |
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| Boreholes as Tubes, Wires, or Non-vertical Borings |
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| Explode Samples and Borings by Lithology |
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| Visualization Techniques | ||||
| User Definable Color Mapping (Assignment) |
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| Solid Colored Contours and Gouraud Shading |
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| Georeferenced Texture Mapping of Aerial Photos onto Any Object |
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| Surfaces Volumes Edges, Grid, Hidden Lines |
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| Plumes (Isovolumes) |
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| Drape Lines(e.g. DXF Input) on Surfaces |
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| 2D & 3D Isolines and Contours |
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| 3D Labeled Isolines |
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| Arbitrary or Orthogonal Plane Cutting |
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| Rotated Rectangle or Cylinder Coring |
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| Interactive 3D Fence Diagrams (Thin and Thick) |
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| Irregular Facility Boundary Cutting |
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| Vector Visualization Using User Specified Glyphs |
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| Particle Advection Animation Using User Specified Glyphs |
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| Streamlines and Streamribbons |
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| 3D Fence Diagrams: Chemistry, Geology, or Both |
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| Control Transparency and Properties of All Graphical Objects |
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| Animation Creation & Automation | ||||
| Create C Tech 4D Interactive Models Playable on Free Players |
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| Create C Tech 4D Interactive Models Playable on Licensed Players |
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| Output to Standard AVI, MPEG, or HAV formats |
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| Support for Broadcast Quality Animation |
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| Automatic (User Editable) Script Generation |
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| Automation Using User Editable Journaling |
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| Grid Generation | ||||
| 2D and 3D Irregular Finite Difference Grind |
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| Convex Hull Bounded by Sample (x,y) Coordinates |
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| 2D Finite Element Grid with Multiple Layers |
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| Auto 2D Cell Refinement Based on Sample (x,y) Coordinates |
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| 3D Finite Element Grid with Multiple Layers |
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| Auto 3D Cell Refinement Based on Sample (x,y) Coordinates |
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