GEOVIA

GEOVIA
Developer(s) Dassault Systèmes
Operating system Windows
Type PLM
License Proprietary software
Website www.3ds.com/products-services/geovia/

Dassault Systèmes GEOVIA is a set of geologic modeling and mining engineering software applications developed by the French engineering software company Dassault Systèmes. Formerly known as Gemcom, the company was founded in 1985 as a spin-off from by mining consultants SRK Consulting, with headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1]

History

  • 1970's, Minex launched by ECSI
  • 1982, Surpac launched
  • 1985, Gemcom Software founded, spun off from SRK Consulting
  • 1997, Gemcom IPO on TSX
  • 2002, Gemcom purchased Whittle Programming
  • 2002, Surpac purchased ECSI, created Surpac Minex Group
  • 2006, Gemcom purchased Surpac Minex Group
  • 2008, Gemcom taken private
  • 2012, Dassault Systèmes purchased Gemcom, GEOVIA brand is launched targeting Natural Resources
  • 2015, Dr. Tony Diering, VP Block Caving Unit, is inducted into the International Mining Technology Hall of Fame [2]

Products

  • Surpac - geology and mine planning software
  • GEMS - geology and mine planning software
  • Minex - geology, mine planning and scheduling software for stratified deposits
  • MineSched - scheduling software for mining
  • Whittle - strategic mine planning software
  • InSite - mine production management software
  • PCBC - geology, mine planning and strategic planning software for block caving

References

  1. ↑ "Gemcom and GEOVIA, a tale of two brands - Schnitger Corporation". 6 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "IM inducts the man behind the essential software for block and sub-level caving – Tony Diering - International Mining". 21 October 2015.
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