Computer Software

Commercial Software

Dealers
Geologynet.com - MinServ (Mineral Services), Earth Science Software, Commercial and Shareware/Freeware
Geomem - Earth Science Software, UK
Red Dog Scientific - Earth Science Software, South Africa
Rockware Inc - Huge Catalogue of Earth Science Software, USA

Data Collection/Databases
American Geological Institute - GeoRef Database
Australian Mineral Foundation (AMF)  - AESIS Database of Australian Geoscience Literature
Field Worker - Apple Newton, Windows CE/95/NT Software for Collecting Field Data
GDM - Log and Section Plotting, 3D Geological Data Management and
Modelling Software
LTC Mobile Computing - PenCore Core Logging Software for Pen Computers
North Face Software - Field Data Collection, Section Plotting and Geological Database Software
Palm Solutions - psGeologist Geology Field Data Colection  for Palm III and Other Handhelds
Techbase - Geological Database Management Software

Environmental/Engineering
American Society of Civil Engineers - Geo-Institute, Links to Geoengineering Software
Boss International - Environmental and Engineering Software
CyberQuake - The Earthquake Engineer Software to Evaluate Seismic
Soil Response
EasySolve Software - Environmental and Earth Science Software Tools
GDM - Log and Section Plotting, 3D Geological Data Management and
Modelling Software
GeoandSoft - Geoengineering Software
SoilVision - Environmental and Geotechnical Software

Gemology
Adamas Gemological Laboratory - Software for Gemologists

Geological Mapping/GIS
Caris GIS - Geological Mapping/GIS Software
Corel Corporation - Corel Draw
ERMapper - Geological Mapping, Image Processing and GIS Software
ESRI - ARCInfo and ARCView GIS Software
Examin - MapInfo Addons
Geosoft - Oasis Montage Drillhole/Geochemistry/ Mapping Package
Golden Software - Surfer and Other Mapping Software
Manifold - GIS and Mapping Software
MapInfo - GIS and Mapping Software
Map Publisher - Map Publishing Software for Macromedia Freehand, Avenza
Microstation - Microstation CAD and GIS Software
North Face Software - Field Data Collection, Section Plotting and Geological Database Software
Northwood Geoscience - MapInfo Addons
Rockworks - Mapping and Other Tools
SeisSoft - Coordinate Conversion Software
Softree - Terrain Tools Mapping/GIS GeoEngineeringSoftware
Stellacore - Orthovista Orthophoto Mosaic Software
SynARC - The Multicriteria Analyser for ArcView
Techbase - Geological Database Management Software

Geology General
Collecting and Using Mineral Pigments - Using Mineral Pigments for Art
Golden Software - Plotting/Contouring Software
Pangaea Scientific - Geoscience Software, Fonts, Patterns, Structural Software
Rockworks - Mapping and Other Tools
SPSS - Statistical, Plotting and Image Processing Software
XPlotter - Plotting Software

Geophysics
Encom - Gravity, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Mapping Software, Mapinfo Addons
ERMapper - Geological Mapping, Image Processing and GIS Software
Geosoft - Oasis Montage Drillhole/Geochemistry/Airborne Mapping Package
Geosystem - Geophysical Interpretation Software
Geotrace - Seismic Modelling Software
Viewlog Systems - Well Analysis and Seismic Processing Software

Hydrogeology
Aquifer Test - Aquifer Test Analysis
Visual Modflow - Groundwater Modelling

Log Plotting/Analysis
Advanced Logic Technologies - WellCad Log Plotting Software
Crocker Data Processing - Petrolog Log Analysis Software
Digital Formation Inc - Log Analysis and Digital Log Data Presentation Software.
GAEA - Winlog Soil and Borehole Log Plotting Software plus Environmental Modelling Software
GDM - Log and Section Plotting, 3D Geological Data Management and
Modelling Software
GTGS - Well Logging Software
JenTech - LASTools LAS Conversion Software, Logfx Log Plotting Software
LogDig - Automated Well Log Digitizing Software
Logmate - Drillhole Logging Software
North Face Software - Field Data Collection, Section Plotting and Geological Database Software
Oilware - Well Log Data Conversion Products and Services
Paz Software - LogPlot and Other Geoscience Software
Robinson Environmental and Design - BH Logger Bore Hole Logger
Terrasciences - WIndows and UNIX Based Geological,  Petrophysical and Digitizing Software.
Viewlog Systems - Well Analysis and Seismic Processing Software
WellSight - Log Analysis and Plotting Software

Mineralogy/Petrology
Aleph Enterprises - The Mineral Database Listing Optical, Physical and Chemical Properties and Powder Diffraction Data
Geolbases - Mineral, Rock and Gechemical Databases
GeoLib - Geolibrary is a Database of all IMA Approved Minerals
ICDD - XRD Software and Databases
MinIdent - Mineral Database Including Chemical Composition to X-ray, Optical and Physical Data (cell dimensions, hardness and density).
Oxford Cryosystems - Search/Match Software for ICDD PDF Database
WinRock - Rock Classification Software
XRDCALC - XRD Software

Mining
Carlson Software - Mining, GIS and Surveying Software, South Africa
Datamine - Mining Software
Earthworks - Mining Software
Gemcom Software International - Gemcom Exploration and Mining Software
Geostat - SectCad and GeoBase
Interdex - Core Logging, Database Management and Visualisation Software
Lynx Geosystems - MicroLynx Mining Software
MapTek - Vulcan Mining Software
Metech - Medsystem and MineSight Mining and Exploration Software
Micromine - Mining Software
MinCom - Geolog and Minescape Mining and Petroleum Exploration Software
MineMap - Mine Planning Software
Minex - Mining Software
Mintec - Mining Software
Modular Mining Systems - Mine Management Software
MinCom - Geolog and Minescape Mining and Petroleum Exploration Software
Rockmate - rock blasting, rock face profiling, fleet tracking software
Rockworks - Mapping, Mining and Other Tools
Runge Mining - Mining Software
Surpac - Mining Software
Techbase - Mining Software
Whittle Programming - Mine Optimization Software

Petroleum
Geologica - Basin Analysis Software
Geomath - Reservoir and Basin Modelling Software
GeoPlus - Petra Petroleum Exploration Software
Intera - Petroleum Exploration Software, TerraMap etc.
Landmark Graphics Corp - Petroleum Exploration Software
Marco Polo Software - Phil Stratigraphic Analysis and Depositional Environment Modelling Software
Petrodynamics - Stratigraphic Modelling Software
Platte River Associates - Petroleum Systems and Basin Analysis Software
Terramod - Basin Analysis and Modelling Software

Remote Sensing
Dimple  - Remote Sensing Software
Dragon - Remote Sensing Software
ERMapper - Geological Mapping, Image Processing and GIS Software
GeoGraphix - GeoScience GES and Other Petroleum Exploration Software
MicroImages - TNT Mipps Image Processing and GIS Software
PCI - GeoAnalyst and Other Remote Sensing Software
SPSS - Statistical, Plotting and Image Processing Software

Earth Science Software

Many Windows Software Vendors also Distribute Mac and Unix Versions of Their Software

Windows

Shareware/Freeware

Archives/Directories
Catalogue Software - Links to Software for Creating Museum Collection Catalogues
Computer Applications in Geology- Software, Data and Examples for Statistical Analysis of Geological Data
Geologynet.com - Earth Science Software, Commercial and Shareware/Freeware
University of Erlangan Software Database - Database of Geoscience Commercial/Shareware/Freeware Software
SINCRIS for Crystallography Software - Crystallography Software
Computer Software Structural Geology Metamorphic Petrology

Data Collection/Databases
IUGS Igneous and Sedimentary Databases - Compositional Databases
LR Ream Publishing - Publishers of The Mineral Database (TMD)
Mineral Inventory (MINFILE) - British Columbia's Mineral Deposits
The Photo Atlas of Minerals - Mineral Database With More than 6,500 High Resolution Images
Petros - Geochemistry Database of Igneous Rocks

Environmental/Engineering

Gemology
Gemstone Calculators - Various Calculators Online to Calculate Carats, SG and Precious Metal Weight

Geology General
Collecting and Using Mineral Pigments - Using Mineral Pigments for Art
Earth Science Courseware for Geology CTI - NISS, UK
Earth Science Picture Library - Over 300,00 Earth Science Images Available for Purchase, UK
EasySolve Software - Low Cost Earth Science Software
GeoTeach - Earth Science Teaching Resources with Geology Diagrams
Gibson Consulting - Geology Clipart CD 
GraphPap - Prints Graph Paper
Periodic Table - Shareware Interactive Periodic Table
UBC Earth and Ocean Science Image Collections - University of British Columbia Earth Science Images Collection
XPlotter - XY and Ternary Plotter

Geophysics
Geophysics Software - Excel Spreadsheets for Geophysical Calculations by Brian Robins
Geophysics Software - Several DOS Freeware Programs for Magnetic/Gravity/Resistivity Modeling
IRIS Seismic Software (MSDOS)
Samuel - 2D and 3D Seismic Interpretation Software Freeware/Shareware, Linux and Windows
SeisPloT and SEGYStatics - Seismic Software for Windows

Log Plotting/Analysis
LASRG - View, analyze and manipulate LAS files
TSPP - Plots Lithological Logs, DOS, University of Wales, Shareware

Mapping/GIS
3DEM - DEM Viewer for USGS DEM Data, Freeware
AGIS for Windows - Simple Mapping and GIS Shareware
Geoclassifier and GeoEditor - Geological Mapping Extensions for Arcview
GRIDS - Grid Analysis and Display Software for Analyzing Earth Science Data in 4D. DOS, Windows, Unix and Mac
Kansas Geological Survey - Various Mapping and Log Plotting Programs including Surface III, Wheat and PfEFFER
Mapping Symbols - Symbol Fonts for Mapping
Mapping Fonts - Links to Mapping/Cartography Fonts
Quickgrid - A shareware gridding/contouring program.
Statistical Analysis of Natural Resources Software - Norwegian Computing Center
USGS Geological Software - GSMCAD, GSMap, Symbols, Patterns etc.
USGS Mapping Software - DEM and DLG Viewers

Mineralogy/Petrology
Chemcast and Plates2 and Modes by CE Ford
Convert - Converts between different XRD file formats
Crystallography Software - Links to Search/Match Powder Diffraction File Software
DRXWin - Powder Diffraction Analysis with GUI
Erupt - Plus Other Petrology Software
GeoDate - Isotope and Geochronology Software
Geochemisches Institut Goettingen - Various Geochemical Software
IUGS Igneous and Sedimentary Databases - Compositional Databases
LR Ream Publishing - Publishers of The Mineral Database (TMD)
NewPet - Petrology Software
Petroglyph - Microscope Simulation Software (Brigham Young University)
Petros - Geochemistry Database of Igneous Rocks
The Photo Atlas of Minerals - More than 6,500 High Resolution Images
Polarising Microscopy Applications - Various Programs for Use with the Polarising Microscope
Polemic - Identifies a Mineral from Optical Properties Observed in a Thin Section
WinRock Wizard - Rock Classification Software
XRDCALC - Powder Diffraction Peak Simulator
XRShape - Plus Other Crystallography Freeware

Mining

Paleontology
Bugware - Paleo Analysis and Database Software
Paleo Software - Paly Disks Software from AASP
PaleoTax - Paleontology Database Management
PaleoVu - Browse and Visualization Tool for Paleoclimate and Paleoecological Data
Pangaea - Alfred Wegener Institute, PanPlot Plotting Software and PaleoTools

Petroleum
Bedform Simulation Software - USGS

Remote Sensing/Image Processing
Image Tool - Scientific Image Processing Freeware
MultiSpec - Remote Sensing Freeware
NIHImage - Scientific Image Processing Freeware

Structural Geology
Computer Software Structural Geology Metamorphic Petrology
GeoOrient and GeoCalculator - Shareware and Freeware Structural Software
Stereo - Stereo Net Plotting by Per Steinsund
StereoNett - Stereo Net Plotting by Johannes Duyster
Structural Geology Spreadsheets for Excel - Software, Data and Examples for Structural Geology Calculations in Excel

Macintosh

Assorted Macintosh Software - University of Frankfurt
Bedform Simulation Software - USGS
CrystalMaker Site - Software for Displaying Crystals
The Geologists Pick Macintosh - Macintosh Resources
Geology Dictionary ASCII Geology Words, Over 5000 Words
GPSy - GPS Software for the Mac
GRIDS - Grid Analysis and Display Software for Analyzing Earth Science Data in 4D. DOS, Windows, Unix and Mac
IRIS Seismic Software (MAC)
Mac Software - North Dakota State University
NIH Image - Image Analysis Software
PaleoMag - Analysis of Paleomagnetic data
Paleo Software - Various Paleoanalysis Software
Pangaea - Alfred Wegener Institute, PanPlot Plotting Software and PaleoTools
Paz Software - LogPlot and Other Geoscience Software
QuickTrace - Onscreen Digitizer
StereoPlot - by Neil Mancktelow
TectonicsFP - 32 Bit Version of TectonicQB
University of Erlangan Mac Software - Various Software

Unix

Geoclassifier and GeoEditor - Geological Mapping Extensions for Arcview
GMT - Generic Mapping Tools
GRIDS - Grid Analysis and Display Software for Analyzing Earth Science Data in 4D. DOS, Windows, Unix and Mac
Sedimentary Geology Freeware - Fortran and C Programsa for Unix
Terrasciences - WIndows and UNIX Based Geological,  Petrophysical and Digitizing Software.
University of Erlangan Unix Software - Various Software
USGS Spectroscopy Lab - Image Analysis Software, Freeware