Appendix 1: Geosoft Concepts
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Viewer Capabilities
The
Oasis montaj
Viewer
is a free software product for accessing and sharing data and
images in native Geosoft and standard PC formats. The
Viewer
is available for download
Viewer
can be freely distributed by anyone who wants to enable
other geoscientists to share data and maps in a Geosoft environment. Some of the
Viewer’s
capabilities are listed below.
PROJECTS
•
Open and display projects and display/edit project comments
•
Browse and open any project item in the
Project Explorer
•
Add or modify Metadata of all data items displayed in the
Project Explorer
•
View project data “Properties”
DATA AND PROFILES
•
Open new databases imported from Geosoft GDB, Geosoft GBN, Geosoft XYZ
and ASEG-GDF formats
•
Export databases as Geosoft GDB, Geosoft GBN, Geosoft XYZ, ASEG-GDF,
CSV (Excel), ODDF (USGS), POST PC (USGS) and POST UNIX (USGS)
•
Show and plot data profiles in upto five database profile windows
•
View data projected coordinate system information
•
View data statistics and historical processing logs
•
Dynamically link data between spreadsheet, profile window and maps
MAPS, GRIDS AND IMAGES
•
Display a wide variety of grid and image files (for a detailed list see the
Data
Format
Help topic)
•
Import and display Geosoft PLT, AutoCAD DXF, MapInfo TAB, ArcView SHP
and Microstation DGN files
•
Display *ArcGIS MXD files in a MXD Viewer (
*Note that, the installation of
ArcMap or ArcEngine is required to view MXD data in Oasis montaj
)
•
Open and display maps, and display/edit map comments
•
Pan, zoom, and cursor-link map views
•
View map view projected coordinate system information
•
Copy and paste database data and maps to other Windows applications
•
Export maps to a variety of formats
•
Plot maps to Windows printers and large-format plotters
•
Send and receive E-Maps
ONLINE HELP AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
•
Full on-line help system with links to Geosoft Web Server.
•
Access to Geosoft
[geonet]
support list and Geosoft Web Site resources.