Appendix 1: Geosoft Concepts
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Organized in lines (or groups), columns and elements, the database stores all data values
of a particular type in individual columns or channels. This enables stand-alone
processing of columns and eliminates the need to write results to interim storage areas and
then re-write them after processing. The result is a significant increase in processing
efficiency. This Geosoft file structure provides additional advantages including:
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Ability to process any number of lines/groups
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Ability to handle lines/groups with unlimited columns
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Ability to handle very large datasets
In addition, since columns are stored separately, this file format is capable of storing and
manipulating data with different end point and sample intervals.
