Earthfx Inc.
Earthfx Inc. and associated software development company, Viewlog Systems, have been providing data management solutions world wide since 1985. Packages have been sold to environmental, geotechnical, mining, oil and gas firms, governments and research institutes, including Geological Survey of Botswana, Geological Survey of Portugal, Korea Institute of Geology, Mining and Materials, Institute for Geological and Nuclear Sciences, New Zealand.
Senior Earthfx staff hold over 20 years of international geological engineering consulting experience, combined with advanced software and database development expertise.
Example data management systems completed by Earthfx staff include the following: For large regional agencies to assist in the development and management of ground water resources for public supply. For soil and ground water remediation sites to facilitate the selection of remedial technologies and document their effectiveness. For multi-site environmental assessments for Defense Departments, including automated compliance reporting. For road salt impact studies involving large numbers of private water supply wells, with automated mailings to affected residents as an effective public relations tool.
Computer modeling is a powerful technique for understanding ground water systems, and is a critical link between field studies, data analysis and ground water management. When coupled with a DMS, modelling can result is significant savings in time and money when used to thoroughly assess problems and select the most effective solutions, prior to field implementation.
Ground water flow, contaminant migration and chemical quality are the most frequently applied models at Earthfx. We carefully define the scope and objectives of each modeling project and ensure that the most efficient one, two or three dimensional model is applied. Modelling is typically used to: Develop ground water management and wellhead protection schemes for water quality enhancement and protection from salt water intrusion. Conduct watershed management studies to guide land use planning and resource development. Select the most feasible and cost effective measures to remediate contaminated sites. Determine the acceptability and engineering design of proposed landfill or waste management sites. Optimize investigation and monitoring of contaminated sites and differentiate effects from multiple sources. Conduct risk assessment to sensitive ecological receptors from ground water contaminants.
Using in-house 3-D graphics workstations and a variety of custom and commercial software tools, Earthfx offers the latest in scientific data visualization services. Our focus in offering this service is to complement traditional plan view and cross section presentation formats with dynamic three dimensional walk-throughs for a more complete understanding of the ground water system. Applications include: Visualization of complex particle tracking results and well capture zones in multi-layered environments. Presentations of complex geologic models at public meetings. Analysis of borehole deviation surveys.
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Dirk Kassenaar
Title:
President
Telephone:
(416) 410-4260
Fax:
(416) 481-6026
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Environmental Products And Services
Design And Implementation Of Custom Data Management System To Expedite The Compilation, Management And Visualization Of Environmental Data.
Data management systems integrate data compilation, storage and visualization tools into a single software package. This offers the following benefits: single copy storage of all data; fully open structure for uploading or downloading of data; automated internal data quality verification to minimize data errors; powerful data searching and retrieval tools; data processing, visualization and reporting tools automate much of the preliminary data analysis process.
This is achieved by integrating the following software features: relational database designed specifically for environmental settings (borehole - monitor - sample - parameter referential integrity); borehole editor, capable of handling multiple data formats (text, geophysical logs, photos, numeric data); gridding, krigging and contouring functions; GIS Mapping Tool (.dxf compatible); cross Section Tool;
and ground water flow and contaminant transport modeling.
Earthfx Inc. offers turnkey services in developing and implementing environmental data management systems (DMS). Projects typically extend from assembling data files from scanned images, through to delivery of the DMS and establishing and configuring local computer networks and training staff on how to access and use the system.
DMS are assembled with features customized for the needs of the client/project. This includes local environmental criteria for automated compliance reporting, configuring automated data downloads from laboratory LIMM systems, and specific on-screen forms, graphs and maps to enter, edit and view data.
The Earthfx DataBank service is offered to clients seeking additional security and or support in managing their database. Data remains preserved on the Earthfx server, and accessed via pass-worded high-speed web connection, or upon instruction to Earthfx staff to assemble and return the required data set.
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