Geosite vs. Surfer

Geosite can be used brilliantly if you have the final format ready as per your need, it can aggregate, clean, compile & summarize data as per your liking & recommendations & can even help in simplifying the summary as per the understanding levels of target audience, however if you do not have a specific format for summaries in mind, it can struggle to make sense of raw data & present it appealingly in a visual format which can be easier to go through rather than just a large set of numbers.

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Surfer has been excellent for us, a small company, to process the electrical resistivity, refraction microtremor, and MASW data collected in the field. There are an increasing number of programs capable of assisting in this geophysical analysis but Surfer is the most advanced. The ability to create both 2D and 3D figures in the program while managing data is a huge help. It also greatly improved report quality and helped clients better understand what the results were for a study.

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• Aggregating data across multiple platforms
• Cleaning data very effectively to keep only the most relevant bits
• Creating context from raw data for analysis & implementation

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• The interface is simple and easy/quick to learn, so that not much experience is needed to start generating maps.
• The map layouts are easy to manipulate, change colors, scale, labels, contour interval, etc...
• Simple but functional mathematical and logical functions allow for the calculation and manipulation of grids.

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• Ability to quickly transform numbers to visual representation needs an overhaul
• More customization options when it comes to presenting raw data
• Transforming aggregated data into context driven summaries need to be more elaborate

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• The user interface can be tricky at first. It's a little rough around the edges and takes a little time to get the hang of.
• Not an ideal application for older employees. There are too many things with the interface that make it not worthwhile to train employees with less computer experience.
• Manipulating data within Surfer is difficult because you have to do things in a certain order. Not terrible if you get the hang of it but certainly frustrating at first.

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Surfer is very unique with respect to its capabilities. I am not aware of any other mapping software that is at the same time flexible, has a friendly interface, and creates such nice-looking maps.

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• Representing data visually has helped us in delivering trainings effectively
• Converting raw data to context based summaries has cut down on project TAT significantly
• More options are needed however to visualize the data from numbers to charts/graphs

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• The worst thing about Surfer is the cost. My company can only afford one license at the moment which means only one employee gets to use it regularly. Not so great when someone is sick or you have a huge wave of projects.
• The user interface is a little rough but younger employees have been great at catching on quickly and producing great images.
• There's nothing else quite like Surfer. It's versatile and not to difficult to use so, though the licenses are expensive, it is an excellent program that has done wonders for our company!

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