May 2015 - EMIGMA developments
We have added a number of exciting features to EMIGMA over the past year. Some of these developments include new imports, better data and error handling, enhancements to the processing of the data as well as many powerful modeling, inversion and mapping features.
Inversions
We are pleased to introduce a number of enhancements to our inversions, especially the Gravity, MT, CSAMT and FEM licenses.
3D Gravity Inversion
Firstly, we have added a constrained Trust region algorithm to replace the earlier slow method. This method not only results in a faster rate of convergence but also utilizes user-defined parameters. In fact, the inversion can now utilize user-specified density parameters and support the import and use of complex polyhedrons as starting models for such things as defining the topography surface or estimates of the basement topology. This is a radical departure from the standard approach of defining a layered-earth model or utilizing a previously-run forward model. Additionally, a number of changes were made to stabilize and speed up the inversion process. The inversion has also been upgraded to allow many more data points and cells in the inversion grid. We expect this inversion will handle your most difficult gravity inversion problem.
Shortly, likely in June, we will utilize a new compilation using the new Intel Fortran compiler which optimizes the inversion of all Intel and AMD processor architectures. This improves the speed to about 3 times of the new May release.
3D MT Inversion
- Improved capability to handle a large number of frequencies and cells and for larger data sets
3D CSAMT Inversion with 3D source
- Faster processing of the data set using a more robust method
- Ability to invert the amplitude of impedance as well as Inphase and Quadrature
- This is in addition to being able to use the measured fields if available.
1D FEM inversion
Supports multiple receiver configurations employed by DUALEM and PROMIS systems
Modeling
We continued to innovate and improve the accuracy of the modeling capabilities of our software over the past year.
Some of the most important changes are highlighted below:
EM Simulation
We made some improvements to speed up the simulation procedure as it relates to the joining of the polyhedra (3D objects). The EM simulation procedure in EMIGMA is remarkably different from other applications in that it takes into account not only the interaction between the different structures of a model, but also the interaction between the polyhedra/prisms and the various layers (of the model). In the end, the algorithm computes a very accurate and realistic model based on the given information. Because this aspect of modeling is not handled appropriately in other modeling applications, this makes our software all the more unique and powerful.
We have implanted new capabilities for modeling VLF and VLF-R data. With the dramatic decrease in exploration dollars, many smaller exploration companies are returning to VLF for reconnaissance purposes.
Gravity and Magnetics 3D/2D modeling
Already our Potential fields modeling are both fast and accurate. However, we are presently testing new compilations of the algorithms using the new Intel compiler and this is resulting in improved speeds by up to 10 fold. These upgrades will be available in June.
Mapping
We have added several new features to enhance the mapping capabilities of our software.
Grid Presentation tool
Using Grid Presentation, the user is now able to print any scaled image to a number of large-size map formats, thereby eliminating the need to use highly-specialized and expensive software or printing facilities. The user can customize the map to include a legend, add a logo (or any raster image), create a text box and change the layout of the map prior to printing. Following formatting changes, the user can print the map to PDF by selecting the appropriate paper size including Architecture sizes (Arch A-E) and simply have the map printed professionally. Alternatively, the user can also print directly using any of the supported paper sizes, as needed.
Another unique feature is the ability to manage the Contour attributes. The user is not restricted to pre-defined contour levels, but can instead define the contour interval, draw labels and control the formatting and frequency of the labels—all from within this tool.
Additionally, this tool provides the user with many practical features for handling Transparency/Overlays. For instance, the user can work with up to 5 layers, which include an interpolated ‘Mesh’, Map (Georeferenced map can be loaded), Filled Contour, Contour Line as well as (Survey) Profiles. Using this feature, the user may change the order of the layers and adjust the transparency of each layer. The result can then be exported to a number of formats (raster or raster with Georeferenced formats) and printed, as needed.
Data Import and handling
- Added new FEM import for the GEM-2 system
- Added new FEM import for PROMIS and DualEM
- Improved error handling for MT data (tipper and impedance components)
- Various changes introduced to make the MT/Tipper data import more user-friendly
- Added VLF and VLF-R imports
- Upgrades to CSAMT imports for use with 3D source modelling and inversion to overcome the limitations of the far-field approximations
- New IP imports from QCTool
Processing
- Implemented a new 12th generation IGRF calculation for accurate processing of the magnetic data
- Better handling of DC magnetic derivatives and grid processing features
- Easy conversion of survey data between static and frequency domains as well as frequency and spectral domains
- Ability to select electrode coordinates and specify channels and separations when exporting IP/Resistivity data to XYZ format
GBDecomp
- Updated and improved user interface
- Enhanced support for handling MT data with multiple stations (in a .qct file)
- Enhanced import of decomposed data to EMIGMA for modeling and inversion
Plotting/Display
A number of improvements were made to the overall plotting and display capabilities with some notable exceptions listed below:
IP/Resistivity/MMR
- Ability to plot data as a function of separation
- Accurate calculation of apparent resistivity from a variety of conventional and unconventional survey configurations
- New display options to switch between ‘actual’ and ‘absolute’ data when calculating apparent resistivity
- Several improvements for displaying apparent resistivity using PseudoShow and Grid Presentation
MT/CSAMT
- Added a number of intuitive features for plotting impedance data
- Adept handling of 2D decomposition features for layered-earth models
Misc. improvements
- Better handling of static MMR surveys including Xhole surveys (with both E -dipole and H-dipole receivers)
- Improved forward simulation of DC magnetic and gravity data
- Utilization of gridded data for the Magnetic Vector Inversion (MVI)
- Ability to export Euler solutions to .qct file
- Better interface support for the Remanent Magnetization parameter
Polyhedron generation tools
- Ability to generate topography (as a polyhedron file) by combining two .EGR grids (QCTool grids), one for the top of the structure and the other for the bottom.
Archive
| Title | Date | Summary |
| June 2024 News | 20 Jun 2024 | EMIGMA V11 released. New 3D thin-sheet plate inversion with integrated layered background. Improvements and extensions to all the 3D Inversion applications. Accuracy improvements to both inductive and galvanic 3D simulation algorithms. Updates to online HELP, and more. (full article) |
| March 2023 News | 15 Mar 2023 | We are proud to announce the release of EMIGMA V10.1 geophysics software. Many improvements have been made to its various modules. |
| July 2022 - EMIGMA V10 and QCTool V5.0.0 | 25 Jul 2022 | Details of QCTool upgrades may be found on the QCTool website qctool.ca. More than 2 years of development have gone into the upgrades in EMIGMA V10 (full article) |
| July 2020 News | 8 Jul 2020 | Many EM simulation, processing and filtering algorithms have been augmented in our EMIGMA geophysics software. (full article) |
| March 2020 - EMIGMA V9.5.5 now available | 11 Mar 2020 | We are pleased to announce that a new version of our EMIGMA geophysics software has been released. It includes many additions to the inversion, simulation and visualization tools. |
| Oct 2019 - 3D Resistivity Inversion | 15 Oct 2019 | We have completed an extensive upgrade to the 3D resistivity inversion in our geophysics software to allow both surface to borehole and borehole to borehole data. (full article) |
| June 2019 - QCTool new features | 12 Jun 2019 | Many new features have been recently added to our QCTool software that will aid in processing geophysics data. (full article) |
| Jan 2019 - Magnetic Compensation | 22 Apr 2019 | We have released a new version of our aeromagnetic processing and magnetic compensation geophysics software. The new version is suitable for airborne, ground and marine surveys. (full article) |
| Oct 2017– CSEM and V9.5 release | 6 Oct 2017 | We are pleased to announce the release of V9.5 of our geophysics software effective October 5, 2017. This past year, we have enabled the use of Land Based CSEM survey interpretation. (full article) |
| Oct 2016 - Release of Version 9.1 | 25 Oct 2016 | While there are many minor improvements and additions to this version of our geophysics software, we wish to touch on only IP modeling, TDEM inversion and the inversion viewer. (full article) |
| July 2016 - Land Based CSEM | 27 Jul 2016 | Our geophysics software now supports land based CSEM including data processing, editing , plotting, gridding, modeling (synthetic data) and 1D and 3D inversion. (full article) |
| June 2016 – Extensions to 1D TDEM inversion capabilities | 21 Jun 2016 | We have added a large number of new functionalities to our 1D TEM inversion tools including simultaneous inversion of data from different base frequencies (full article) |
| May 2016 - New Simulation Capabilities | 11 May 2016 | Inductive Plate Algorithm - FAST! We have implemented a new compiler and other engineering aspects. The result is up to 50 times increased speed of computation! (full article) |
| CGG Airborne Systems | 9 Jan 2016 | Support for CGG 100% normalized step response data has been implemented and is released in today's updates. (full article) |
| Holiday prices | 15 Dec 2015 | Holiday pricing is now available for some licenses until Jan 1,2016. See the prices page for details. |
| Oct 2015 – EMIGMA V9.0 release | 27 Oct 2015 | We are pleased to announce a dramatically new version of the EMIGMA geophysics software. Changes include upgrades to computation speeds and accuracy and network dongle capability. (full article) |
| May 2015 - EMIGMA developments | 14 May 2015 | Some exciting features added to EMIGMA include new imports, better geophysical data and error handling, as well as powerful modeling, inversion and mapping. (full article) |
| July 2014 - New EMIGMA Developments | 25 Jul 2014 | With the introduction of new ground FEM systems, we have upgraded our tools for the newer systems particularly PROMIS, DualEM and GEM2. (full article) |
| July 2014 - Expansion of MT Tools | 24 Jul 2014 | Last year, we completed major upgrades to our MT licenses but the growing popularity for these products is encouraging further additions. (full article) |
| April 2014 - New IP/Resistivity Developments | 22 Jul 2014 | This year, we have released major upgrades to our Resistivity and IP licenses. We believe that EMIGMA is now the most comprehensive software package for such data. (full article) |
| Sept 2013 News | 17 Sep 2013 | We have worked on our geophysics software to make the user interfaces more user-friendly. There has also been a strong focus on data import capabilities. (full article) |
| June 2012 News | 22 Jun 2012 | Our geophysics software tools have undergone quite a few developments in the area of processing and visualization of magnetotelluric and CSAMT data. (full article) |
| March 2012 News | 9 Mar 2012 | We are excited to present to you some of the many new features have been added to our geophysics products including enhancements to EMIGMA's 3D inversion (full article) |
| 3D CAD Import/Exports | 31 Oct 2011 | We have augmented our geophysics software tools for interacting with 3D CAD applications. (full article) |
| QCTool Version 2.3 released | 27 Sep 2011 | This new version of our software has been recompiled and optimized for Windows Vista and Windows 7 among other new features. (full article) |
| Sept 2011 News | 1 Sep 2011 | Our EMIGMA geophysics software has had many improvements over the last several months including enhancements to tem and mag inversion as well as 3d resistivity modeling. (full article) |
| July 2011 - New MMR tools and license | 6 Jul 2011 | New simulation algorithms have been developed in our geophysics software for ground and borehole MMR surveys. The MMR license also includes borehole DC magnetic geophysical modeling. (full article) |
| EMIGMA 8.6 is now available | 24 Jun 2011 | Licensed users with an up to date maintenance may download the latest release of our geophysics software here. |
| March 2011 News | 4 Mar 2011 | There have been some notable additions to EMIGMA during the fall of 2010 and early winter 2011. (full article) |
| EMIGMA V8.5 has been released | 29 Jul 2010 | We are pleased to announce the immediate release of version 8.5 of EMIGMA. EMIGMA users with a license currently under maintenance are eligible for a free upgrade to this latest version. (full article) |
| What's new in EMIGMA | 28 Jan 2010 | Many new features were included in EMIGMA during the fall of 2009 (full article) |
| New features in EMIGMA and QCTool | 8 Jul 2009 | Many new capabilities have been added to our products including the support of additional import formats as well as enhanced simulation algorithms. (full article) |
| Time Domain Inversion | 6 Jul 2009 | While EMIGMA has contained one-dimensional inversion for TEM for a few years now, we have recently released two significantly enhanced versions. (full article) |
| Updated Demo Databases | 17 Apr 2009 | The demo databases available in the downloads area of this website have received some substantial modifications. (full article) |
| New TDEM Demo Database | 25 Mar 2009 | A new demo database exclusively containing time domain data for ground and borehole surveys is available. (full article) |
| QCTool Price Increase | 5 Mar 2009 | As of April 1, 2009, the price for QCTool will be $200 CAD. |
| Download GeoTutor IV | 20 Feb 2009 | GeoTutor IV is now available for download from our website. (full article) |
| Magnetic Compensation Plug-In | 16 Jan 2009 | We now offer a plug-in for Geosoft Oasis to perform magnetic compensation on aeromagnetic data contained within your .gdb files. (full article) |
| EMIGMA video now available | 2 Dec 2008 | A training video demonstrating the power of EMIGMA can now be downloaded for free from the Downloads section of our website. (full article) |
| New Modeling Capabilities | 10 Nov 2008 | We now offer forward modeling capabilities for MTEM and CSEM as well as for airborne MT applications such as ZTEM. (full article) |
| New terraTEM import and functionality added | 26 Jun 2008 | EMIGMA now has the ability to import data generated by the terraTEM instrument. (full article) |
| GeoTutor IV is now available | 11 Jun 2008 | We are proud to announce the immediate release of GeoTutor IV. This new version introduces the ability to register online using a customized serial number in the same way as Petros Eikon's QCTool. (full article) |
| EMIGMA V8.1 is now available | 28 Apr 2008 | We are happy to announce the immediate release of EMIGMA V8.1, which brings with it complete compatibility with Windows Vista as well as a number of new capabilities and improvements. (full article) |
| Buy Our Software Online | 11 Feb 2008 | Recently added to our Price page is the ability to securely purchase various PetRos EiKon products online using PayPal. (full article) |
| EMIGMA V8.1 Coming Soon | 4 Feb 2008 | We are very pleased to announce the upcoming release of EMIGMA 8.1 on March 31. This will be the first EMIGMA product to be compatible with Windows Vista. (full article) |
| Improved TEM Inversion | 3 Jan 2008 | While EMIGMA has contained one-dimensional inversion for TEM for a few years now, we have recently released a dramatically enhanced version. (full article) |
| TEM-FAST added to EMIGMA | 7 Dec 2007 | Petros Eikon has enhanced one of its flagship products with TEM-FAST electromagnetic geophysical data capabilities. (full article) |
| PetRos EiKon Services | 21 Nov 2007 | We have many geophysical services that can conform to your needs. Our experience extends to data in the areas of electromagnetics, magnetics and gravity. (full article) |
| QCTool V2.2 Now Available | 9 Nov 2007 | Visit our downloads area to obtain QCTool so you can experience this latest version first hand. (full article) |
| EMIGMA V7.8 - New Features | 20 Aug 2007 | Now in its third major release, EMIGMA V7.8 has an unequaled array of functions and now provides virtually all of your processing, modeling and inversion requirements for EM, Magnetics, Gravity, IP and Resistivity (full article) |
| New release of QCTool (August, 2007) | 20 Aug 2007 | New release of QCTool 2.1(August, 2007). (full article) |
| EMIGMA Update | 1 Aug 2007 | Users with an active maintenance contract can now download a new EMIGMA update for July 27. |
| Purchase QCTool via PayPal | 23 Jun 2006 | You can now purchase a QCTool license online via PayPal. You can use either a credit card or, if you live in USA or Canada, your bank account. |
| PetrosSuite Teaching & Research Software | 31 May 2006 | PetrosSuite - a new Teaching & Research software bundle for Academics. (full article) |
| New Data Processing and Interpretation Services | 31 May 2006 | New Interpretaton and Processing Services now available. (full article) |
| Aeromagnetic Compensaton now available in QCTool | 31 May 2006 | Aeromagnetic Compensation now available in QCTool (May, 2006) (full article) |
| Two New Technical Papers | 30 May 2006 | Dr. Cheng studies the 3D airborne TEM modeling capabilities of EMIGMA and other available programs. In the second by Prof. Duckworth, he discusses among other things comparisons between EMIGMA's modeling results and his own scale model results. (full article) |
| Live Chat and Support | 8 May 2006 | You can now talk to us live during our work hours (9:30am-7:30pm EST/EDT). Feel free to ask us any questions you may have, but please be patient. It may take a while for someone to answer. To use the chat system, choose a nickname and click "Login". If the nickname you chose is not available, you can set a new one with "/nick newname" (without the quotes) or just reload the page and retry. |
| New release of EMIGMA V7.8 now available | 30 May 2005 | New release of EMIGMA V7.8 (December, 2005) now available (full article) |
| May 2005 News | 30 May 2005 | Conductivity Depth Imaging now available in EMIGMA V7.8. |
| May 2005 News | 30 May 2005 | New Impulse to Step Processing now available in EMIGMA V7.8. |
| May 2005 News | 30 May 2005 | QCTool now available for Scintrex CG5. |
| May 2005 News | 30 May 2005 | Imports, Modelling, Inversion, CDI's available for VTEM and AeroTeM systems. |
| May 2002 News | 1 May 2002 | Introducing EMIGMA V7.5 (full article) |
| February 2001 News | 1 Feb 2001 | EMIGMA Version 7 Release (full article) |
| July 2000 News | 1 Jul 2000 | EMIGMA V7.0 Ready for Beta Testing (full article) |
| December 1998 News | 1 Dec 1998 | EMIGMA V6.2 at a Glance (full article) |
| February 1998 News | 1 Feb 1998 | New EMIGMA V6.1 Release Now Available (full article) |
| April 1997 News | 1 Apr 1997 | 3D Data Representation and Multiple Plates Now Available (full article) |
| September 1996 News | 1 Sep 1996 | Focus: Improved Induction (full article) |
| February 1996 News | 1 Feb 1996 | Sneak Preview into EMIGMA Version 5 (full article) |
| August 1995 News | 1 Aug 1995 | 3D Resistivity/IP Surveys With EMIGMA Version 4 (full article) |
| July 1995 News | 1 Jul 1995 | EMIGMA Version 3 (full article) |
| October 1994 News | 1 Oct 1994 | New EMIGMA Development (full article) |
| August 1994 News | 1 Aug 1994 | VH Plate Development (full article) |
| July 1994 News | 1 Jul 1994 | MITEC Project (full article) |