Owners
Aarhus GeoSoftware, a company established in 2015 on the basis of Aarhus University (Denmark), is developing AGS Workbench, SPIA, Res2DInv and Res3DInv software packages for processing, inversion and visualization of geophysical data of ground and air electromagnetic surveys, resistivity electrical tomography, as well as data obtained from other sources. AGS software allows users to create 2D and 3D images of the specific electrical resistance of the subsoil.
History
2021: Bentley Systems bought Aarhus GeoSoftware
In early July 2021, Bentley Systems announced that its Seequent business unit had bought the Danish company Aarhus GeoSoftware, a developer of geophysical software. The financial terms of the transaction are not disclosed.
This acquisition extends Seequent's portfolio of solutions for the operational management of groundwater use, as well as for sustainable development projects related to infrastructure exploration, pollution and sustainability.
Aarhus GeoSoftware software uses electric field measurements collected by ground or air sensors to map the distribution of certain materials, such as water, mineral deposits and clays, underground. Resistivity makes it possible to better understand the distribution of materials such as water, mineral deposits and clays, and if water contains other compounds such as salt, researchers and industry professionals can draw conclusions about the distribution. The results obtained using the software can be used to isolate and differentiate materials in a geological section and are subsequently modeled in Seequent's Leapfrog technology to facilitate various subsoil studies.
AGS geophysical software has been developed to provide future generations with clean drinking water by mapping groundwater across Denmark. By July 2021, it is used in many areas, including the detection of underground faults and cavities to reduce construction risks, the study of ore bodies in mining, the monitoring of empty rock dumps, tailings and water movement, the identification of pollutants for environmental impact research[1]