Press Releases
EarthSoft named Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) Business Achiever of the Week
June 9, 2011
Hats off this week to EarthSoft, winner of a 2010 Business Achievement Award in the information technology (IT) category for significant growth in revenues, a rapidly growing client base, and several innovative product introductions. EarthSoft’s hosting revenues grew 187% in 2010, as more clients continued to sign up for EQuIS Online, EarthSoft’s cloud-computing product. Maintenance revenues, approximately one-third of EarthSoft’s overall revenue, grew by 13% in 2010. EarthSoft released several new products, including the Environmental Data Gathering Engine (EDGE), EQuIS for ArcGIS Server (for web GIS), Sample Planning Module (SPM), EQuIS for AutoCAD, and an updated EQuIS supporting ArcGIS version 10. A new Vapor Air EDD was also released. New U.S. clients in 2010 included the State of Iowa, Pace Laboratories, SGS, Louis Berger, Matrix Solutions, and many others. New Australian clients included Golder, URS, 4T, and Syrinx. New European clients included ARCADIS, ERM, and Golder. Worley Parsons in United Arab Emirates, the City of Tacoma, Chesapeake Energy, Maul Foster & Alongi, Weiss Associates, PPM Consultants, Gannett-Fleming, TEI, First Environment, IBM, BASF, Weston, and others were also added to EarthSoft’s large client list.
(Source: Environmental Business Journal)
EarthSoft and C Tech Announce New EQuIS Interfaces to EVS and EnterVol
May 19, 2011
EarthSoft has released new versions of the EQuIS interfaces with EVS and support for the new EnterVol software from C Tech Development Corp. As an ArcGIS extension, EnterVol is easily run from within EQuIS for ArcGIS for advanced data analysis and decision support. This industry-leading product integration provides an expert system so environmental engineers spend their time analyzing data and answering what-if questions instead of endlessly manipulating different file formats required by various software packages.
Streamline your 3D visualization and analyses using EarthSoft and C Tech software. EQuIS Professional or EQuIS for ArcGIS export the following geology and chemistry files used by C Tech’s EVS and MVS software (EVS):
- Pre-Geology (*.PGF), geology (*.geo) & geology multi-file (*.gmf) files.
- 3D Chemistry (*.csv)
- 3D Groundwater Chemistry (*.gwc)
- Groundwater Chemistry Time (*.gwt)
- Soil Chemistry Time (*.sct)
C Tech’s Environmental Visualization System (EVS) and Mining Visualization System (MVS) software and EnterVol for ArcGIS are the worldwide standard for 3D Volumetric Modeling of Earth Science data. C Tech unites state-of-the art analysis and visualization tools into extremely powerful software systems developed to meet the needs of geologists, geochemists, environmental or mining engineers, oceanographers, archaeologists and modelers. C Tech provides true 3D volumetric modeling, analysis and visualization to help you unlock the mysteries and discover the trends in your geophysical data in any environment (e.g. soil, groundwater, surface water, air, etc.). C Tech’s software creates 3D volumetric models based on geologic and/or Earth Science analyte data using advanced gridding techniques and geostatistical analysis driven by a user friendly expert system. C Tech offers a myriad of subsetting and visualization tools (e.g. plumes, slices, cuts, cross-sections, etc.) to investigate your data.
EQuIS for ArcGIS interfaces with EVS in advanced ways. EVS-PRO and MVS can transform EQuIS data into animations and even 3D physical models. EVS plumes, slices, cuts and cross-sections can be exported to CAD or GIS. For organizations focused on ArcGIS desktop, C Tech’s EnterVol offers the fundamental 3D volumetric modeling power of EVS in a true ArcGIS extension. Go directly from your complex geologic and Earth Science data resident in EQuIS to plumes, slices cuts, cross-sections and volumetric and mass computations directly from ArcScene (ArcGIS 3D Analyst) or ArcMap. The 3D Preview Window for ArcMap that is included with EQuIS for ArcGIS allows you to see these EnterVol layers in 3D directly within ArcMap.
For several videos of EarthSoft’s new integration with C Tech software, visit EarthSoft’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/earthsoft.
You can download a pdf of this announcement here.
Environmental Data Management Conference Agenda for June 9-10
April 5, 2011
The Second Annual Environmental Data Management Conference provides environmental data management professionals with a two-day opportunity to share ideas; tools and custom applications; brainstorm and collaborate on data workflow; and present data management success stories. The conference is limited to 30 registrants. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $95 per person for both days, which includes snacks and lunch and participant certificate.
The schedule of planned presenters (shown below) is still growing. We want the conference to represent a broad cross-section of data management professionals so please contact Dan Higgins or Jennifer Rea begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting if you have a suggestion for additional activities or presentations.
Dates: June 9-10, 2011
Location: McMenamins Edgefield, 2126 SW Halsey, Troutdale, Oregon 97060
A block of hotel rooms are set aside for conference attendees who want to spend the night. There are no special rates for attendees. The rooms will be held until 5/9/2011.
Registration Info: Use the attached form to register with a credit card or call Dan Higgins or Jennifer Rea at the numbers below to register by phone.
Please call Dan Higgins at (503) 789-4758 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (503) 789-4758 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or Jennifer Rea of EarthSoft at (541) 686-3276 with questions.
The agenda for the Environmental Data Management Conference on June 9-10 is following:
Day 1 – June 9, 2011
| 9:00 am | Reception & Continental Breakfast | |
| 9:20 am | Welcome and Greeting | (Dan Higgins, Jennifer Rea: EarthSoft) |
| 9:30 am | Case Study: Establishing a “Storm Water Data Clearinghouse” for the City of Tacoma | GeoEngineers imported over 10 years of storm water data into EQuIS, then established a storm water data clearinghouse that collects storm water and climate data logger data as well as extracts, transforms, and loads (ETL) data from the city’s LIMS directly to EQuIS.
(Rob Smith: GeoEngineers) |
| 10:30 am | Data Management Evangelizing | How can we help project managers understand the importance of data management?
(Patrick Gibbons: SAIC) |
| 11:00 am | EQuIS and WQX | A review of how EQuIS works with EPA’s WQX, or Water Quality Exchange (formerly STORET) data. (EarthSoft) |
| 11:30 am | EQuIS SPM and EDGE | Implementation of EQuIS Sample Planning Module (SPM) and Earthsoft Data Gathering Engine (EDGE) at AREVA Canada’s Uranium Mines.
(Mike Urtheil, AquaResources) |
| 12:00 am | LUNCH | Provided by AMEC and EarthSoft |
| 1:30 pm | EQuIS Custom Reports Tutorial | Hands-on introduction to EQuIS custom reports. Requires a laptop with SQL Server Management Studio, EQuIS Professional, and the Springfield Tutorial Database (provided). (Dan Higgins) |
| 3:00 pm | Custom Batch Reporting | Example standard table outputs for multiple sites of varying sizes and matrices.
(Gordon Wilcox: Worley-Parsons) |
| 3:30 pm | EQuIS to Excel report templates | A hands-on demonstration showing how create Excel report templates used to format EQuIS Professional cross-tab reports. Requires Excel, EQuIS Professional and an EQuIS database on your laptop. (Bob Cowell: Earthsoft) |
| 4:30 pm | END OF DAY 1 | |
Day 2 – June 10, 2011
| 9:00 am | Reception & Continental Breakfast | |
| 9:20 am | An Environmental Toolbox: EQuIS with
ArcGIS and MVS/EVS |
Frank Hagar presents a case study and methodology for integrating EQuIS with 3-D visualization and mapping tools. |
| 10:20 am | Streamlining the Union Between Maps and Data | AMEC-Portland’s data management team developed a robust near real-time analytical data loading and map visualization process to guide excavation of 300+ acres of pesticide-impacted soil. During a period of 10 months, AMEC loaded and plotted the analytical results for 2318 soil samples resulting in the successful removal of over 600,000 tons of contaminated soil.
(Danille Jorgenson: AMEC) |
| 11:20 am | EZ View (Functions/Reports) | EarthSoft will highlight the latest reports and features included in Enterprise EZView
(EarthSoft) |
| 12:00 am | LUNCH | Provided by AMEC and EarthSoft |
| 1:30 pm | EQuIS and ArcGIS Server | Demonstration and discussion of an EQuIS for ArcGIS Server application.
(EarthSoft) |
| 2:30 pm | EQuIS Enterprise Customization for casual users (Enterprise Lite) | Presentation of a simplified EQuIS Enterprise interface and custom reports enabling casual users, including the project team and clients, to query and report data with minimal training.
(Dan Higgins) |
| 3:00 pm | Historical data migration discussion | Presentation & Discussion Moderated by EarthSoft |
| 4:25 pm | Closing Remarks | Pass out Participation Certificates |
| 4:30 pm | SESSION END | |
Download a copy of the agenda and the registration form here.
EarthSoft Announces 2nd Large Marcellus Shale Gas Exploration Client
March 28, 2011
14 March 2011 – EarthSoft announced today that a second large Marcellus Shale natural gas extraction client will manage their environmental, geological, and geospatial data with EQuIS. Following an earlier announcement of a sale to Chesapeake Energy, EarthSoft announced a second major client last week, this time with a hosted EQuIS Online configuration. Both clients purchased EQuIS Enterprise for workflow automation of data collection and reporting.
EarthSoft’s EQuIS software systems are filling the need to automate the fast paced and diverse field activity workflow processes Marcellus Shale industrials are faced with. Impact on the local environment and water management need to be assessed and managed on a near real-time basis. Field activities, chemical analysis, and other project tasks can be managed by rolling data up into one centralized EQuIS data management system, allowing the industrial client and their agents the ability to automate, streamline, and manage this workflow in an efficient, timely, and cost effective way.
With the EQuIS On-line cloud computing product, the start-up costs are minimal because EarthSoft servers complete the setup in the cloud, making startup easy and fast. Collaborative multi-user systems populated with data from multiple labs and consultants for industrial end users are easily deployed with EQuIS adaptable and scalable data management systems.
Additionally, EQuIS Data Gathering Engine (EDGE) software is being used by Marcellus consultants. EDGE will be customized for use by Marcellus Shale natural gas clients. EDGE is a revolutionary new tool for field data capture and collection. EDGE allows for data to be checked for correctness and completeness while the staff are still in the field. EDGE produces electronic chain- of-custody forms and other documentation required for environmental sampling.
EarthSoft’s EQuIS is used by many clients in the Marcellus Shale territory, including US EPA Regions 2 & 3, West Virginia DEP, New York State DEC, and many laboratories, consultants, and industry operating in the area.
EarthSoft Announces the Release of EQuIS Professional 5.5 LakeWatch
November 12, 2010
EarthSoft is pleased to announce the release of EQuIS Professional LakeWatch version 5.5. An extensive quality assurance process preceded this release, including many hours of testing by EarthSoft staff and members of the EQuIS community.
We encourage you to review the release notes for a detailed description of the exciting features and improvements in this release. A few of the highlights are listed here:
- Lake Results Report now available with many new and exciting parameters for more efficient data querying
- Improved support for EQuIS unit conversions to report and visualize results, in different units, together in a responsible, normalized fashion
- Carlson TSI Report now available as standard report
- Annual/Monthly Averages report now allows querying by discrete depth range and individual analyte or analyte group
- Annual/Monthly Averages report collects samples by month then by year to normalize collections and reduce sampling bias
- Annual/Monthly Averages report no longer weighs periods of collection inactivity in mean calculation
- Vertical Profile tool efficiency improved
- Improved Oracle Database compatibility
- LakeWatch ERD now available w/ signed NDA
EQuIS LakeWatch v5.5 may be downloaded here.
EarthSoft Announces EQuIS Version 5.5
November 4, 2010
EarthSoft announced today the release of EQuIS Version 5.5. The new versions of EQuIS Enterprise, EQuIS Professional, EQuIS for ArcGIS Desktop, and EQuIS Data Processor (EDP) contain over 400 new features and bug fixes. An extensive quality assurance process preceded this release, including over two thousand hours of testing by EarthSoft staff and members of the EQuIS community. Read the following press release for more information or download the pdf below.
EarthSoft Announces a Vapor Intrusion EDD Format and Schema Additions
August 2, 2010
EarthSoft announced today a new Vapor Intrusion module for EQuIS, consisting of a Vapor Intrusion (VI) EDD, schema additions and VI reports.
The VI EDD was developed under the guidance of New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. This EDD was designed by several state staff and consultants. The VI EDD is part of NYSDEC’s EDD format. Information about NYSDEC’s EDD can be found on their website at http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/62440.html. One round of extensive reviews is complete and the EDD is available for further review at this time.
The purpose of Vapor Intrusion data collection is to evaluate the presence of volatile chemicals which move from a subsurface source into the indoor air of overlying or adjacent buildings. The subsurface source can be either contaminated groundwater or contaminated soil which releases vapors into the pore spaces in the soil. Vapor Intrusion information and guidance documentation can be found on NYSDEC’s website at http://www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/2588.html.
The Vapor Intrusion format includes data related to structures and buildings at the sampling site, vapor sampling, sampling methods, field data and the conditions at the time of the sampling events. Test and result information is stored in the Lab sections of the format. Vapor Intrusion sampling includes data about floor materials, slab thickness, sealants, PID readings, heating systems, heating fuel, vacuum gauges and other relevant information.
If you would like to review this EDD, please contact Kristin Garboski at EarthSoft, kristin.garboski@earthsoft.com.
EQuIS demonstration videos for our products are available at EarthSoft’s Community Center and YouTube channel – http://community.earthsoft.com and www.youtube.com/earthsoft.
EarthSoft has a new Facebook page!
July 26, 2010
Be sure to follow us on our new Facebook page by clicking the “Like” button! You’ll see our status updates, with information on news, events and other exciting EarthSoft and EQuS updates (including photos!)
EarthSoft is Excited to Announce New Online Training Courses!
July 8, 2010
EQuIS Online Training Classes have been designed to help you develop the skills and techniques necessary to manage and analyze environmental data using EQuIS, EarthSoft’s Environmental Quality Information System.
EQuIS Training attendees gain hands-on experience working with environmental, geologic and analytical chemistry data.
Attendees learn how to use EQuIS Professional with industry-standard reporting, visualization and analysis tools – such as Microsoft Excel, LogPlot, EnviroInsite, RockWorks, GMS, EVS, Surfer, Google Earth and other packages.
Additionally, a site characterization exercise gives users experience accessing data in the ArcView GIS spatial environment. Automation and web techniques are covered using EQuIS Enterprise.
Want to hear more?
Contact us at training@earthsoft.com or 503-345-0212 or visit our EQuIS Online Training Course List and Registration Form for complete details and to register for classes!
EQuIS for ArcGIS & ArcGIS Server Supports ArcGIS 10
June 30, 2010
EarthSoft announced today support for ArcGIS 10 for the EQuIS for ArcGIS extension for ESRI’s ArcMap and ArcScene 3D Analyst applications and ArcGIS Server. In addition to supporting all of the existing EQuIS for ArcGIS features on the ArcGIS 10 platform, the next release of EQuIS (v5.5) will support these new ArcGIS 10-specific features:
ArcGIS 10 Time-Aware Layers
- The EQuIS EZView LayerBuilder creates time-aware layers – using the new ArcGIS 10 time slider control for creating temporal animations
ArcGIS 10 BaseMap and Templates
- Support for the new ArcGIS 10 locations for styles and map templates
- The Springfield tutorial site now includes ArcGIS 10 map template documents using the new basemap layers concept
ArcGIS 10 Metadata
- In addition to writing FGDC metadata for ArcGIS 9.3 users, EarthSoft supports the new ArcGIS 10 metadata description and updated the custom ‘Metadata’ layer properties tab using the new ArcGIS 10 styles
ArcGIS 10 User Interface
- 3D Preview Window for visualizing and interacting with a 3D scene of your layers in ArcMap
- Automatic setup of the Default Geodatabase when new EQuIS layers are added to documents
ArcGIS 10 Query Layers
- EQuIS EZView now supports creating ArcGIS 10 Query Layers – this creates ArcGIS layers with a live connection to EQuIS databases without any of the limitations with previous versions of ArcGIS
EQuIS for ArcGIS Server integrates the latest and most powerful ArcGIS Server web GIS tools with the EQuIS Enterprise EZView, making it easy to share mapping services and applications across the web. Web map viewers can build queries and generate graphs, charts, tables, crosstabs, statistics, graphics and other EZView exports, with intuitive web mapping and services tailored to the specific audience.
Combined with EarthSoft’s sophisticated EQuIS for ArcGIS module, these two EarthSoft modules extend ESRI’s product line with decision support and data analysis schemas and applications focused on groundwater, limnology, hydrology, geotechnical and other environmental and sample data management markets. EQuIS database schemas and EZView Pick Lists are available to the ESRI GIS users for vapor air, landfill gas, discharge water and other very specific sample types and markets tied to environmental and geotechnical samples.
EQuIS for ArcGIS Server demonstration videos are available at EarthSoft’s Community Center and their YouTube channel – http://community.earthsoft.com/ and www.youtube.com/earthsoft.
