Virtual Reality Geological Studio (VRGS) is a 3D data visualisation and interpretation software tool for field based geology and geophysics, as well as for geoscientists working with digital outcrop models (DOM) / Virtual Outcrop Models. Focusing mainly on point cloud and triangulated mesh data, multiple attributes can be calculated based on surface geometry and used to assist interpretation. Input data can be from LiDAR, Structure from Motion (SFM), DEM or any other point cloud type dataset. A wide variety of input data types are supported (including common formats such as PLY and OBJ), and further types can be added on request. Interpretation tools include structural measurement (dip/azimuth) of faults and beds, polylines and geobodies, with associated analysis of these data types with stereonets and statistical output. Interpretation data can be exported to ascii text files if necessary.

We are looking for oil & gas industry partners for a new software development project. If this is of interest then please email David Hodgetts

VRGS Features:

• Visualise large data sets with ultra-high resolution texture maps (100’s of megapixels) in 3D with high frame rates*.
• Import from a broad spectrum of data formats (additional formats added on request) including PLY and OBJ.
• Processing and attribute analysis of both point cloud and mesh data.
• Filtering and classification of mesh and point cloud data.
• Easy to use interpretation tools for bedding, faults and fractures and other features.
• Mapping of geobodies and integration of sedimentological data, e.g. palaoecurrents, into the geobody.
• Stereonet and histogram analysis of data.
• Addition to scale bars, measurements and other annotations to models.
• Create animations and fly-throughs via built in movie tools.
• Image draping and projective texturing.
• Easy export of data to ASCII text files.
• Support for Oculus Rift Headsets allowing you to visit your field localities in VR.     

*Framerate tests using NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card, measured using NVIDIA® Nsight™.

16 million triangles with 16 4096x4096 textures (268 megapixel equivalent). 120fps

7.5 million triangles with 32 4096x4096 textures (537 megapixel equivalent). 204fps

VRGS users are welcome to join our VRGS software users group on LinkedIn

Minimum specification

Windows 7, 64bit only.

***New version - compatible with Windows 8 and 10***

8 Gigabytes Ram (though will work well on 4 depending on dataset size)

IMPORTANT* Minimum Graphics specification: Graphics card supporting OpenGL 4.3. NVidia GeForce / Quadro or similar recommended. Minimum 1GB graphics memory.

Installation Instructions

1) Unzip the setup.zip  file

2) Install VRGS from the extracted setup.exe file.

Demo datasets

Demo datasets can be downloaded from the following weblink:

http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/David.Hodgetts/

Further information about VRGS can be found here:

www.vrgeoscience.com

Training courses:

1 day training course covering main applications of VRGS

2 day training course covering main applications of VRGS as well as digital outcrop data collection