Dassault GEOVIA

Dassault GEOVIA is the natural-resources / mining brand on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, providing geological modeling, mine planning, scheduling, and reserve estimation tools. It descends primarily from the Gemcom acquisition (2012) — Surpac, GEMS, MineSched, and the Whittle pit-optimization product — and is now delivered as 3DEXPERIENCE roles for the mining and natural-resources industry.

Context

GEOVIA is one of Dassault’s vertical-industry brands. Where CATIA and SIMULIA serve the manufacturing core, GEOVIA targets a different physical world entirely: orebody modeling, reserve estimation, open-pit and underground mine design, and geotechnical analysis.

What it implements

• 3D Design specialized for orebody, terrain, and mine-infrastructure modeling.
• FEA for geomechanical and slope-stability analysis.

Relationships (see sidebar)

• Part of Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE.
• Competes with Hexagon Mining, Bentley/Seequent, and Maptek in mining and resource modeling.

Vendor

Dassault Systèmes (Gemcom acquisition, 2012).

Resources

• GEOVIA – Sustainable Natural Resources — official product page
• GEOVIA Software Overview Videos (playlist) — official Surpac, GEMS, Whittle, Minex overviews
• GEOVIA GEMS Overview — geology and mine planning module overview