List of available software

The University of Oslo offers a large array of Software through different licenses and platform. The following list attempts at keeping track of what is available.

 

Personal machinesEvery employee has a personal machine where they can install the software they need for their work. The simplest way to install a new piece of software that is available through UiO is though the Software Center on Windows (use Windows search function to find it). If a user need some software that isn't available through the Software Center, installation can be done by the user by requesting temporary administrative rights, or by the IT group, contact drift@geo.uio.no.Common resourcesLinuxNo classroom is setup using Linux, but shared server resources (such as mimi.uio.no or wessel.uio.no) are available, see Using Linux.From Windows, you can connect to these servers with Putty for a terminal prompt, or through x2go for a graphical interface.Windows- 007 (Visjonariet): Computer room on the underground floor, 10 computers.- 209: Computer room on the second floor, 25 computers.- 205: GIS-laboratory, 2 computers and 2 digital photogrammetry workstationsList of available software

Software

Description

Platforms

Usage

ArcGISArcGIS is an integrated collection of GIS software products.Windows (on request. or install from 'Software Center')Windows: see Start-menu
BOOSTBoost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.Linux (several versions may be available)
module load boost
cdoCDO is a collection of command line Operators to manipulate and analyse Climate and NWP model Data. Supported data formats are GRIB 1/2, netCDF 3/4, SERVICE, EXTRA and IEG. There are more than 600 operators available.Linux (RHEL7/RHEL6)
module load cdo
cgalCGAL is a Computational Geometry Algorithms Library.Linux (RHEL7/RHEL6)
module load cgal
cminpackCMinpack is a C library for solving nonlinear equations and nonlinear least squares problems.Linux (RHEL6)
module load cminpack
CRS WorkflowThe CRS workflow is a powerful tool for a stable and quick processing chain from time to depth imaging. It relies on a hyperbolic second order approximation of the reflection response.Linux (RHEL6)
module load crs
DFFTPACKFFTPACK is a package of Fortran subroutines for the fast Fourier transform. It includes complex, real, sine, cosine, and quarter-wave transforms.Linux 
module load dfftpack
DIFFRAC.EVADIFFRAC.EVA is for interpretation of one- and two-dimensional XRD data.Windows (U07 Visjonariet)Windows: see Start-menu
DIANAA 2D visualization and production system for meteorological data.Linux 
module load diana; diana
DUG InsightDUG Insight is a proprietary, full-featured, 2D / 3D / pre-stack seismic visualisation and interpretation packageWindows (currently locked to ceed42.uio.no)Windows: see Start-menu
ecflowecFlow is a work flow package that enables users to run a large number of programs (with dependencies on each other and on time) in a controlled environment.Linux
module load ecflow
ECLIPSEEclipse is a reservoir simulation tool developed by SchlumbergerWindows or HPC for heavy problems (contact drift@geo.uio.no)

Windows: see Start-menu

For running it on HPC contact drift@geo.uio.no

eCognition®eCognition®, developed by Definiens, is an object-based image analysis software.Windows. Contact IT-support 
EMOS LibraryEMOSLIB is ECMWF interpolation library including GRIB, BUFR and CREX encoding/decoding routines. Compiled in double precision.Linux 
module load emos
Exiv2Exiv2 - Image metadata library and toolsLinux 
module load exiv2
FerretFerret is an Analysis Tool for Gridded and Non-Gridded Data.Linux
module load ferret
FLEXPARTFLEXPART is a Lagrangian Particle Dispersion Model (NILU)Linux and HPC for large simulations (drift@geo.uio.no)
module load flexpart
Gamma remote sensingGamma is a radar remote sensing software package.Linux 
module load gamma
gdal Librarygdal is a translator library for raster geospatial data formats.Linux
module load gdal
GeomaticaGeomatica is a software solution for geospatial data processing developed by PCI Geomatics

Windows (U07 , 209 and 210 (GIS-laboratory))

Linux

Windows: see Start-menu

Linux:

module load geomatica; geomatica

 

GeoSoftware SuiteJason, Powerlog, HRS etc.WindowsDownload
gitEyeGitEye is a simple-to-use graphical Git clientLinux 
module load gitEye; GitEye
GMSGMS is the most intuitive and capable software platform used to create groundwater and subsurface simulations in a 3D environment.WindowsWindows: see Start-menu
GMT (The Generic Mapping Tools)GMT is a collection of tools for manipulating geographic and Cartesian data sets and producing PostScript illustrations.Linux 
gplatesGPlates is desktop software for the interactive visualisation of plate-tectonics.Linux 
module load gplates; gplates
GrADSGrid Analysis and Display System (GrADS) is an interactive desktop tool to manipulate and visualize of earth science data.Linux
module load grads; grads
GRIB-APIThe ECMWF GRIB API is an application program interface accessible from C, FORTRAN and Python programs developed for encoding and decoding WMO FM-92 GRIB edition 1 and edition 2 messages. A useful set of command line tools is also provided to give quick access to GRIB messages.Linux 
module load grib_api
Hampson & RusselHampson & Russel software provides advanced tools for seismic analysis

Windows (U07 and 209)

Linux

Windows: see Start-menu

Linux:

module load hrs

 

HBV-LightA semi-distributed hydrologic model simulate catchment runoffWindows (U07 and 209)Windows: see Start-menu
HDF4HDF5 is a data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data.Linux
module load gdf5
HDF5HDF4 is a data model, library, and file format for storing and managing data.Linuxmodule load hdf4
ImageJImageJ is a public domain Java image processing program. Our typical use case is with a very large memory footprint to process massive images.Linux.
imagej
Interactive Petrophysics™Interactive Petrophysics is an easy-to-use log analysis tool, ideal for both Geologists and Petrophysicists. Geologists may wish to quality check their log data and experienced Petrophysicists can carry out multi-zone, multi-well Petrophysical field analyses.WindowsDownload
iSALEiSALE is a well-established, world-class tool for studying impactsLinux
module load iSALE
isisisis 3 ( Integrated System for Imagers and Spectrometers) is able to place many types of data in the correct cartographic location, enabling disparate data to be co-analyzedLinux  
Kingdom SuiteKingdom Advanced is a software package for seismic interpretation and geomodelingWindows, installed on request onlyWindows: see Start-menu
LAMMPSLAMMPS is a classical molecular dynamics code.Linux
module load lammps
MatlabMATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment that enables you to perform computationally intensive tasks

Windows (install from 'Software Center'; installed in U07 and 209)

Linux (all machines)

Mac (on request)

Windows: see Start-menu

Linux:

module load matlab/R2018b; matlab

 

MercurialMercurial: cross-platform, distributed revision control toolLinux
module load mercurial
MetMET package is a set of Verification Tools used by the numerical weather prediction communityLinux
module load met
MetviewMetview is a meteorological workstation application. Its capabilities include powerful data access, processing and visualisation.Linux
module load metview; metview
MicMacOpen-source photogrammetry software

Linux 

Windows (on request)

module load micmac
mjographMjoGraph is an X-Y (+3D, but experimantally) graph editorLinux
module load mjograph; mjograph
Move SuiteThe Move suite is the most complete structural modelling and analysis toolkit available. It provides a full digital environment for best practice structural modelling to reduce risk and uncertainty in geological models. The Move suite provides a platform for integrating and interpreting data, cross-section construction, 3D model building, kinematic restoration and validation, geomechanical modelling, fracture modelling, stress analysis and sediment modelling.

Windows (on request)

Linux (on request)

Windows: see Start-menu

Linux :

module load mve; move

 

NCLNCAR Command Language (NCL) is an interpreted language designed specifically for scientific data analysis and visualization.Linux
module load ncl;ncl
NCONCO manipulates data stored in netCDF format.Linux
module load nco; (ncra, ncatted, etc.)
ncviewNcview: a netCDF visual browser.Linux
module load ncview; ncview
netCDFNetCDF is a set of software libraries and self-describing, machine-independent data formats that support the creation, access, and sharing of array-oriented scientific data. NetCDF-4 is enabled. Supported frontends: C, C++, Fortran.Linux; different versions, compiled with intel or gnu compilers.
module load netcdf
nvuNvu is a complete Web Authoring SystemLinux
module load nvu; nvu
NORSAR 2DNORSAR 2D is a 2D seismic ray modeling toolLinux
module load norsar2d; Norsar_2d
NORSAR 3DNORSAR 3D is a 3D seismic ray modeling toolLinux
module load norsar3d; Norsar_3d
NORSAR SeisRoXSeisRoX is a software suite developed by Norsar that can be used to model the PSDM response and corresponding seismic attributes at detailed reservoir scale.Linux
module load seisrox; seisrox
Oasis MontajGeosoft's Oasis montaj is a powerful processing and mapping software for mineral exploration, oil and gas exploration, and earth science investigations.Windows. Please contact your local IT-staff.Windows: see Start-menu
OpendTectOpendTect is an open source seismic interpretation system developed and maintained by dGB Earth Sciences.Currently versions 6.2 and 6.4 are installed on all PC's in Visjonariet (U07) and version 6.0.0 is installed on our Linux server Wessel

Windows: See Start-menu

Linux:

module load OpendTect; start_dtect

 

openfoamOpenFoam is an open source CFD software package developed by OpenCFD Ltd at ESI Group and distributed by the OpenFOAM FoundationLinux 
module load openfoam
PanoplyPanoply netCDF, HDF and GRIB Data ViewerLinux
module load panoply; panoply.sh
ParaviewParaView is an open-source, multi-platform data analysis and visualization applicationLinux and HPC (contact drift@geo.uio.no)
module load paraview; paraview
petscPETSC is a Portable, Extensible Toolkit for Scientific ComputationLinux  
PetrelPetrel is a Seismic to Simulation Software from SchlumbergerWindows (209)Windows: see Start-menu
PHREEQCA Computer Program for Speciation, Batch-Reaction, One-Dimensional Transport, and Inverse Geochemical CalculationsLinux, Windows (U07 and 209)

Linux:

phreeqc

 

Windows: see Start-menu

Processing MODFLOW (PMWIN)A simulation system for modeling ground-water flow and transport processesWindows (U07 and 209)Windows: see Start-menu
ProjProj.4 Cartographic Projections LibraryLinux  
ProMAXProMAX® is a tool for seismic processingInstalled on application serversCurrently not working, waiting for support (MH, Feb, 2016)
Python Anaconda Distribution

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. It incorporates modules, exceptions, dynamic typing, very high level dynamic data types, and classes. Before using Anaconda Python Distribution, you would need to get your own academic license. Academic licenses are free and can be generated for/by each user from: https://store.continuum.io/cshop/academicanaconda

Python 2 is deprecated and will not be supported from RedHat 8, we suggest moving to Python 3.

Red Hat 6/7 Linux and desktops
module load python/anaconda; python
Python 3 Anaconda DistributionAnaconda python 3 is a python distribution for large-scale data processing, predictive analytics, and scientific computing Before using Anaconda Python Distribution, you would need to get your own academic license. Academic licenses are free and can be generated for/by each user from: https://store.continuum.io/cshop/academicanacondaRed Hat 6/7 Linux and desktops
module load python3/anaconda; python
Python Canopy DistributionPython is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. It incorporates modules, exceptions, dynamic typing, very high level dynamic data types, and classes.Red Hat 6 Linux and desktops
module load python/canopy; python
QGIS

QGIS is a user friendly Open Source Geographic Information System (GIS) licensed under the GNU General Public License. QGIS is an official project of the Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo). It runs on Linux, Unix, Mac OSX, Windows and Android and supports numerous vector, raster, and database formats and functionalities.

Note : currently, the version installed on servers is outdated, update to come.

Linux
module load qgis
RR is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.Red Hat 6/7 Linux and desktops.
module load R;R
RayinvrRayinvr is a collection of programs for 2-D traveltime inversion and amplitude modeling.LinuxPlease check /site/linux/rayinvr/bin for a list of the programs that come with the package.
RES2DINV & RES3DINVGeoelectrical imaging in 2D and 3DWindows (installed on request only) 
RokDocRokDoc gives interpreters access to rock physics, forward modelling, seismic inversion, geopressure, advanced quantitative reservoir analysis and geomechanics.Windows, Linux

Linux:

module load rokdoc; rokdoc

 

Windows: see Start-menu

Roxar RMS reservoir modelling solutionRMS - according to Roxar - generates reservoir models that more realistically represent the field's complexity, leading to a greater knowledge of the reservoir and improved operations.Windows, Linux

Linux:

rms

 

Windows: see Start-menu.

RStudioRStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for RRed Hat 6/7 Linux and desktops.
module load RStudio; rstudio
RtklibAn Open Source Program Package for GNSS PositioningRed Hat 6/7 Linux and desktops.
module load rtklib
Seismic Un*xSeismic Un*x is a set of UNIX commands for seismic processingLinux 
swigswig is a Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator.Linux
module load swig
TECMODTECMOD is the all-in-one solution for sedimentary basin analysis.Windows (209)see Start-menu
TopoDrive and ParticleFlowTwo Computer Models for Simulation and Visualization of Ground-Water Flow and Transport of Fluid Particles in Two Dimensions.Windows 
towheeMonte Carlo for Complex Chemical Systems (MCCCS) TowheeLinux
module load towhee
TraptesterTraptester is a software for mapping, modelling and understanding the structure of faulted reservoirsLinux
module load Traptester; traptester
udunitsUDUNITS - supports units of physical quantities.Linux
module load udunits
vmedVMED packageLinux
module load vmed

 

Published Jan. 5, 2015 11:02 AM - Last modified Dec. 10, 2025 3:32 PM