SOFTWARE USE SURVEY

Your response to this survey will be used to continue to improve the Earth Science Software Directory information and the  SoftwareMine area of InfoMine. The information collated from this survey is timely and meaningful to your business.

We very much appreciate your time to fill in this survey about technical software.  Your individual answers will be compiled into a combined response and no answers will be connected with any person or project.  Any comments you add will be used as you enter them, but no identification will be attached.  If you mention a project, the name of the project will not be used in any summaries.  

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Software Use.  Do you and/or your company: (check all that apply)
Use technical software written specifically for geology, mining or environmental applications?
Use general software (CAD, spreadsheets, data base management programs) and apply them to geology, mining or environmental applications?

Prefer large systems that integrate many activities?
Prefer special programs for particular purposes?

Do you use any public domain software?  Yes  No
Is this software -
Code that you incorporate in other programs
DOS/Unix programs (no graphical user interface - GUI)
Windows or other GUI software

Comments about Software Use:

Software Acquisition. Do you and/or your company: (check all that apply)

Actively buy new software
Update and maintain existing software
Browse for software information even though you are not looking for something specific
Have plans to purchase additional software in the next 6 months to a year

Price Range Preference:
Low (free to US$5000)
Medium (US$5000 to $20,000)
High (>US$20,000)
Combination of price levels

Comments:

How do you find information on available software? (check all that apply)

Print media (technical magazines, directories, newspapers)
Internet Search
Word of mouth
Get calls from vendors
Other: 

Other. Do you use chat rooms, discussion forums or subscribe to software or other technical mailing lists?  Yes  No

Company Profile.  Is your company:
Large mining company
Medium to small mining company
Environmental or other technical services company
Individual consultant
Educational
Software vendor
Equipment or supplies company
Other

Area of operation: (check all that apply)
Exploration
Operating mine
Technical support
Other

Any other comments and feedback about The Earth Science Software Directory and SoftwareMine are welcome.

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