Waterloo Hydrogeologic is a company that specializes with
groundwater
Groundwater is the water present beneath Earth's surface in rock and Pore space in soil, soil pore spaces and in the fractures of stratum, rock formations. About 30 percent of all readily available fresh water in the world is groundwater. A unit ...
modelling software, training, and consulting services. The company was started by Nilson Guiguer and Thomas Franz, who were developing software for their research at the
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo (UWaterloo, UW, or Waterloo) is a Public university, public research university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is on of land adjacent to uptown Waterloo and Waterloo Park. The university also op ...
in 1988. The company was later founded in 1989 as ''Waterloo Hydrogeologic Software'' (WHS). The company first released ''FLOWPATH'', which—at the time—was the first fully integrated graphical groundwater modelling software. In the fall of 1993, Waterloo Hydrogeologic became incorporated (changing their name to ''Waterloo Hydrogeologic Inc'' or ''WHI'') and started with the development of
Visual MODFLOW. The company diversified into groundwater software training and consulting services, as it expanded.
On January 10, 2005, Waterloo Hydrogeologic was acquired by
Schlumberger
Schlumberger (), doing business as SLB, is a global multinational oilfield services company. Founded in France in 1926, the company is now incorporated as Schlumberger NV in Willemstad, Curaçao, with principal executive offices in Houston ...
's Water Services Technology Group and operated under the legal name Schlumberger Canada Limited, Waterloo Hydrogeologic Division.
On March 13, 2015, Waterloo Hydrogeologic was acquired by Nova Metrix, LLC,
and currently operates under the legal name Nova Metrix Ground Monitoring (Canada), Ltd. Waterloo Hydrogeologic Division.
See also
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Dimensional Insight
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ScienceSoft USA Corporation
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Companies based in Waterloo, Ontario
Software companies established in 1989
Engineering software companies
1989 establishments in Ontario
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