Digital Surf

Digital Surf is a French software company formed in 1989 mainly known for its Mountains software, that is offered as embedded or optional OEM surface analysis software by the majority of profilometer and microscope manufacturers.[1][2][3]

Digital Surf
Private company
IndustryComputer software, Research and Development
Founded1989
HeadquartersBesançon, France
Key people
Christophe Mignot, (CEO)
François Blateyron (COO)
ProductsMountainsMap
Revenue4.3 million (2017)
Number of employees
43
SubsidiariesImage Metrology A/S
Websitewww.digitalsurf.com

History

  • In 1990, the company launched its first profile (2D surface texture) analysis software, for the MS-DOS operating system, followed in 1991 by a topography (3D surface texture analysis) software for the Macintosh II platform.
  • In 1992, Digital Surf had a first OEM deal with the company Taylor-Hobson. The software has since been offered by Taylor Hobson under the names TalyMap (topography) and TalyProfile (profile analysis).
  • In 2009, Digital Surf stopped manufacturing profilometers to refocus on the sole Mountains analysis software.
  • Digital Surf has contributed to the ISO 25178 standard that defines new 3D surface texture parameters.
  • in 2014 Digital Surf took over the Danish company Image Metrology[6], the developer of the software SPIP, specialized in the image analysis for atomic force microscopes. As a result, the version 8 of Mountains includes SPIP[7].

Products

The Mountains software is offered to end users as four main lines of products[7]

  • MountainsMap, software for profilometers (2D Profilometers, 3D optical profilers and light microscopes)[7]
  • MountainsSEM, software for scanning electron microscopes [7]
  • MountainsSPIP, software for scanning probe microscopes (atomic force microscopes, scanning tunneling microscopes). MountainsSPIP 8.0 is the successor and merger of Mountains SPM 7.4 from Digital Surf and SPIP 6.7 from Image Metrology[7]
  • MountainsLab groups all functions in a single package dedicated to muti-instrument microscopy core facilities[7]

Optional modules to the previous cover force curve analysis (for atomic force microscopes), hyperspectral analysis, contour analysis and application-dedicated functionality.

Versions supplied through instrument manufacturers under their own brands are products tailored from MountainsMap, MountainsSEM or MountainsSPIP.

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