Visible Geology includes three tools aimed at helping users understand various geological concepts that may be difficult to envision through traditional teaching. A report titled “2023 Canadian Mineral Exploration HR Outlook,” from the Mining Industry Human Resources Council and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, found that the number of undergraduate students enrolled in geoscience programs declined by about 42 per cent from 2014 to 2020, decreasing from roughly 4,800 students to only 2,800 in that time. Hoping to inspire more students to study geology, Seequent, a company that specializes in earth modelling and geodata management software, designed Visible Geology, a web application aimed at breaking down basic geological concepts, in collaboration with video game studio CerebralFix.
