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# STREAM

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> STREAM is Windows desktop software for teams who work with terrain: surveyors and geomatics engineers, drone and photogrammetry operators, earthworks and infrastructure contractors, and mining and quarry technical staff.

The problem it solves is a practical one. Survey data has grown far faster than the tools that read it — a single site DEM, orthophoto or LiDAR point cloud can run to several gigabytes. Many desktop packages slow to a crawl on files that size, and the cloud alternatives ask you to upload the survey and pay per analysis. STREAM streams the data out-of-core and draws the terrain on the GPU, so a multi-gigabyte survey opens straight away and stays responsive while you pan, zoom and measure across the whole site. Nothing is uploaded: every calculation runs on your own machine, and the data never leaves it.

What you get out of it

Measurement and quantities: cut and fill volumes against the real terrain, a flat design level or a reference surface, shown as a heat map so you can see where the material is rather than just a total. Cross-section cubature with a station-by-station table and DXF section drawings. Stockpile volume and tonnage with a print-ready PDF report. Distance, area, elevation and height differences taken on the ground surface, not on a flat plan.

Analysis: slope and aspect, viewshed and line of sight, hydrology (flow direction, accumulation, watersheds and ponding), sun and shadow including the shadow cast by surrounding terrain, contour generation at any interval, and change detection between two surveys with a level-of-detection threshold so survey noise is not reported as movement.

Design: road and corridor design with horizontal alignment, vertical profile, typical section, superelevation, mass haul and a standards check for maximum grade, minimum radius and sight distance. Grading with benched slopes, where you can find the platform elevation at which cut equals fill, set bench height, berm width and batter angle, and compute where the design meets the surveyed ground. Blast pattern design on a surveyed bench, with collar elevations taken from the terrain model and burden relief measured in three dimensions against the free face.

Why teams choose it

It fits the data you already have. Import GeoTIFF, LAS/LAZ and DXF; export DXF, CSV, GeoTIFF, Excel, PDF and KMZ. Source files are never modified — STREAM references them and keeps its own fast cache, so the same data stays usable in your GIS and CAD.

It works offline. That matters on sites with poor connectivity, and for organisations whose survey data cannot be uploaded to a third party.

It is one tool, not five. The same terrain model feeds the volumes, the analyses and the design modules, so there is no re-import step between them and no second licence for a separate solar or hydrology add-on.

It speaks your language. The interface is available in English, Turkish, Spanish, French, Chinese and Russian.

Getting started and support

STREAM is currently a free public beta for Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit). Every feature is unlocked, there is no time limit and exports carry no watermark, so you can evaluate it on your own project data rather than a demo dataset. Support is by email, and the website carries step-by-step guides for each module in all six languages.

Academic use is always free — for students, researchers and universities, now and in the future. If you teach with it or use it in a thesis, write to us and we will provide the licence.
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> Verdict: Rated \*\*\*\* by 0 users. Top-rated for **Overall Quality**.

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## About the vendor

- **Company**: STREAM

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: STREAM is currently a free public beta for Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit). Every feature is unlocked, there is no time limit, and exports carry no watermark, so you can evaluate it on your own project data rather than a demo dataset. No account or internet connection is needed to run it.

Academic use is always free — for students, researchers and universities, now and in the future. Contact us through the website for an academic licence.

Paid editions for professional and enterprise use are planned for after the beta. Pricing will be published on the website before it takes effect, and beta users will be told in advance.
- **Target Audience**: 2–10
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise)
- **Supported Languages**: Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
- **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Spain, Türkiye, United Kingdom, United States

## Features

- 2D Drawing
- 3D Design & Modeling
- Annotations
- Bill of Materials Management
- Data Import/Export
- Data Visualisation
- Document Generation
- Drag & Drop
- Multiple Format Support
- Real Time Comparisons
- Real-Time Updates
- Reporting/Analytics
- Version Control
- Workflow Management

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk

## Category

- [3D CAD Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4384/3d-cad/software)

## Links

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