TiConverter: A training image converting tool for multiple-point geostatistics

• A VB code to convert 2D images into ASCII, GSLIB, Isatis (.dat), and VTK formats.
• The code has a user-friendly interface and does not require programing skills.
• It offers resizing, smoothing, and segmentation tools.
• It offers right-handed and left-handed coordinate system exporting options.

TiConverter is a tool developed to ease the application of multiple-point geostatistics whether by the open source Stanford Geostatistical Modeling Software (SGeMS) or other available commercial software. TiConverter has a user-friendly interface and it allows the conversion of 2D training images into numerical representations in four different file formats without the need for additional code writing. These are the ASCII (.txt), the geostatistical software library (GSLIB) (.txt), the Isatis (.dat), and the VTK formats. It performs the conversion based on the RGB color system. In addition, TiConverter offers several useful tools including image resizing, smoothing, and segmenting tools. The purpose of this study is to introduce the TiConverter, and to demonstrate its application and advantages with several examples from the literature.