Dear Steve… How Do I Get GIS Shape Statistics in PRO?

Need to report area, length or filtered totals from GIS shapes in PRO? The Shape Summary tool in PRO v.2026.1.1 makes it easy to generate accurate statistics directly within your mapping workflow.

GIS Shape Statistics in PRO v.2026.1.1 – Extracting meaningful statistics from GIS shapes, instantly.

“Dear Steve… is there an easy way to get statistics out of shapes in PRO?”

It’s a question many geoscientists ask, especially when preparing acreage reports, infrastructure summaries or spatial QC checks.

With the release of PRO v.2026.1.1, the answer is simple: yes.

The new Shape Summary functionality enables users to generate GIS shape statistics in PRO directly within their mapping workflows,  removing the need for manual calculations or exporting data to external tools.

Why Shape Summary Matters

GIS data underpins many subsurface workflows, from licence analysis and acreage evaluation to infrastructure mapping and survey validation. However, extracting reliable statistics has often required additional processing steps.

Shape Summary streamlines this process.

By allowing users to generate GIS shape statistics in PRO within the mapping environment, the workflow remains controlled, repeatable and efficient.

What You Can Report

Shape Summary works across all supported GIS shape types in PRO:

• Lines – Calculate total length inside a polygon or defined area of interest
• Polygons – Report area and perimeter, individually and in total
• Points – Filter and summarise locations based on attribute values

The statistics displayed automatically adapt to the input data type, ensuring relevant outputs for each workflow.

Flexible Filtering for Real-World Workflows

Before running a report, users can refine the dataset using two filtering approaches:

Attribute Filtering

• Filter by specific attribute values
• Manually select individual shapes

Spatial Filtering (Area of Interest)

• Restrict results to the current map extent
• Use a defined polygon to limit the spatial area

This ensures that reported GIS shape statistics in PRO reflect exactly the subset of data relevant to the task — whether evaluating a licence block, prospect area or operational boundary.

How to Run Shape Summary

Within Mapping, navigate to: Report → GIS → Shape Summary

1. Select the GIS input layer
   
2. Apply attribute and/or spatial filters
   
3. Click Load Data

The results appear in the lower section of the panel, with total values clearly presented for quick interpretation. The statistics shown depend on the type of GIS data selected.

Export to Excel

Once generated, statistics can be exported directly to Excel.

This allows results to be:

• Incorporated into technical reports
• Used in further quantitative analysis
• Shared with stakeholders
• Integrated into broader evaluation workflows

All while maintaining consistency with your PRO mapping environment.

Designed for Everyday Geoscience Tasks

Shape Summary is designed as a practical enhancement to day-to-day mapping workflows.

Whether you are:

• Calculating pipeline lengths within a block
• Reporting acreage totals
• Verifying survey coverage
• Preparing regulatory documentation

The ability to generate GIS shape statistics in PRO improves speed, clarity and repeatability.

For more information, refer to the PRO Help documentation, downloadable workflow PDFs, or short videos available via the Petrosys Group Client Portal.

PRO v.2026.1.1 continues to deliver practical enhancements that strengthen mapping, analysis and technical decision-making. Read more in the full release notes