# Magic Instinct Software Ltd founded in Canada

May 1998 · Company

> Loïc Segalou and Pierre Elissalde found Magic Instinct Software Ltd in Fredericton, in the business incubator of the University of New Brunswick.

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Two partners, Loïc Segalou and Pierre Elissalde, set up Magic Instinct Software Ltd in Canada. Software engineers, they are pioneers of marine computing in offshore racing, commercial fishing and recreational boating. They gained this experience from 1986 to the end of 1997 on the French Basque coast, at Informatique et Mer, which became [MaxSea International](http://www.maxsea.com).

The company sets up in the Incutech Center business incubator of U.N.B., the University of New Brunswick, in Fredericton. The university is renowned worldwide for its expertise in seafloor mapping, with the [Ocean Mapping Group](http://www.omg.unb.ca) and the company Interactive Visualization Systems. A technical partnership with the latter led to the [creation of bathymetric databases for Iceland](/_externsite/Icelandic_Bathy_Magic.pdf).

- Development of a first version of [Nautilus 3D](/historique/nautilus-3d/) (page in French).
- A team of 4 people, including 3 developers.

At the Incutech Center: Ben Rossie, Loïc Segalou, Sébastien Maury and Peio Elissalde ([photo](/images/Magic_team.jpg)).