Managing the flow of Geotechnical Data

Data management can be particularly complex on geo-environmental site investigation projects, such as major environmental cleanup exercises.

Data is frequently produced by a variety of suppliers from a range of disciplines, each of which traditionally has it’s own way of presenting results.

A second tier of companies are typically then responsible for collating all the information, analysing it and deciding what needs to be done on the site.

Moving the data around between companies can become a complex operation and it can be difficult to avoid wasted time and effort.

The principles for moving data between companies in a way which is independent of the particular software packages are well established and many industries have developed data transfer formats to make the processes easier.  The geotechnical and geo-environmental industries generally uses the AGS data transfer format, which has been established by the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists.

DataFlex Solutions Ltd are acknowledged experts in this field and our Managing Director, Tim Ball has served on the AGS Data Format committee which oversees this standard, and has made a number of public presentations on the subject at industry conferences.

Data Management Software

There are a number of software packages available which will store geotechnical and geo-environmental data in an AGS compliant format. Links to the major and most comprehensive packages are included on our links page.

DataFlex Solutions can provide assistance with integrating your office systems with your geotechnical and laboratory systems and have particular expertise with Keynetix software, HOLEBase, KeyAGS, KeyLAB, Pocket SI and KeyHOLE.

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