The Geotechnical Data Hub has been set up to give Geotechnical Professionals and Geologists an open forum to talk about Data Management subjects related to our profession. This site is directly linked to the Geotechnical Data Hub Professional Group on LinkedIn
We are aiming to post a new topic on the Hub every two weeks and we welcome new authors who would like to contribute to existing topics via the comments section of each topic or would like to start new topics on the Hub.
Is this the coolest Geology App for your iPhone?
iGeology is a new free iPhone App that lets you take the 1:50,000 geological map of Britain with you wherever you go. Simply navigate to the area you are interested in and tap the screen, wait a few seconds and the Superficial and Bedrock Geology information is displayed for that [...]
Read the rest of this article»Location Naming Conventions
One of the most important data management principles you must have clearly agreed before you start a project is the location naming conventions.
This seems the simplest of suggestions and I expect readers of this article to fall into one of two camps; either you have not experienced problems associated with naming conventions and you possibly [...]
Read the rest of this article»AGS Format Version 4 – An introduction to the new format
With only weeks to go until the official launch of the latest version of the AGS format (AGS4), and having spent every spare minute over the last few weeks reviewing draft after draft of the document, I thought I would summarise some of the exciting new features that AGS4 has incorporated in my article this [...]
Read the rest of this article»Site Investigation Data Management – is it a waste of time?
Is Site Investigation Data Management a waste of time? Mike Rothery looks to the American Carpet industry for inspiration and ideas on how, why and if we should be concerned about how we manage geotechnical [...]
Read the rest of this article»AGS Geology Codes – bones of contention to skeleton of the project
Although the AGS has become the industry standard way of transferring geotechnical and geo-environmental data, there remains a fairly large amount of confusion with regards to key aspects of the format. A favourite bone of contention, particularly for the newcomer to the format perhaps, is that all too nefarious of fields, the Geology Code [...]
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