Data Interchange for Geotechnical and GeoEnvironmental Specialists (DIGGS)

DIGGS is a coalition of government agencies, universities and industry partners whose focus is on the creation and maintenance of an international data transfer standard for transportation related data. The coalition came into existence through coordination from the US Federal Highway Administration sponsoring meetings and eventually forming the pooled fund study project. The initial base schema consists of geotechnical data including Borehole, soil testing, site information and more. The first SIG is extending the schema to include Geo-Environmental testing. More SIGs and expanded membership are in the works.

The draft DIGGS standard is available for review and comment. In order to act as a reviewer, you must create an account. You will then have access to download the schema and documentation as well as participate in the online discussion forum. The forums will be monitored and the DIGGS team will answer questions to help in the understanding and implementation of the schema and will be the main point of contact for review comments. The schema will be updated monthly with corrections and additions during the review. Review Forum >

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Electronic Transmission and Storage of Data – Site Investigation to Piling

Tue, 03/06/2008 - 10:00 — DIGGSML.COM

On the 18th June 2008 the Association of Geotechnical Specialists (AGS) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) will present "Electronic Transmission and Storage of Data – Site Investigation to Piling" The National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham, UK.

This international event will showcase DIGGS and how the AGS continue to support its development, and will include four sessions as detailed below all of which have relevance to a DIGGS practitioner.

USA Environmental SIG presentation – New Orleans

Tue, 25/03/2008 - 13:00 — Environmental SIG

DIGGS is pleased to report the successful completion its first US Environmental SIG meeting in New Orleans on the 13th March 2008. The aim of the day was to introduce the structure and principles of the DIGGS group and how the DIGGS format will meet the needs of the environmental community.

Presentations were made by Kim Stagg and Roger Chandler. These presentations can be downloaded here.

Pooled Fund Project TPF 5(111)

The Pooled Fund Project is a US Federal Highways Administration project administered by the state of Ohio. Multiple states commit funds to create a larger project under which all organizations receive the benefit from the project. The DIGGS project was created to develop an international standard interchange format for geotechnical data. The project brought together the existing formats created by Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists in the United Kingdom (AGS), Consortium of Organizations for Strong-Motion Observation Systems (COSMOS) and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) created by the University of Florida (UF). The project has a governance structure for developing the base schema as well as Special Interest Groups (SIG) to create extensions. The result of the project is the DIGGS schema. Pooled Fund Project >