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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DIGGS v1.1 Release

May 19, 2010 - 10:30pm — LTurner

We are pleased to announce the release of DIGGS v1.1. This release includes a number of significant schema changes. The net result is a schema that is more robust and easier to use, far less complex in organization and file size, loads and validates much quicker, and is compliant with GML 3.2 standards.

Revised Project Schedule for May 2010

May 13, 2010 - 6:49pm — LTurner

The project schedule has been revised to reflect the current status of work.

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 >