Working Group Data Management

The Group created the AGS Data Format in 1992 which has since become the means through which the industry is able to share data from ground investigations. It is now responsible for monitoring its use and revising and updating the format to meet the needs of users.

Strategic Plan

To promote adoption of the new AGS Data Format (Edition 4) for the transfer of ALL geotechnical and geoenvironmental data in the UK by electronic means. To encourage the use of the AGS Format world-wide as the single standard to use for data transfer in our industry. To access the AGS Data Format click here.

Our permanent objectives

  1. Hold regular review meetings with users and other interested parties and maintain the format to meet current requirements. Increase responsiveness of the format to developing needs.
  2. Increase awareness of the format and the benefits available from it.
  3. Extend the format to cover other related forms of data.
  4. Increase international adoption of the format.
  5. Encourage all parties to pass on all project data by electronic means.

Publications

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AGS Annual Conference 2027

The Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists is delighted to announce that its flagship Annual Conference will return to the prestigious One…

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Individual Competence - Understanding How Government Reforms Will Affect You and Our Industry

In the wake of the Grenfell disaster, professional and occupational competence is undergoing deep reform. Assumed expertise is being swept away in…

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AGS Annual Conference 2026

This event is now sold out. If you’d like your name added to the waiting list, please email ags@ags.org.uk. Download the AGS…

AGS Data Conference – Discuss, Engage, Evolve

Registration for this event has now closed. To view the conference event programme, click here.   The AGS Data Management Working Group…

AGS Annual Conference 2025

This event is now at full capacity.   The AGS Annual Conference 2025 is taking place on Thursday 1st May at One Great…

How Can We Achieve an Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Industry?

The AGS are hosting a webinar this autumn entitled, How Can We Achieve an Equitable, Diverse, and Inclusive Industry? This virtual event…

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Articles

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Early Careers Poster Competition 2027 – Attracting the Next Generation of Professionals

The AGS is delighted to announce the return of its Early Career Professionals Poster Competition for a fourth consecutive year. Following the…

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Q&A with Jackie Bland

This year, the AGS has presented two lifetime achievement awards. Here, we speak to the first recipient, Jackie Bland. Jackie has been…

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AGS Awards 2026: Celebrating Outstanding Contributions in Geoscience

Congratulations to the winners of the AGS Awards 2026, which recognise the exceptional dedication, expertise and commitment shown by members across our…

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Early Careers Poster Competition 2026 – The Results!

Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s AGS Early Careers Poster Competition, which followed the themed Top Five Industry Insights. We…

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Ground Gas Monitoring and AGS Data Transfer Format

Introduction Ground gas monitoring and data assessment are often part of a site’s generic quantitative risk assessment (GQRA), as outlined in the…

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AGS Early Careers Poster Competition 2026 – Top Five Industry Insights

The AGS Early Careers Poster Competition is back for a third year and this time, we want to hear your top five…

Members

Ben Wood Pebble Geo
Conrad Stewart Harrison Group Environmental Ltd
Craig Brown BAM Ground Engineering
David Farmer Arup Geotechnics
Edd Lewis British Geological Survey
Ian Linton Soil Engineering
Ian Williams
AGS Data Management WG Leader Jackie Bland Structural Soils Ltd
Jerome Chamfray Jacobs UK Ltd
Jonny Neville Mott MacDonald
Jono Wright Strata Geotechnics
Len Threadgold Geotechnics Ltd
Leon Warrington Stantec UK
Mark Bevan Structural Soils Ltd
Melody Wareing SOCOTEC
Neil Chadwick Digital Geotechnical
Paul Chaplin WSP
Peter Hepton Independent
Petra Lincoln AtkinsRéalis
Phil Child Seequent
Phil Wade Datgel
Roger Chandler
Romain Arnould Fugro GB Limited
Simon Miles AtkinsRéalis
Steve Walthall Honorary member
Tom Smith Orsted A/S
Tony Daly Amageo
AGS Digital Transformation of Ground Data WG Leader Vicky Corcoran AtkinsRéalis
Yiyan Liu High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd