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From Data Silos to Shared Insight: The AGS Digital Transformation of Ground Data Working Group is a two-hour CPD webinar taking place on Tuesday 15th December at 11am.

The AGS Digital Transformation of Ground Data Working Group is working towards a future in which ground data is seamlessly connected, transparently shared and intelligently interpreted throughout the infrastructure lifecycle. This webinar will introduce the group’s vision and provide an update on its work to raise awareness, build industry consensus and support practical change across data sharing, standards, governance, interoperability, skills and industry capability.

Chaired by Vicky Corcoran, (Associate Engineering Geologist at AtkinsRéalis and Digital Transformation of Ground Data Working Group Leader), the session will feature presentations from Steve Thorpe (Geospatial Data Specialist at the British Geological Survey) and Judith Nathanail (Director of Land Quality Management) and will explore current policy and industry developments affecting the discovery, access and reuse of ground data. This will include an update on activities relating to the Ground Data for Growth Bill, which proposes wider sharing of ground investigation information, and the group’s response to the government Call for Evidence, The marginal cost restriction on public sector data re-use.

The Call for Evidence considered whether public bodies should have greater flexibility to charge above marginal cost for the reuse of public sector data, with important implications for access to foundational geological, geospatial and infrastructure datasets. This virtual event will also cover our collaboration with the British Geological Survey, a potential amendment to the UK Specification for Ground Investigation, and other activities. Delegates will gain a clearer understanding of the changing ground-data landscape and the practical role they can play within it.

This virtual event will help attendees consider how ground data is shared and reused in their day-to-day work, identify opportunities to improve data quality and interoperability, and contribute to stronger data governance and more consistent information management across projects and organisations. They will also learn why data sharing is likely to become increasingly important in future as we adopt the second generation Eurocodes and increasingly embed AI into our workflows.

The webinar will benefit geotechnical and geoenvironmental professionals, engineering geologists, ground-investigation practitioners, infrastructure owners and operators, designers, contractors, data managers, information-management specialists, policy professionals and anyone who creates, manages or uses ground data. Attendees will gain insight into the developments likely to influence future industry practice and how they can support a more connected, collaborative and data-driven approach to infrastructure delivery.

Tickets

AGS member companies may attend this event for free. Non-member tickets are priced at £50 (ex VAT).

In order to obtain the AGS member rate, please add the ticket/s to your basket, select ‘proceed to checkout’, enter your delegate/s information and under ‘billing details and then select your company from the AGS member company dropdown list. The rate at the end of the checkout page will update to the reduced AGS member rate.

Presentations

Introducing the AGS Digital Transformation of Ground Data Working Group
Presented by Vicky Corcoran, Associate Engineering Geologist at AtkinsRéalis 

The AGS Digital Transformation of Ground Data Working Group is working towards a future in which ground data is seamlessly connected, transparently shared and intelligently interpreted throughout the infrastructure lifecycle. The talk will provide an overview of the group’s objectives and an update on its recent activities and its work to raise awareness, build industry consensus and support practical change. This includes its contribution to discussions surrounding the Ground Data for Growth Bill, which proposes wider sharing of ground investigation information, and its response to the recent government Call for Evidence, The marginal cost restriction on public sector data re-use. The Call for Evidence asked whether public bodies should have greater flexibility to charge above marginal cost for the reuse of public sector data, an issue with important implications for access to foundational geological, geospatial and infrastructure datasets. The group’s work highlights the need to consider the wider economic, environmental and societal value created when such data can be reused, alongside the funding required to maintain and improve national data resources.

 

The Challenge of Sub-Surface Data

Presented by Judith Nathanail, Director at Land Quality Management

Anyone who has spent any time working in the geotechnical and geoenvironmental worlds will have spent countless hours dealing with ground related data. Whilst various tools exist to help, we all face challenges in finding, accessing, collecting, extracting, checking, collating, managing, visualising and interpreting geo data.  This talk sets the scene for where we are with digital geo data now and highlights various initiatives both inside and outside of the AGS digital transformation group to help us get to the bright new future where we can spend less time processing our data and more time understanding what it means for our site.

 

Unlocking the Full Value of BGS Data
Presented by Steve Thorpe, Geospatial Data Specialist at British Geological Survey

Have you ever wondered if you were making the most out of the BGS data store? Steve will present on the range of datasets available from the BGS including maps, boreholes, deposited data as well as talking more about how to access these data by different delivery methods. There should be some interesting nuggets of info for even those who use the BGS website often so come along to find out more and have chance to ask some probing questions.

 

An Update on the Ground Data for Growth Bill
Presented by Vicky Corcoran, Associate Engineering Geologist at AtkinsRéalis 

This presentation provides an update on the Ground Data for Growth Bill, introduced by Mike Reader MP in March 2026 to promote the standardised and secure sharing of ground investigation data. It will outline progress since the Bill’s first reading, the subsequent engagement between government and industry, and the opportunities and challenges associated with establishing ground data as reusable national infrastructure.

Sponsor

SOILCLOUD

SoilCloud provide leading web-based software for geotechnical data management, including reporting and interpretation of ground investigation data. Used by over 3000 geotechnical users worldwide. SoilCloud often work with clients to develop bespoke workflows, leveraging the full power of SoilCloud and linking with other software or processes. SoilCloud is fully compatible with the AGS format.

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