AI-Powered Geotechnical Data Extraction

Borehole Log Digitiser — PDF to Excel & AGS in Seconds

GeoLayer is the fastest borehole log extractor for scanned and handwritten field logs. Automate borehole log data entry — extract depth, strata, SPT and RQD, then export to Excel, AGS4, gINT, OpenGround and CAD. GeoLayer also draws cross-section diagrams, builds 3D ground models, plots your data, generates reports and runs the pile-capacity and jacking-force calculations a bid is priced from. Underground and foundation contractors use it at tender to price ground risk from an owner’s geotechnical data report; geotechnical consultancies and drillers use it to digitise their borehole log archives.

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How it works

  1. Upload a borehole log PDF — scanned, photographed or handwritten.
  2. GeoLayer's AI extracts depth, strata descriptions, SPT N-values and RQD.
  3. Review and edit any field on screen, with confidence flags on uncertain values.
  4. Export clean, structured data to Excel, AGS4, gINT or OpenGround.

For underground and foundation contractors

At tender you price the ground from the owner’s geotechnical data report, with no time and no budget to investigate it yourself — and under a geotechnical baseline report, conditions outside the baseline are the contractor’s risk. GeoLayer reads the whole pack of borehole logs into structured ground data in hours rather than weeks, so the investigation reaches the estimator while the bid is still open.

What GeoLayer does

Supported export formats

Excel (XLSX), AGS4, gINT, OpenGround, CAD (DXF) and CSV — drop borehole data straight into your existing geotechnical workflow without manual re-keying.

Frequently asked questions

What is GeoLayer?

GeoLayer is an AI-powered borehole log digitiser for geotechnical engineers. It reads borehole logs from PDFs — including scanned and handwritten field logs — and extracts depth, strata descriptions, SPT N-values and RQD, then exports to Excel, AGS4, gINT, OpenGround and CAD. GeoLayer also generates reports, plots and visualises your borehole data, and builds 3D ground models — all in seconds. Underground and foundation contractors use it at tender to turn an owner's geotechnical data report into structured ground data inside the bid window; geotechnical consultants and drillers use it to digitise their own borehole log archives.

Can GeoLayer help a contractor price ground risk before a bid deadline?

Yes — that is the main reason contractors use it. At tender you are pricing the ground from the owner's geotechnical data report, with no time or budget to investigate it yourself. GeoLayer reads the whole pack of borehole logs into structured data — strata, depths, SPT N-values, RQD, water strikes and coordinates — in hours rather than weeks, so the investigation informs the bid instead of arriving too late to. Every extracted value links back to the exact place on the log it was read from, and values the pipeline inferred rather than read are flagged as inferred.

How do I get a geotechnical data report into usable form quickly?

Upload the report — a geotechnical data report is usually a single large PDF containing every borehole log — and GeoLayer extracts each log into a structured, editable table you can sort, filter and export. Roughly thirty seconds of processing per log page, then an engineer reviews the values on screen against the original page.

Can GeoLayer produce geological cross-sections from borehole logs?

Yes. Once logs are extracted, every borehole is plotted at its real coordinates on an interactive map, the strata can be explored in a 3D ground model, and you can slice a geological cross-section between any two boreholes on demand — useful for seeing the profile along a tunnel drive, or at shaft and foundation depth.

Can GeoLayer read scanned and handwritten borehole logs?

Yes. GeoLayer is built specifically for messy, real-world logs — scanned PDFs, photographed field sheets and handwritten borehole records — not just clean digital documents.

What formats can I export borehole data to?

Excel (XLSX), AGS4, gINT, OpenGround, CAD (DXF) and CSV — so you can move borehole data straight into your existing geotechnical workflow without manual re-keying.

How does GeoLayer digitise a borehole log?

Upload a borehole log PDF, GeoLayer's AI extracts the depth, strata, SPT and RQD data, you review and edit any field on screen, then export to Excel or AGS. It takes seconds per log instead of hours of manual data entry.

How long does it take to digitise a borehole log?

Seconds per log. The AI extracts the data and you review it on screen, instead of spending hours on manual data entry.

Can I review and edit the extracted data before exporting?

Yes. Every extracted value is shown on screen with confidence flags on uncertain entries, so an engineer stays in control and can correct any field before exporting.

Does GeoLayer extract SPT and RQD values?

Yes. GeoLayer extracts depth, strata descriptions, SPT N-values and RQD — along with coordinates where present in the log — into a structured, editable table.

Is my data private? Is it used to train AI?

Your engineering data stays yours and is never used for AI training. GeoLayer is built for confidential site-investigation data.

Who is GeoLayer for?

Two groups. Underground and foundation contractors — tunnelling, trenchless, microtunnelling, shafts and piling — who need to price ground risk from an owner's borehole logs inside a bid window. And geotechnical consultancies, drillers and ground engineers who need to digitise borehole logs and get clean, structured data into Excel, AGS4, gINT or OpenGround.

How do I try GeoLayer?

Book a 30-minute demo and we'll run GeoLayer on your own borehole logs — scanned, handwritten or digital — on the call. We're onboarding teams personally at the moment, so we set your account up with you and cover the exports your team needs (Excel, AGS, gINT, OpenGround). No credit card is required to see it.

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