GeoLayer / Borehole Log Digitiser
People often compare GeoLayer and gINT, but they solve different problems. gINT manages and reports geotechnical data; GeoLayer uses AI to digitise borehole log PDFs — including scanned and handwritten logs — into structured, exportable data. Here is how they compare and where each fits.
gINT is long-established geotechnical software for logging, reporting and managing borehole and lab data in a database. GeoLayer is an AI tool that reads a borehole log PDF — scanned, photographed or handwritten — and extracts depth, strata, SPT N-values and RQD into structured data you can review and export.
In practice they are complementary rather than competing: teams use GeoLayer to get legacy and field logs out of PDFs and into a clean digital format, then manage or report that data in gINT, OpenGround or a spreadsheet. With gINT being retired (see below), GeoLayer is also how many teams digitise old PDF logs so the data can be migrated to a new platform.
| GeoLayer | gINT | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | Digitise borehole log PDFs into structured data (AI) | Log, report and manage geotechnical data (database) |
| Reads scanned / handwritten PDF logs | Yes — purpose-built for it | Not its focus (data is entered or imported) |
| AI extraction of depth, strata, SPT, RQD | Yes | No |
| Outputs | Excel (XLSX), AGS4, CAD (DXF), CSV — ready for gINT & OpenGround | Logs, reports and its own managed data |
| Deployment | Web — nothing to install | Windows desktop |
| Status | Active | Being retired — see dates below |
If the job is getting data out of existing PDF, scanned or handwritten borehole logs, that is what GeoLayer does. If the job is storing, standardising and reporting geotechnical data, that is what gINT (or its successor, OpenGround) does. Many workflows use both: digitise with GeoLayer, then manage and report downstream.
Not exactly — they do different jobs. gINT manages and reports geotechnical data; GeoLayer digitises borehole log PDFs (including scanned and handwritten logs) into structured data. Many teams use GeoLayer to get logs into a form they can then manage in gINT, OpenGround or Excel.
gINT is being retired: its vendor has announced that new sales are set to end on 31 December 2027 and support on 31 December 2028. Teams planning ahead often use GeoLayer to digitise legacy PDF borehole logs so the data can be migrated into a replacement platform.
Yes. GeoLayer exports AGS4, Excel and CSV — formats you can bring into a gINT or OpenGround workflow without manual re-keying.
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