GeoLayer / Borehole Log Digitiser
Like the gINT comparison, GeoLayer and OpenGround solve different problems. OpenGround (Bentley) is a cloud platform for managing geotechnical data across an organisation; GeoLayer is an AI digitiser that gets data out of existing PDF, scanned and handwritten logs. They work well together.
OpenGround is Bentley's cloud geotechnical data-management platform — a central, AGS-based home for borehole and lab data, positioned as the successor to gINT. GeoLayer is a specialised AI tool that reads existing borehole log PDFs (scanned, handwritten or digital) and extracts structured data.
The common workflow is to digitise legacy and field logs with GeoLayer, export AGS4, and load that clean data into OpenGround — no manual keying.
| GeoLayer | OpenGround | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | Digitise borehole log PDFs into structured data (AI) | Manage geotechnical data across a project / organisation (cloud) |
| Reads scanned / handwritten logs | Yes — purpose-built | Not its focus (data is imported or entered) |
| AI extraction of depth, strata, SPT, RQD | Yes | No |
| Role | Turns logs into AGS4, Excel, CAD (DXF), CSV — ready to import | Central database, standards and reporting |
| Vendor | GeoLayer | Bentley Systems |
Export what you can as AGS, and use GeoLayer to digitise the logs that only exist as PDFs, scans or handwritten sheets — GeoLayer turns them into AGS4 you can import into OpenGround, so your library lands as clean data rather than a re-keying backlog.
They do different jobs. OpenGround is a cloud platform for managing geotechnical data; GeoLayer is an AI digitiser that extracts data from PDF, scanned and handwritten borehole logs. Many teams use GeoLayer to digitise logs and then import the AGS4 data into OpenGround.
OpenGround imports AGS data. Use GeoLayer to digitise any logs held as PDFs or scans into AGS4, then import that structured data into OpenGround — no manual data entry.
Book a demo and we'll run GeoLayer on your borehole logs — scanned, handwritten or digital. Book a demo call.
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