Borehole

What is a Borehole?

A Borehole is the generalized term for any narrow shaft drilled in the ground, either vertically, horizontally, or inclined.

Realizations

Data model	Concept name	Definition
OGC GeoSciML	Borehole	A Borehole is the generalized term for any narrow shaft drilled in the ground, either vertically, horizontally, or inclined.
IFC	Borehole	Same as OGC GeoSciML
AGS	HOLE
DIGGS	Borehole
DIGGS	Sounding

Properties

FAQ

What about Trial Pit?

Despite a lot of similarities with borehole, the Trial Pit is proposed as a different concept.

See https://github.com/opengeospatial/Geotech/wiki/TrialPit for its description.

What about Borehole core?

A borehole core is considered as a MaterialSample.

See https://github.com/opengeospatial/Geotech/wiki/MaterialSample for its description.

What about Borehole Logs and Observations?

All observations, measurements and test description from a Borehole are considered as Observations.

See https://github.com/opengeospatial/Geotech/wiki/Observation for their description.

GitHub issue

https://github.com/opengeospatial/Geotech/issues/10