How do computed values — classifications, indices, correlations — get into your records? Q01 Data entry
How do computed values — classifications, indices, correlations — get into your records?
Typed by hand into spreadsheets or templates Some calculated in tools, some typed Always calculated by an engine, read-only downstream
When does validation actually run? Q02 Validation
When does validation actually run?
At export, when we build the AGS file At review milestones Continuously, as data is captured and derived
Can any value in a submitted package be traced to its inputs, standard, and approver? Q03 Traceability
Can any value in a submitted package be traced to its inputs, standard, and approver?
Not without going back to people and files For most values, with effort Yes — inputs, governing standard, and timestamp on every value
What stops an unapproved value from reaching a deliverable? Q04 Approval
What stops an unapproved value from reaching a deliverable?
Care and review discipline, not a system control A review step, but exports can bypass it Only approved records can be exported, by a named engineer
How confident are you in first-pass AGS 4.1 acceptance today? Q05 AGS 4.1
How confident are you in first-pass AGS 4.1 acceptance today?
Rejections and resubmissions are routine It usually passes after a round of fixes First-pass acceptance, with dictionary and reference checks built in
Where do your logs, lab sheets, and AGS exports run today? Q06 Migration
Where do your logs, lab sheets, and AGS exports run today?
Legacy system and Excel A mix of legacy systems, Excel, and a managed platform A managed geotechnical platform, AGS-native
How is historical investigation data held? Q07 Ground history
How is historical investigation data held?
Project folders, PDFs, and former employees' knowledge Digitised, but not validated to the same standard as live works One governed estate, validated and queryable by stratum and depth
How are interim payment quantities produced? Q08 Lab & IPC
How are interim payment quantities produced?
Re-entered into spreadsheets from reports Partly automated, partly reconciled by hand Generated directly from approved records