Mott MacDonald was commissioned by Dubai Municipality to develop
and install a geotechnical data management system for Dubai
Emirate. This database was designed to hold many thousands of
archived site investigation records containing a significant amount
of geological and geotechnical information pertaining to
Dubai.
The scope of the project was to advise the client on a suitable
system, design the system, supply the hardware and software, input
data from a trial selection of boreholes, convert an existing
database, demonstrate the capabilities of the system and training
staff so that data entry and output could be ongoing.
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creek The client’s aim is to make the data available to
public and private sector and so add value to existing information
by:
- assisting future planning studies in Dubai
- ascertaining likely ground conditions for specific sites
- improving the confidence in (and reducing the risk from) ground
conditions during construction
- developing Emirate wide geological, geotechnical and
hydrogeological models and maps
- setting up a structured archive of reports
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system we developed is capable of holding the raw borehole data
from many thousands of boreholes, assimilating this data and
producing graphical output through an AutoCAD Map based GIS
platform. The borehole data is integrated with the client’s
existing background mapping and digital terrain models. The system
can generate contour maps, cross sections and three dimensional
geological, geotechnical and hydrogeological models using a custom
interface.
Mott MacDonald also advised on potential future developments of the
system including making the data available online and implementing
a system for the electronic transfer of geotechnical information
from the data providers to the client.
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