Good-quality soil investigation underpins the responsible delivery of construction and infrastructure projects. Digitalisation helps prevent errors, supporting an efficient workflow and reliable results.
As a contaminated land consultant, you carry considerable responsibility. You want to put your specialist knowledge to the best possible use and provide clients with reliable results promptly. You also want to develop your expertise, but inefficient workflows do not always leave room for this.
There are still many opportunities to improve current working methods. During an assignment, you encounter challenges that slow the process and compromise quality. Digitalisation helps you investigate more effectively and efficiently, so that you can focus on your expertise, sound analysis and reliable advice.
Digitalising procedures and sharing data within a single digital environment helps address the four main challenges in the investigation process.
Four challenges in the investigation process
Changes in legislation
Changing legislation makes it difficult to exchange data consistently with colleagues and clients. Collecting and presenting information in the same way requires research and unnecessary time. Even within regions, different standards are often used, so reports continually need different formats.
Digitalisation helps you respond appropriately to legislative changes.
Digital templates aligned with the rules in different countries and regions help you collect and present analytical results and other important information consistently.
New legislative changes can be communicated promptly and proactively in one central place. Templates are adapted, while additional explanations help users interpret the changes correctly.
Repetitive, time-consuming tasks
Many investigation tasks are performed manually and often repeated. For each laboratory order, for example, barcodes are entered manually and analytical samples are created. Retyping field sheets takes time and creates unnecessary risks. Typing errors or difficult handwriting can cause misinterpretation, with serious consequences for investigation quality.
Digitalisation avoids duplicated manual work.
Field technicians enter data digitally, making it immediately accessible. Is information missing or have you spotted an anomaly? You can ask the technician on site to take additional measurements straight away.
You no longer need to wait for the technician to return. You can create borehole profiles and confirm laboratory orders immediately. Once analytical results arrive, tables and charts can easily be exported for the final report.
A lack of suitable tools
Many people still use paper sheets and several separate applications. Without suitable tools, processes become inefficient and unnecessary errors occur, resulting in additional costs and wasted time.
Software provides an integrated solution for an efficient and reliable process.
Because soil investigation software supports the complete process, from fieldwork and laboratory orders through to reporting, there is no need to invest in separate systems. The entire workflow can take place in one digital environment.
The activity chain is integrated and steps are simplified. Investigation tasks are better coordinated. Errors are prevented and the risk of unexpected problems during a project is reduced. You can deliver higher-quality investigations in less time and with fewer resources.
A poor overview of the project
Different programs are often used for borehole profiles, data entry, downloading laboratory results and writing the final report. Tasks and data are barely integrated, making it difficult to maintain an overview of the project and its progress.
Digitalisation provides a better overview of all projects.
A single digital environment improves your overview of soil investigation projects. Measurement-point information can be shown accurately in borehole profiles using mapping or GIS functions. Project information can be exported to clear summary tables. Progress is visible at a glance, so you immediately know which follow-up steps are possible.
An integrated investigation process
For more than 25 years, TerraIndex has specialised in digitalising, standardising and integrating soil investigation activities. TerraIndex software supports the complete process, from fieldwork to reporting, quickly, securely and accurately.
As an involved partner, we work closely with our clients’ processes. We understand their challenges and difficulties, as well as the opportunities and solutions. Together, we support a safe, efficient investigation process and reliable results.