1. Gathering, Managing, and Displaying Soil Data Using Automated Tools Dr. David W. Rich drdave@geotech.com www.geotech.com Atlanta, GA April 28, 2013

2. High Level View of the Process Plan your sample events Manage field and lab activities Manage data and quality Analyze and display data Store in a robust repository It’s all in one location www.geotech.com

3. Environmental Data and the “Cloud” www.geotech.com

4. Environmental Data and the “Cloud” www.geotech.com

5. Introduction www.geotech.com

6. Planning Your Sample Events www.geotech.com Entering stations

7. Container Labels www.geotech.com

8. Planning the sample event www.geotech.com

9. Gathering Field Results www.geotech.com

10. Gathering Boring Log Data www.geotech.com Images courtesy of LogItEasy.com Cloud-based log data entry

11. Gathering Continuous Data www.geotech.com Images courtesy of Gathering continuous downhole data

12. Gathering Soil Samples www.geotech.com

13. Import Wizard Specifying Import Options www.geotech.com

14. Quality Control - Consistency Checking www.geotech.com

15. Quality Control - Validation www.geotech.com

16. Quality Control - Validation Summary

17. Bulk Data www.geotech.com

18. Storage and Retrieval - Selection and display www.geotech.com

19. Display Options Determine How Your Results Are Displayed www.geotech.com Example options: Regulatory limits Values and flags Unit conversion Date display Calculated parameters Non-detects Significant figures Graph display options Custom queries

20. Database Output Examples - Graphs www.geotech.com

21. Reports Report Examples www.geotech.com ** edited

22. www.geotech.com Database Output Examples - Graphs

23. Storage and Retrieval - Selection and display Web Output

24. Storage and Retrieval - Selection and display Web Output

25. Generating Output www.geotech.com

26. Excel Export www.geotech.com

27. Display Using GIS www.geotech.com You need a base map or image Sample locations must have coordinates And both have to match GIS software like ArcGIS makes the maps Specialized software can make environmental-specific displays Integration between the EDMS and the GIS can save time and improve quality

28. Add to the GIS as XY data Define display parameters www.geotech.com Display Using ArcGIS

29. See Results on the Screen Note non-detect exceedence www.geotech.com

30. Crosstab Callouts From the Database www.geotech.com

31. Soil Borings with Values from the Database www.geotech.com Benzene (ppm) Benzene (mg/kg) Lithology

32. Time Sequence Graphs on the Map www.geotech.com

33. Radar Plots and Contours on the Map www.geotech.com

34. Managing and Displaying Site Geology www.geotech.com You might want to assign geology and lithology to each physical sample This makes it easy to tie the geology to field and lab data Or store formation “tops” by location independent of the samples This probably better represents the actual site geology

35. Voxler Example www.geotech.com

36. Enviro Insite Examples

37. Decrease overhead - One industrial company was able to save $12,000 per year on just one project by moving the data management tasks to a much less expensive clerical person. Lower operating cost - Another used data management to get their regulator to approve less-frequent sampling intervals for about two of their wells per year, resulting in a savings of $9,000 each year, cumulative from year to year. Increase efficiency – For one organization, the time to process an electronic deliverable decreased from an average of 30 minutes to 5 minutes, resulting in an annual savings of $5,000 per year on each project. An Indian tribe needed to make nine graphs/year for their EPA PM. With Excel, it took 3 months. With a database with integrated graphing, it took 10 minutes. Increase revenue - A consulting company client was able to use their Enviro Data software and expertise to land a $300,000 data management task from one of their clients. Benefits of better data management

38. Conclusions www.geotech.com Environmental investigation and remediation projects are inherently complex Efficient data management can reduce cost and improve quality Implementing a centralized data management system makes sense for most environmental projects Tools to do this are affordable and have a high return on investment Is it time to retire your spreadsheet?

39. www.geotech.com Enviro Title Slide Relational Management of Site Environmental Data Display and Analysis of Site Environmental Data

40. Gathering, Managing, and Displaying Soil Data Using Automated Tools Dr. David W. Rich drdave@geotech.com www.geotech.com Atlanta, GA April 28, 2015