Geotechnical Engineering

From field collection to final reporting, Filio gives geotechnical engineers one place to organize site photos, notes, locations, and project records for soil tests, subsurface observations, and foundation documentation.

Teams can keep documentation tied to the right area, layer, or plan context, reduce time spent searching for records, and share clear updates with project managers, consultants, and clients.

Learn how plan-based organization works in What is a plan sheet in Filio and how do I add or manage one? and browse relevant examples in our geotechnical case studies.

See how ANS Geo uses Filio to organize field photos and prepare geotechnical photo logs and how Georgia Tech researchers use Filio for natural-hazard field documentation. The published 2024 study of digital technologies in Türkiye post-earthquake reconnaissance describes Filio alongside SiteEye, including geotagged media, map and plan context, AI image labels, and report generation.

Geotechnical photo log workflow in Filio

Filio helps geotechnical teams collect, locate, search, and report the visual evidence used in a site photo log. Keep the project reference, boring or test-pit identifier, observation, and selected photos together so the office can trace each entry back to its field record.

1. Capture and identify. Photograph the site condition in the Data Collector app and add the field observation. Use consistent tags or project fields for the boring, test pit, station, or sample reference. For example, BH-01 can identify a boring across the team’s records.
2. Retain location context. Place records on the relevant map or plan sheet and review available date, time, and GPS metadata. Plan-sheet placement provides drawing context and should be checked separately from GPS. Follow the plan-sheet capture guide.
3. Review the observation. Check captions, notes, tags, and annotations against the actual field condition. AI captions and labels can assist organization; the geotechnical interpretation remains the professional’s responsibility.
4. Prepare the photo log. Select the records for the relevant visit or area, arrange them using the team’s report layout, and review the captions and reference fields before using the available PDF or Word output. See creating a report in Filio.

Use specialist geotechnical tools for subsurface analysis, laboratory calculations, and formal borehole interpretations. Filio supplies the supporting photographic record and field-to-report workflow. Evaluate it using the named customer examples above and current pricing.