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1. lt XAxisDescription gt xsd string lt XAxisDescription gt 0 1 lt Y AxisRotation gt rotationEnum lt Y AxisRotation gt 0 1 lt gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name crsDictType gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd element name ID type codeSysElAttType gt lt xsd element name Name type nameSysElAttType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name EPSGCode type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name URL type xsd anyURI minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Type type extCRSEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd choice minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name UsesSiteOrigin type simpleRefType gt lt xsd element name OriginDescription type xsd string gt lt xsd choice gt lt xsd element name NorthDirection type extNorthDirEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name XAxisAzimuth type QuantityType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name XAxisDescription type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Y AxisRotation type rotationEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd attribute name id type keyid use optional gt lt xsd complexType gt Complex Type holeTableType Parent type None Direct sub types None Name holeTableType Abstract No Documentation A single sampling station from which earth materials are collected or described or earth material properties are measured The samp
2. 2 Jakarta Lg Website Ga Output Manager excelwriter C aspnet_client bin E images B web pplication1 C private 9 vti_cnf E _vti_log E _vti_pvt E _vti_script _vti_txt FTP Sites E EE Egs DRE Default SMTP Virtual Server Bustelp Printers G _vti_bin B Jakarta Ga Website gj Output Manager B exceluriter aspnet_client bin images webapplicationt vti_cnf vti_log _ _vti_pvt _ _vti_script H _vti_txt 9 1097_01_Cosmos zip 9 AssemblyInfo cs E cgs zip 9 default htm o ew n lt m c windows help iishelp C WINDOWS web printers C Program Files Common Files Microsoft Shared Web Serw C Tomcat4 bin win32 C 4rcIMs Website CA ArcIMS Output C Program Files ArcGIS ArcIMS Manager C Program Files SoftArtisans Excelwriter doc samples Figure 24 IIS Virtual Directories for GVDC v k 11 Test the Tomcat installation by entering the root default URL in a browser i e http geodata usc edu 8080 An index html page with information on Tomcat should display i e Figure 25 104 Jakarta Project Tomcat Microsoft Internet Explorer BEE Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help a Q ax Q x a EA ps Search She Favorites media 2 EA s Address E http geodata usc edu 8080 index html v Go Links Tomcat Version 4 0 5 The Jakarta Project http jakarta apache org
3. 8 A2 Latitude The latitude of the location reference point given in the Geodetic Datum CRS Longitude The longitude of the location reference point given in the Geodetic Datum CRS Local X The X location first coordinate value in the local CRS Local Y The Y location second coordinate value in the local CRS Depth Datum The datum from which depths are measured If no value is given it is assumed that the datum is the ground level Bottomhole depth The measured depth of the hole at its deepest point The depth is measured from the depth datum and is positive downward as measured along the hole alignment The value may also be qualified by who measured the depth loggers drillers Inclination The variation from the vertical of the hole The inclination must be a positive value If no inclination is given the hole is interpreted to be vertical or a hole survey object not yet defined exists which describes the path of the hole Surface Geology The surficial geologic unit at the location of this hole This is intended to be a foreign key to a possible database entry although there is no expectation that this entry will actually exist Location Method A description of the method by which the location reference point coordinates were obtained This should be one of the following DGPS Estimated from Well ID GPS Digitized from existing map LORAN Posted to ma
4. Distance Tip to Sleeve The distance between the tip and the center of the friction sleeve Piezocone Type Porous Element Type The type of Piezocone is defined in part by the position of the filter element The types in use are the following a Type 1 on the tip apex or at the midface on the tip b Type 2 at the shoulder or behind the tip c Type 3 above the friction sleeve or d other The type of material used as porous filter element The following materials are typically used a plastic b sintered bronze c sintered steel d ceramic or e other The fluid used to saturate the porous filter element The Saturation Fluid following deaired fluids are typically used a water b glycerin c silicon oil or d other Sahiration Method A description of the procedure used to saturate the porous filter element 3 7 The correction necessary to adjust the penetration cone resistance due to penetration water pressures acting behind ee Atoa Ratio the cone tip The net area ratio correction a is applied to the Correction cone resistance qc which becomes the corrected total cone resistance qt The value a is dimensionless The type of pushing rods used for CPT penetration Standard Push Rod Type TRE Or pusnne 7 P nomenclature can be used such as A rod or N rod Friction Reducer A description of the type size and location of the friction reducer behind the ba
5. lt xsd attribute name type type extPhoneEnum use required gt lt xsd attribute name extQualifierEnum use optional gt lt xsd extension gt lt xsd simpleContent gt lt xsd complexType gt qualifier type Complex Type att2Type Parent type xsd string derivation method extension Direct sub types None Name att2Type Abstract no XML Instance Representation Kin qualifier extQualifierEnum 0 1 gt xsd string lt gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name att2Type gt lt xsd simpleContent gt lt xsd extension base xsd string gt lt xsd attribute name qualifier type extQualifierEnum use lt xsd extension gt lt xsd simpleContent gt lt xsd complexType gt optional gt Complex Type classPercentType Parent type xsd string derivation method extension Direct sub types None Name classPercentType Abstract no 28 XML Instance Representation Kia percent xsd decimal 0 1 gt xsd string lt gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name classPercentType gt lt xsd simpleContent gt lt xsd extension base xsd string gt lt xsd attribute name percent type lt xsd extension gt lt xsd simpleContent gt lt xsd complexType gt xsd decimal gt Complex Type abstractBasicType Parent type None e Direct sub types testsType by extension e dictionaries
6. 40 protactinium ionium uranium protactinium lead isotopes lead 210 large strain simple shear medium strain cyclic simple shear megafossil paleontology mercury methylation demethylation potential methylmercury total mercury micropaleontology moisture content nanofossils obsidian hydration organic carbon redox potential paleobotany paleomagnetics palynology petrography pH phosopholi pid fatty acid pocket penetrometer point selective sample pore water chemistry potassium argon radiocarbon repeatedly sheared direct shear resonant column ring shear rubidium strontium SEM photo small strain cyclic simple shear smear slide soil chemistry specific gravity stratigraphy sedimentology stratigraphic chronology strontium isotopes tephronology bulk density porosity thermal conductivity thermal optical luminescence thin section trovane trace metals triaxial shear undetermined uranium isotopes urantum helium uranium lead vane shear weathering x ray analysis Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name specimenTestEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value acid volatile sulfide gt lt xsd enumeration value amino acid gt lt xsd enumeration value argon argon gt lt xsd enumeration value Atterberg limits gt lt xsd enumeration value biomarker gt lt xsd enumeration value
7. Current working versions of the data dictionary are available online Bobbitt et al 2004 i e see Geotechnical Data Dictionary and Entity Relationship Diagram Version 3 The reasons for selecting the five tests were that they are widely used and requested and straightforward enough to model in the pilot stage of the project It was fully recognized that additional tests need to be modeled and added to the XML standard data exchange structure in future revisions of the schema Experience has shown that it takes approximately 1 to 2 years before these additional tests would actually make their way into the GVDC system Thus the tests were designed as independent objects within the schema so that they can be developed without regard to the overall satellite schema The Tests structure has a choice that is unbounded meaning a developer can pick any test and utilize the XML Bobbitt 2004d Since the choice is unbounded this procedure can be repeated as necessary It may also be necessary for data suppliers to send additional data by defining their own data structures for additional tests Data providers must be able to add an additional test i e one not included in the original five on their own without going through the standard specification process Bobbitt 2004b This may be because there is an immediate need to exchange the data or that the full group does not wish to consider such a test or that the data pr
8. Slightly less than half of the users routinely need access to the raw data e g unprocessed transducer voltages along with transducer calibrations information on the in situ test equipment e g make model type key dimensions transducers etc and field test conditions e g setup layout etc Definitions of raw primary and interpreted are presented in Table 2 3 2 5 6 Data Storage and Management Practices Organizations currently prepare report and archive geotechnical in an equal mix of paper and electronic formats The most common format of electronic storage is a spreadsheet file e g Microsoft Excel followed by image files database files and rich text files e g Microsoft Word In preparing geotechnical report products Microsoft Word and Excel are the most widely used applications ArcView Microstation and AutoCAD are also used frequently Most users find it absolutely necessary if not important to store geotechnical data electronically About half of the users consider electronic data collection important to their overall data management process Most electronic data collection applications involve manual data entry on a computer However a significant share of applications involves automated data acquisition using PCs Only a small percentage uses the smaller PDAs for automated or manual electronic data collection Two out of five organizations currently have a system in place that allows access to tha
9. end_date Date Time Table sl Ending date of the collection activity for a given borehole Format Month Day Year date last updated Date Time Table sl Date of data entry or most recent update of 57 Field Name Data Type Description exsting record Format Month Day Year site_name Text Table sl CGS internal site names Null values allowed by CGS The name of the site of which this borehole is a part A borehhole must be related to a site total_depth Text Table sl Date of data entry or most recent update of exsting record Changed from type Number for OAIB depth uom Text Table sl The unit of measure of the measured depth xml_name Text Table hole_test_assoc Path filename of URL for static XML files containing geotechnical test data generated by custom VBA in database id Text Table Contact A code or simple name for the Business Associate This value is intended to be a foreign key for referencing this data instance name Text Table Contact A common name for this Business Associate This name does not need to be unique within the naming system naming system Text Table Contact A list of names or a method for developing a list of names type Text Table Contact The type of Business Associate This should be one of the following company person consultant work group agency other addre
10. lt Address gt xsd string lt Address gt 0 lt City gt xsd string lt City gt 0 1 lt State gt stateCodeEnum lt State gt 0 1 lt County gt xsd string lt County gt 0 1 lt Country gt countryCodeEnum lt Country gt 0 1 lt SiteAddressLocation gt lt LocationReferencePoint gt xsd string lt LocationReferencePoint gt 0 1 lt Quadrangle gt xsd string lt Quadrangle gt 0 1 lt PLSS gt legalLocType lt PLSS gt 0 1 lt Location gt survLocType lt Location gt 0 lt LocationMethod gt extLocMethodEnum lt LocationMethod gt 0 1 lt LocationAccuracy gt extLocAccuracyEnum lt LocationAccuracy gt 0 1 lt DataSource gt xsd string lt DataSource gt 0 1 lt LastUpdated gt xsd string lt LastUpdated gt 0 1 lt Hole gt holeTableType lt Hole gt 1 lt Site gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd element name Site type siteTableType gt Complex Type siteTableType Parent type None Direct sub types None Name siteTableType Abstract no Documentation The Site is a collection of holes and samples obtained at a common place It is a direct parent of Hole and offers the top level of the context hierarchy XML Instance Representation Set id keyid 0 1 modver 1 0 0 1 gt lt ID gt codeSysEIlAttType lt ID gt 1 lt Name gt nameSysElAttType lt Name gt 0 1 lt Alias gt nameSysElAttTy
11. lt State gt stateCodeEnum lt State gt 0 1 lt PostalCode gt xsd string lt PostalCode gt 0 1 lt Country gt countryCodeEnum lt Country gt 0 1 lt PhoneNumber gt att Type lt PhoneNumber gt 0 lt Email gt att2Type lt Email gt 0 lt URL gt xsd anyURI lt URL gt 0 lt AssociatedWith gt xsd string lt AssociatedWith gt 0 1 lt BAContact gt xsd string lt BAContact gt 0 1 lt Comment gt xsd string lt Comment gt 0 1 lt gt 16 Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name busAssocType gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd element name ID type codeSysElAttType gt lt xsd element name Name type nameSysElAttType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Alias type nameSysElAttType minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element name Type type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Address type xsd string minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element name City type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name State type stateCodeEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name PostalCode type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Country type countryCodeEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name PhoneNumber type att Type minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element name Email type att2Type minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbound
12. lt xsd enumeration value LAT gt lt xsd enumeration value KO gt lt xsd enumeration value SL gt lt xsd enumeration value UN gt 37 lt xsd restriction gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type extLocMethodEnum Parent type None Direct sub types None Name extLocMethodEnum Content e Union of following types o otherNameType o locMethodEnum Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name extLocMethodEnum gt lt xsd union memberTypes otherNameType locMethodEnum gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type locMethodEnum Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None Name locMethodEnum Content e Built in XSD Type string e value DGPS GPS estimated from Well ID digitized from existing map LORAN posted to map from description unknown unknown from owner operator unknown from 3rd party Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name locMethodEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value DGPS gt lt xsd enumeration value GPS gt lt xsd enumeration value estimated from Well ID gt lt xsd enumeration value digitized from existing map gt lt xsd enumeration value LORAN gt lt xsd enumeration value posted to map from description gt lt xsd enumeration value unknown gt lt xsd enumeration value unknown from owner operator gt lt xsd enumeration value
13. If you re seeing this page via a web browser it means you ve setup Tomcat successfully Congratulations As you may have guessed by now this is the default Tomcat home page It can be found on the local filesystem at SCATALINA_HOME webapps ROOT index html where CATALINA_HOME is the root of the Tomcat installation directory If you re seeing this page and you don t think you should be then either you re either a user who has arrived at new installation of Tomcat or you re an administrator who hasn t got his her setup quite right Providing the latter is the case please refer to the Tomcat Documentation for more detailed setup and administration information than is found in the INSTALL file Included with this release are a host of sample Servlets and JSPs with associated source code extensive documentation including the Servlet 2 3 and JSP 1 2 API JavaDoc and an introductory guide to developing web applications You can find more information about the JSP and Servlet technologies by subscribing to one or more of the following Servlet and JSP related interest lists jsp interest java sun com e serviet interest java sun com Done Internet Figure 25 Example Tomcat installation default home page 12 Upon installation the default HTTP URL in ArcIMS Administrator includes the hostname but not a specific port even if the IIS default is other than 80 In order to view a map being served from compu
14. gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type siteTypeEnum Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None Name siteTypeEnum Content e Built in XSD Type string e value environmental excavation geophysical geotechnical geothermal mixed or other oil or gas outcrop ocean or lake water 30 Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name siteTypeEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value environmental gt lt xsd enumeration value excavation gt lt xsd enumeration value geophysical gt lt xsd enumeration value geotechnical gt lt xsd enumeration value geothermal gt lt xsd enumeration value mixed or other gt lt xsd enumeration value oil or gas gt lt xsd enumeration value outcrop gt lt xsd enumeration value ocean or lake gt lt xsd enumeration value water gt lt xsd restriction gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type rotationEnum Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None Name rotationEnum Content e Built in XSD Type string e value clockwise counter clockwise counter clockwise Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name rotationEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value clockwise gt lt xsd enumeration value counter clockwise gt lt xsd enumeration value counter c
15. xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name LastUpdated type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd attribute name id type keyid use optional gt lt xsd attribute name modver type xsd string fixed 1 0 gt lt xsd complexType gt Complex Type layerTableType Parent type None Direct sub types None Name layerTableType Abstract No Documentation An interval of earth material in which the texture and physical character of the material are described The layer is usually defined in terms of a scientific or vernacular classification system No layers in a given hole defined within one classification system may overlap XML Instance Representation lt id keyid 0 1 modver 1 0 0 1 gt lt ID gt codeSysElAttType lt ID gt 1 lt HoleID gt simpleRefType lt HoleID gt 0 1 lt CoreID gt simpleRefType lt CoreID gt 0 1 lt Source gt extLayerSourceEnum lt Source gt 0 lt Top gt QualifiedQuanType lt Top gt 0 1 lt Base gt QualifiedQuanType lt Base gt 0 1 lt ClassificationSystem gt xsd string lt ClassificationSystem gt 0 1 lt PrimaryClass gt xsd string lt PrimaryClass gt 0 1 lt SecondaryClass gt classPercentType lt SecondaryClass gt 0 1 lt TertiaryClass gt classPercentType lt TertiaryClass gt 0 1 lt Description gt xsd string lt Description gt 0 1 lt Remarks gt xsd string
16. 1 lt Collector gt simpleRefType lt Collector gt 0 1 lt Date gt anyDate lt Date gt 0 1 lt Remarks gt xsd string lt Remarks gt 0 1 lt DataSource gt xsd string lt DataSource gt 0 1 lt LastUpdated gt xsd string lt LastUpdated gt 0 1 a Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name specimenTableType gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd element name ID type codeSysElAttType gt lt xsd element name Name type nameSysElAttType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name HoleID type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt 22 lt xsd element name CoreID type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name PartOfSpecimen type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Top type QualifiedQuanType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Base type QualifiedQuanType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name SamplingMethod type extSpecSampEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name ClassificationSystem type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name PrimaryLithology type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Test type specimenTestEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Collector type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Date type anyDate minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Remarks type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name DataSource type
17. 152 Computing Applications Building 605 E Springfield Ave Champaign IL 61820 Email futrelle ncsa uiuc edu gt United States Geological Survey USGS Menlo Park CA Email dponti usgs gov sdevlin usgs gov 4 Petrotechnical Open Software Consortium POSC P O Box 270505 Houston TX 77277 Email bobbitt posc org gt California Geological Survey 801 K Street MS 12 31 Sacramento CA 95914 Email creal consrv ca gov Geotechnology Implementation Branch Division of Research amp Innovation California Department of Transportation 5900 Folsom Blvd MS 5 Sacramento CA 95819 Email Paul Grimes dot ca gov Farallon Geographics Inc 609 Mission St 2nd Floor San Francisco CA 94105 Email apeters fargeo com 8 Internovations 7071 Warner Ave F 372 Huntington Beach CA 92647 Email josephc internovations com Savage Software 310 3495 Cambie Street Vancouver BC V5Z 4R3 Email ivann savagesoftware com e Computer Sciences University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 90089 Email tiwana usc edu 1l Consortium of Strong Motion Observation Systems COSMOS Building 454 Room 121 1301 South 46 Street Richmond CA 94804 4698 Email cstepp moment net TABLE OF CONTENTS L O INTRODUCTION pata sche E Mots yeh duals cui EE E E RR 5 2 0 COSMOS PEER LL GEOTECHNICAL XML SCHEMA eccecccccceeseeseeseeeteeseeeaes 5 2 Auschema Document Properties seisime moia ione a E E E E ARE 8 2 1 1 De
18. 3 letter key fro Test type i e CPT INQUIRY STATUS Text Text Table cptDataInfo Whether or not Data is avalable See reference table R_Inquiry name should be one of the following Data Collected refer to data provider for availability Data Downloadable or Data not yet available through VDC Table cptDataInfo Status of a record should be one of the following Active or other similar word indicating that the record is available or Deleted the latter is required to indicate a record to be deleted from the T1 Field Name Data Description Type GVDC DATELASTUPDATED Date Time Table hole_tests Same value as date last updated Format Year Month Day OAIB issue to be debugged next OAIB release early 2005 LOCATION Text The job location Table 8 The Caltrans Access query attributes that satisfy the OAIB requirements for metadata harvesting Tabe A8 shows the correlation of Caltrans borehole data to OAIB compliant metadata the XML Schema which satisfies the GVDC front end website search page requirements The portion of the OAIB data configuration file test_oaib_caltrans xml that includes the data mapping is as follows XML Instance Representation lt result gt lt md format namespaceLocation http geodata usc edu schema prefix oai_dc schemaLocation http geodata usc edu schema http geodata usc edu schema harvester_geotech
19. Cone Penetration data are presented in this table Name Definition Cone Penetration Test Parameters The Cone Penetration Test Parameters of which these CPT data are a part The CPT data must be related to a Cone Penetration Test Parameters This value is a foreign key that should select an instance of Cone Penetration Test Parameters based on the Id value of the Cone Penetration Test Parameters Tip Depth The depth of measurement at the penetrometer tip Tip Resistance The end bearing component of penetration resistance in units of stress referred to as q uncorrected for net area ratio Friction Sleeve Resistance The friction component of penetration resistance in units of stress developed on a friction sleeve refereed to as f Penetration Pore Fluid pressure measured using the piezocone penetration test Pressure Inclination Inclination of the penetrometer during advance in degrees A text descriptor providing additional information relevant to the CPT Remarks data and results Date Last Updated The date of the last update to the data in this table Cone Penetration Test Dissipation Data During cone penetration testing it is possible to conduct dissipation tests to evaluate the hydraulic conductivity of soils The process consists in stopping the penetrometer advance at the depth of interest and observing the pore pressure decay with time Standard testing
20. Database Microstation plots MGE Windows Notebook 60spec Access DB through our GIS software MGE Intergraph Geofinder commercial spreadsheet and graphing software working on a intranet delivery system for geologic data Acad Word SID and Techbase 46 A1 61 62 62 1 62 2 If a new system was developed to allow you to access your own geotechnical data in an electronic format compatible with your current analysis and presentation tools would you use such a tool a Yes 78 a No 22 If a new system was developed to allow you to access your own geotechnical data as well as data generated by other organizations companies in an electronic format compatible with your current analysis and presentation tools would you use such a tool a Yes 86 a No 14 Would your organization be interested in contributing data in some standardized format to an information system used by others a Yes 89 a No 11 In your opinion how should such data be made available Freely available to all Freely available to contributors of data Annual fee for use to cover expenses Per use fee to cover expenses Annual fee for profit Per use fee for profit Freely available only to contributors of data Other Ooovoooocjco 47 Al Per use fee for profit 0 Annual fee for profit Other a Free to contributors 8 Free to all 9 36 Per use fee to cover expenses 14 Annual fee to cover i exp
21. Geotechnical Data XMLSchema development and associated documentation Chief Geophysicist Petrotechnical Open Software Consortium POSC P O Box 270505 Houston TX 77277 Email bobbitt posc org Joseph Castro Overall Website design security and tracking and search results development Internovations 7071 Warner Ave F 372 Huntington Beach CA 92647 Email josephc internovations com http www internovations com Joe Futrelle OAI and OAIB development and implementation Senior Research Coordinator The National Center for Supercomputing Applications NCSA 152 Computing Applications Building 605 E Springfield Ave Champaign IL 61820 Email futrelle ncsa uiuc edu Jianping Hu CGS and PGE Access database implementation and static XML Translators and Softwartisan ExcelWriter XML to Excel Translator Alumni PhD Department Civil and Environmental Engineering KAP 230A University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 90089 Email jianping hu ladwp com Michael Jarvis InterSeller com 537 NewportCenter Drive 309 Newport Beach CA 92660 Email http www interseller com Ivan Nincic Dynamic XML SVG Borehole previewer Savage Software 310 3495 Cambie Street Vancouver BC V5Z 4R3 Email ivann savagesoftware com http www savagesoftware com Alexei Peters ArcIMS GIS Map interface search results development and integration of Map Interface functionalities with overall website desi
22. LastUpdated gt 0 1 lt Layer gt layerTableType lt Layer gt 0 lt Specimen gt specimenTableType lt Specimen gt 0 lt Component gt componentTableType lt Component gt 0 lt gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name coreTableType gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd element name ID type codeSysElAttType gt lt xsd element name Name type nameSysElAttType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Alias type nameSysElAttType minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element name HoleID type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Top type QualifiedQuanType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Base type QualifiedQuanType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name SampleTop type QualifiedQuanType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name SampleBase type QualifiedQuanType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name SamplingMethod type extSampMethEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name SamplingDate type anyDate minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name SampleRecovery type QuantityType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Remarks type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name DataSource type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name LastUpdated type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Layer type layerTableType minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded g
23. YES LOCATION_X double 10 4 YES LOCATION_Y double 10 4 YES LOCATION_UOM varchar 40 YES GEODATIC_DATUM varchar 40 YES LATITUDE double 10 4 YES LONGITUDE double 10 4 YES LOCAL_CRS varchar 40 YES LOCAL_X double 1 0 4 ves LOCAL Y double 10 4 YES LOCAL_XY_UOM varchar 40 YES DEPTH_DATUM varchar 40 YES DEPTH double 10 4 YES E Figure 4 The gyde MySQL relational database viewed using MySQL Control 4 0 CLIENT SIDE DATA PREPARATION AND EXCHANGE PROTOCOL Center Caltrans CGS the USGS and PG amp E provided example data sets for the GVDC project The Caltrans CGS and USGS data sets are currently in use and available online through the GVDC website Presently the PG amp E dataset is being upgraded and will be also available online in early 2005 This Appendix is intended to serve as a loose guideline for data providers The procedures outlined herein are specific to Caltrans CGS the USGS and PG amp E experiences as GVDC data providers The process of integrating new data sets from other data providers into the GVDC will probably vary from this Appendix 51 The details for the pilot project data providers systems are described and illustrated below Each data provider maintains 1 a native geotechnical data set or database including the searchable parameters for the GVDC front end 2 a data translator for exporting data from it s respective native format such
24. a CAD a Other 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 GIS CAD Other Hand Drafting The above chart shows the percentage of all of the respondents that responded Yes to the previous question Those that indicated other had responses including GMT Freehand Illustrator Canvas contouring routines and gINT 18 2 Does your method of map making require geographic coordinates for borehole locations a Yes 82 a No 18 4 Al 19 How does your organization typically acquire borehole data Please check all that apply Q Q Conduct field drilling and logging operations with in house staff Contract to others for field drilling operations but use in house staff for logging Contract to others for field drilling and logging operations Use existing publicly available data generated by others Other 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 oe bai gt a D Cc oa Bes Zgo ZS Z a 5 Zm osc Za a amp cat ona so kaj o2 e 8 gs 2 i E a D O O The above chart shows the percentage of all of the respondents that checked the particular response Those that indicated other had responses including private data sets proprietary data sets and consultant files 20 How important is it in your current work to have the project location expressed in a geodetic system latitude and longitude or a
25. anode destroyed abandoned dewatering domestic domestic and irrigation drain ground water barrier regulation industrial supply injection recharge irrigation municipal public supply observation standby emergency supply stock Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name holeEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value environmental gt lt xsd enumeration value excavation gt lt xsd enumeration value geophysical gt lt xsd enumeration value geotechnical gt lt xsd enumeration value ocean lake gt lt xsd enumeration value oil or gas gt lt xsd enumeration value outcrop gt lt xsd enumeration value water gt lt xsd enumeration value destroyed abandoned gt lt xsd enumeration value observation gt lt xsd enumeration value test exploratory boring gt lt xsd enumeration value mine gt 35 lt xsd enumeration value pit gt lt xsd enumeration value trench gt lt xsd enumeration value tunnel gt lt xsd enumeration value potential field gt lt xsd enumeration value seismic reflection refraction gt lt xsd enumeration value borehole array gt lt xsd enumeration value observation gt lt xsd enumeration value seismic velocity gt lt xsd enumeration value test exploratory boring gt lt xsd enumeration value pit gt lt xsd enumeration value potential field gt lt xsd enumeration value
26. depth_uom gt lt xml_name gt lt column name xml_name gt lt xml_name gt lt id2 gt lt column name 1id gt lt id2 gt lt name gt lt column name name gt lt name gt lt naming system gt lt column name naming_system gt lt naming system gt lt type gt lt column name type gt lt type gt lt address_1 gt lt column name address_1 gt lt address_1 gt lt city gt lt column name city gt lt city gt lt state gt lt column name state gt lt state gt lt postal_code gt lt column name postal_code gt lt postal_code gt 62 lt country gt lt column name country gt lt country gt lt voice_phone gt lt column name voice_phone gt lt voice_phone gt lt email gt lt column name email gt lt email gt lt associated_with gt lt column name associated_with gt lt associated_with gt lt ba_contact gt lt column name ba_contact gt lt ba_contact gt lt date gt lt column name sldatelastupdated gt lt date gt lt inquiry gt lt column name inquiry gt lt inquiry gt lt site_id gt lt column name sl_site_id gt lt site_id gt lt source gt delrec lt column name delrec gt lt source gt lt sourcename gt cgs lt sourcename gt lt geotechData gt lt md format gt lt result gt At present the OAIB application requires that all these fields be filled none may return a null value The value of lt deleted column name delrec gt should always be maint
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28. lt Remarks gt 0 1 23 Start Choice 0 1 lt GrainSize gt QuantityType lt GrainSize gt 1 lt GrainSizeText gt xsd string lt GrainSizeText gt 1 End Choice lt Bedding gt xsd string lt Bedding gt 0 1 lt BasalContact gt xsd string lt BasalContact gt 0 1 lt DataSource gt xsd string lt DataSource gt 0 1 lt LastUpdated gt xsd string lt LastUpdated gt 0 1 lt Component gt componentTableType lt Component gt 0 lt gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name layerTableType gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd element name ID type codeSysElAttType gt lt xsd element name HoleID type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name CoreID type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Source type extLayerSourceEnum minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element name Top type QualifiedQuanType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Base type QualifiedQuanType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name ClassificationSystem type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name PrimaryClass type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name SecondaryClass type classPercentType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name TertiaryClass type classPercentType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Description type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name
29. lt email gt lt column name email gt lt email gt lt associated_with gt lt column name associated_with gt lt associated_with gt 78 lt ba_contact gt lt column name ba_contact gt lt ba_contact gt lt date gt lt column name datelastupdated gt lt date gt lt inquiry gt lt column name inquiry gt lt inquiry gt lt site_id gt lt column name location gt lt site_id gt lt source gt delrec lt column name delrec gt lt source gt lt sourcename gt Caltrans lt sourcename gt lt geotechData gt lt md format gt lt result gt At present the OAIB application requires that all these fields be filled none may return a null value The value of lt deleted column name delrec gt should always be maintained which corresponds to a MySQL data entry and is required by the Java Harvester application Also it is not recommended to change any tag in the md format XML Notice that the last source name is the name of organization such as CGS USGS etc If the attribute names are ever changed in the Caltrans database only the database column names shown in this configuration file should be updated Whenever the Caltrans geotechnical database administrator initiates an update of the Caltrans data set into the GVDC see section Server Side Back End System Architechture the GVDC harvester communicates with the OAIB installation on the remote Caltrans production server The Caltrans XML file U
30. lt xsd simpleType name extSpecSampEnum gt lt xsd union memberTypes otherNameType specSampEnum gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type specSampEnum Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None Name specSampEnum Content e Built in XSD Type string e value block sample bulk sample core plug split core section whole core section unknown Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name specSampEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value block sample gt lt xsd enumeration value bulk sample gt lt xsd enumeration value core plug gt lt xsd enumeration value split core section gt lt xsd enumeration value whole core section gt lt xsd enumeration value unknown gt lt xsd restriction gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type specimenTestEnum Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None Name specimenTestEnum Content e Built in XSD Type string e value acid volatile sulfide amino acid argon argon Atterberg limits biomarker cesium 137 consolidation tests core P wave velocity cyclic engineering tests cyclic torsional shear cyclic triaxial shear dendrochronology electron probe electron spin resonance engineering classification fission track grain size distribution hydraulic conductivity Instrumental neutron activation iontum thorium
31. measure ranges of acceptable values enumerated lists and whether certain attributes are required or not The mandatory attributes provide the necessary level of completeness of the data for conventional geotechnical practice Optional attributes increase the completeness of the data and provide additional information for more in depth analysis of the results Figure 3 3 shows an example of the schema for the Site entity derived from the online documentation including both the XML instance representation as well as the schema component representation The complete schema developed from this pilot dictionary is an extensive interactive online document with multiple links and pop up windows providing definitions of the various attributes A link to the complete geotechnical schema is available at the following web address http www cosmos eq org As an example Appendix 2 shows how the Site data dictionary table is translated into the XML schema 3 5 Site A collection of Hole A single sampling station from holes and samples which earth materials are collected or obtained ata common described or earth material properties place are measured The sample may be from Federal Bldg a core or cuttings from a borehole surface excavation or any other highly local sampling method Seesernare gt B 1 Land Surface 4S UE Layer An interval of earth material in which the texture and physical character of the material are descri
32. qualifier xsd string 0 1 gt QuantityType lt gt 26 Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name QualifiedQuanType gt lt xsd simpleContent gt lt xsd extension base QuantityType gt lt xsd attribute name qualifier type xsd string gt lt xsd extension gt lt xsd simpleContent gt lt xsd complexType gt Complex Type nameSysElAttType Parent type xsd string derivation method extension Direct sub types None Name nameSysElAttType Abstract no XML Instance Representation lt L namingSystem xsd string 0 1 version xsd string 0 1 gt xsd string lt gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name nameSysElAttType gt lt xsd simpleContent gt lt xsd extension base xsd string gt lt xsd attribute name namingSystem type xsd string use optional gt lt xsd attribute name Version type xsd string use optional gt lt xsd extension gt lt xsd simpleContent gt lt xsd complexType gt Complex Type attl Type Parent type xsd string derivation method extension Direct sub types None Name attlType Abstract no XML Instance Representation lt type extPhoneEnum 1 qualifier extQualifierEnum 0 1 gt 27 xsd string lt gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name att1Type gt lt xsd simpleContent gt lt xsd extension base xsd string gt
33. seismic reflection refraction gt lt xsd enumeration value surface sample gt lt xsd enumeration value test exploratory boring gt lt xsd enumeration value air injection gt lt xsd enumeration value CO2 gt lt xsd enumeration value dry hole abandoned gt lt xsd enumeration value dual oil and disposal gt lt xsd enumeration value dual oil and gas gt lt xsd enumeration value dual oil and waterflood gt lt xsd enumeration value fireflood gt lt xsd enumeration value gas gt lt xsd enumeration value gas injection gt lt xsd enumeration value gas storage injection withdrawal gt lt xsd enumeration value gas open to oil zone gt lt xsd enumeration value idle gt lt xsd enumeration value LPG injection gt lt xsd enumeration value oil gt lt xsd enumeration value 0il producing and gas injection gt lt xsd enumeration value repressurize gt lt xsd enumeration value steamflood gt lt xsd enumeration value waste gt lt xsd enumeration value water disposal gt lt xsd enumeration value water source gt lt xsd enumeration value waterflood gt lt xsd enumeration value surface sample gt lt xsd enumeration value anode gt lt xsd enumeration value destroyed abandoned gt lt xsd enumeration value dewatering gt lt xsd enumeration value domestic gt lt xsd enumeration value domestic and irrigation gt lt xsd enumeration value drain
34. unknown from 3rd party gt lt xsd restriction gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type extSampMethEnum 38 Parent type None Direct sub types None Name extSampMethEnum Content e Union of following types o otherNameType o sampMethEnum Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name extSampMethEnum gt lt xsd union memberTypes otherNameType sampMethEnum gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type sampMethEnum Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None Name sampMethEnum Content e Built in XSD Type string e value undisturbed Shelby tube Piston sampler split spoon block sample disturbed rotary drill unknown Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name sampMethEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value undisturbed gt lt xsd enumeration value Shelby tube gt lt xsd enumeration value Piston sampler gt lt xsd enumeration value split spoon gt lt xsd enumeration value block sample gt lt xsd enumeration value disturbed gt lt xsd enumeration value rotary drill gt lt xsd enumeration value unknown gt lt xsd restriction gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type extSpecSampEnum Parent type None Direct sub types None 39 Name extSpecSampEnum Content e Union of following types o otherNameType o specSampEnum Schema Component Representation
35. 0 1 lt LastUpdated gt xsd string lt LastUpdated gt 0 1 lt Core gt coreTableType lt Core gt 0 lt Specimen gt specimenTableType lt Specimen gt 0 lt Layer gt layerTableType lt Layer gt 0 lt Component gt componentTableType lt Component gt 0 lt gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name holeTableType gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd element name ID type codeSysElAttType gt lt xsd element name Name type nameSysElAttType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Alias type nameSysElAttType minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element name SiteID type simpleRefType gt lt xsd element name Type type holeEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Driller type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Logger type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name StartDate type anyDate minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name EndDate type anyDate minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name ElevationDatum type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Elevation type QuantityType minOccurs 0 gt 19 lt xsd element name Location type survLocType minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element name LocalLocation type locOffsetT ype minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name DepthDatum type extElevCodeEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt
36. 2 p DSTC 2004 xs3p Schema Documentation Generator Project Titanium http titanium dstc edu au xml xs3p 12 04 Farallon 2004 Farallon Geographics Inc http www fargeo com 12 04 Grimes P 2004a Converting data files to XML format Caltrans CPT data example COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 Internal Project Document 11 p Grimes P 2004b CPT Pre Viewer Application Code Structure and Installation COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 Internal Caltrans Report 7 p Internovations 2004 Internovations LCC http www internovations com Interseller 2004 Interseller com http www interseller com 12 04 MySQL 2004a MySQL Open Source SQL database management system http www mysql com 12 04 MySQL 2004b MySQL Control Center MySQL database server client http www mysql com products mysqlcc index html 12 04 NCSA 2004a Open Archives in a Box OAIB Digital Library Technology National Center for Supercomputing Applications UIUC Champaign Il http dlt ncsa uiuc edu oaib 12 04 NCSA 2004b The OAIB Configuration Wizard Digital Library Technology National Center for Supercomputing Applications UIUC Champaign Il http dlt ncsa uiuc edu oaib wizard html 12 04 NCSA 2004c Using the OAIB Installer Digital Library Technology National Center for Supercomputing Applications UIUC Champaign Il http dlt ncsa uiuc edu oaib 12 04 NCS
37. 22 View IIS installation port number for Default Web Site eeeereeeee 101 Figure 23 System Environment Variables example settings for GVDC eee 103 Figure 24 IIS Virtual Directories for GVDC 0 cceeceseeseeseeeseeeseeeeceaeceeeeeeeaeeneeeneenaes 104 Figure 25 Example Tomcat installation default home page 0 cceseeceeseeteeeeeeneeeeee 105 Figure 26 Administrator ArcIMS Site HTTP and port setup 0 cccecceeseeteeeeee 106 Figure 27 Administrator Server Output HTTP and port setup ceeceeseeeeeeees 106 Figure 28 ArcIMS diagnostics tool for testing the servlet connector example output lower right created by successfully selecting Component 1 0 0 ec eeceeeceeseeteeeeees 106 Figure 29 List of ArcIMS directories under virtual directory Website eee 108 Figure 30 Sample HTML Viewers page ArcIMS Tutorial examples c eee 109 Figure 31 Generic Map Diaglogue Box and HTML viewer example ceeeeeeee 110 Figure 32 Test Map service viewed with a Generic Map example viewer 111 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 MySQL gvdc database tables supporting the GDVC system architecture 47 Table 2 Geotechnical Information and types of in situ and laboratory test results included in the CGS borehole data set provided for this project Corresponding table names Figure 6 are in parentheses CO scsvecsssrivaadsceasiisoara cep sanceeedy onda be
38. 22 atant Omna Unique 10 used by the Vinuat Oata Center 2 Project name from the data provider Q Hole Name name used by the data provider 4 Data Type three latter data type code 6 Project Dane originai date of data collection Last Updated date that data sets were digtized or modified Q Contact Cortact for provide data Downloads check boxes to indicate the type of fle you would ike to download x done 5 trternet Z Figure 4 10 A CPT Log is dynamically displayed in a new browser window by clicking on the CPT link beneath Data Types Geotechnical Virtual Data Center GVDC Geotechnical DATA Providers Engineering As of April 2004 End Users End User a SQL A User 4 Geotechnical HARVESTER Requests Engineering Java Backend and MySQL LI SVG CPT Environmental Figure 4 11 Detailed overview of current GVDC system architecture 4 12 existing system four data providers is estimated to be approximately 5 hours and 1 hour per week respectively The time required to integrate new data providers to the GVDC system however would require a full time system developer 4 4 SUMMARY OF GVDC SYSTEM The development of the GVDC system is outlined the following steps Basic administrative web interfaces were created using JSP forms A GVDC MySQL database was created based on the COSMOS PEER LL geotechnical data XM
39. 25 mm Blows Second Blows Second Penetration The number of blows required to drive the split spoon sampler for the second 6 inch 150 mm increment Penetration is stopped and often noted as refusal if the number of blows reaches 50 for any of the 6 inch 150 mm increment or if there is no observed advance during the application of 10 successive blows or if the total number of blows have reached 100 Penetration for second increment Complete increment is 6 inch 150 mm Partial increment should be recorded to the nearest inch 25 mm Blows Third The number of blows required to drive the split spoon sampler for the third 6 inch 150 mm increment Penetration is stopped and often noted as refusal if the number of blows reaches 50 for any of the 6 inch 150 mm increment or if there is no observed advance during the application of 10 successive blows or if the total number of blows have reached 100 Blows Third Penetration Penetration for third increment Complete increment is 6 inch 150 mm Partial increment should be recorded to the nearest inch 25 mm 16 A2 Blows Fourth The number of blows required to drive the split spoon sampler for the fourth 6 inch 150 mm increment if a 24 inch 600 mm sampler is used Penetration is stopped and often noted as refusal if the number of blows reaches 50 for any of the 6 inch 150 mm increment or if there is no observed advance during the
40. 3 1 Data Dictionary Tables for Cone Penetration Test Cone Penetration Test Parameters The cone penetration test CPT consists in determining the resistance to penetration of a conical pointed penetrometer into subsurface soils Standard testing procedures are described in ASTM D 5778 Relevant testing parameters are described in this table Name Definition Hole The hole of which these CPT parameters are a part The CPT parameters must be related to a hole This value is a foreign key that should select an instance of Hole based on the Id value of the Hole Cone Type The type of cone penetrometer used for testing The following provides a list of available cone penetrometers a mechanical cone b electric cone c piezocone d seismic piezocone e lateral stress cone f dynamic cone g acoustic cone h resistivity cone i vibratory cone miniature cone or k other Cone Manufacturer The business name of the company manucturing the cone penetrometer For example Fugro Hogentogler Delft etc Tip Area The conical base area of the penetrometer tip Typical values are 10 cm2 and 15 cm 2 Tip Apex Angle Friction Sleeve Area The apex angle of the conical point of the penetrometer tip The standard value is 60 degrees The surface area of the friction sleeve located immediately behind the penetrometer tip Typical values are 150 cm2 for the 10 cm2 and 200 cm2 for the 15 cm2
41. 6 1 15 Image file 20 Rich Text 14 Database Spreadsheet 16 28 53 A1 APPENDIX 2 DATA DICTIONARY TABLES AND SAMPLE MAPPING FROM SITE TABLE TO XML An alternate name for another object The alternate name is defined lls within a context or naming system Name Definition Aliased Object The foreign key reference to the object which is aliased Naime A name for this object This name does not need to be unique within the naming system Naming System A list of names or a method for developing a list of names from which Name is developed The consistency of plastic soils defined in terms of shrinkage plastic and Atterberg Limits liquid limits Name Definition The specimen of which these Atterberg limits test results are a part The ene Atterberg limits test results must be related to a Specimen This value is eae a foreign key that should select an instance of Specimen based on the Id value of the Specimen tae deed Tes The water content of a soil at the arbitrary boundary between the semi Liquid Limit aie liquid and plastic states generally expressed in percent E The name of the method used to determine the liquid limit Methods Pane Tunn Mlerhod include the Liquid Limit Device and the Fall Cone Picparation Method The name of the method used to prepare the specimen for the liquid limit test Methods include the Dry and Wet preparatio
42. 7 2 Update COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical XML Schema and GVDC 111 Task 1 Modify the server side and client side COSMOS PEER LL Pilot GVDC system architecture and upgrade the system server to support a larger user base 112 Task 2 Expansion of the Data Dictionary Standard ee eeeeeeseseeeseeeeeneeenes 113 Task 3 Development of an Operation and Maintenance Plan 0cc eee 114 8 0 DATA USAGE AND PRIVACY POLICIES ccsscsssssssrcsssesscsesnecseeesseaeseesncsees 114 8 1 GVDC Data Usage and Privacy Policies is cicisccisimtsanacnancianl cobain 114 Bol Ae We Policoj nnne ea a a choi saas sabes hee Rand E AR G E Sines 114 81 2 PRIVACY Policy sy cote testes sien it talte buch el italic det nite eed il E couch lie 117 8 2 Individual Data Provider Policies Aicsck mater vanes duepcacsess dutaltiaatee iv oe uteewaeeetenturee 117 8 2 1 California Geological Survey siiscaviesesdensesecacssnassnnvansesensdenecunaseze dea savasnaestnesans 118 8 2 2 California Department of Transportation Caltrams cccceceesseeeteeeeeeeeee 125 8 2 3 United States Geological Survey USGS 0 ceecccececeeseceeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeeteeeees 125 8 2 4 Pacific Gas amp Electric PG amp E i503 iea isles Baie ioe oe 123 9 0 REFERENCES ox nissactuseacenmeastastesusvencenasuencuncersecnig assgansaatesausaasantusduchentn A aa eaaa 125 10 0 CONTACT INFORMATION teirra eria E EREE eE AE 128 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Geotechnical Data Dictionar
43. 70 What types of borehole geophysical test data do you use and or generate Please check all that apply Downhole P wave velocity Downhole S wave velocity Borehole acoustic televiewer Optical Televiewer Electric Resistivity e g short normal and or long normal Spontaneous Potential Natural Gamma Conductivity Neutron Density Gamma Density Temperature Radar Full Waveform Sonic Caliper Other OvooOoOCOOOKOCHKCOOOOOD 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Downhole P VWayve Downhole S Wave Borehole Acoustic Televiewer Optical Televiewer Electric Resistivity Spontaneous Potential Natural Gamma Conductivity Neutron Density Gamma Density Temperature Radar Full Waveform Sonic Caliper Other The above chart shows the percentages of the respondents that had indicated that they used borehole geophysics data in question 16 that checked the particular response Those that indicated other had responses including tomography crosshole S P seismic CPT and heat pulse flow 31 Al 71 Does your organization accept surface geophysical data to supplement borehole geology SPT and sample tests and if so what types do you use Please check all that apply SASW Velocity Profile shear wave velocity with depth Seismic Refraction P wave velocity with depth Seismic Reflection either shear wave or P wave Resistivity 1D 2D or 3D 2D or 3D radar Gravity Elect
44. Collected refer to data provider for availability Data Downloadable or Data not yet available through VDC Status Text Table hole_test_assoc Status of a record should be one of the following Active or other similar word indicating that the record is available or Deleted the latter is required to indicate a record to be deleted from the GVDC sldatelastupdated Date Time Table hole_tests Same value as date last updated Format Year Month Day OAIB issue to be debugged next OAIB release early 2005 These parameters are mandatory in the CGS OAIB data configuration file disussed below in section CGS OAIB customization The CGS OAIB data configuration file can be found in the root OAIB_ Configuration Files CGS level directory on the report CD The VBA source code for the CGS XML translator application are contained in the root translators XML_examples CGS level directory of the report CD The applications can be summarized as follows e Main Program bas Calls the hole test compilation and XML translator applications e Hole Test bas Hole test information compilation application Assembles the different tests performed on each hole into a new hole_test table required for the website search functionality e CGS XML bas XML translator application This application has three basic functions 1 updates parameters required by the current version of OAIB and GVDC websit
45. E E g Boring C s 0 15 E PREVIEW ring Boring 97 E PREVIEW PROJECT NAME DATA TYPE DATA SOURCE DOWNLOADS CONTACT Mace Ranch O C Pressuremeter Test Caltrans 2 8 CONTACT Mace Ranch O C Penetration Caltrans 3 1 1998 PREVIEW Mace Ranch O C C netration Caltrans Key to DOWNLOADS CONTACT INFO Download available PREVIEW ew of data is available NEW SEARCH E Done Internet Figure 2 12 Search results continued File downloads in Microsoft Excel or a new consensus XML format are initiated by clicking on the icons under the Downloads column The Preview button is used to give the user a quick visual on the data For example if the client previews a CPT file a plot would be delivered on the web page as shown in Figure 2 13 The client could then go back and download the data if acceptable 2 20 Z Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5 Microsoft Internet Explorer 0 x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Bak gt amp A A Qsearch Fagravortes Pmedia lt 4 ESE AH Links 2 Address a http pages sbcglobal net rizturner YDC Search_Results_CPT html X Go r U S 1 a ah Home Search Help Contacts About the VDC Administrative Tools Friction Ratio Tip Resistance Local Friction Pore Pressure Inclination Fs Qt Qt Torvi 2 Fs Tonmtt 2 Pw psi degrees 0 00 15 0 00 15 0 00 COSMOS PROJECT MACE RANCH O C DATE OF TEST 3 1 1998 CPT NO 98 101 EQUIPMEN
46. Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt O A A Gsearch Favorites media lt 4 B S fe a g Address amp http pages sbcglobal net rlzturner DC main html kE Virtual Data Center i Home Search Help Co Y amp Stratigraphic Information General Detailed Lab Test Data O Unit Weight Moisture Content O Specific Gravity Particle Size Analysis oO Atterberg Limits B B B ajalt California Consolidation 38 56489756 Unconfined Com pression p faaesea 38 45896412 ica ne Shear strength from other lab test S Other Counties Lakes COSMOS In situ Engineering Test Data Standard Penetration Test Cone Penetration Testing Pressuremeter Testing Vane Shear Testing other Geophysical test data prii 120 62358974 Borehole P Wave Borehole S Wave Electric Resistivity Other Groundwater Data Data Providers California Dept of Transport ation California Geologic Survey Pacific Gas amp Electric O United States Geologic Survey a E Done I i internet 2 Figure 2 10 Advanced search features expanded With the data types specified the client clicks the SEARCH button to begin the search Search results are presented as shown in Figures 2 11 and 2 12 A short summary is presented at the top with an abbreviated list of search results by category and the number of results within each category A detail
47. MS Access Figure 2 An example GVDC compliant Access database is provided in the root Example Access GVDC_Database level directory on the report CD Though this Access database doesn t contain any geotechnical data the reference tables are populated with the original static data dictionary elements referred to above Figure 3 displays the relationships between the original geotechnical data and reference tables attributes and keys The MySQL gvdc database was built and maintained using MySQL command line functionality and MySQL Control Center version 0 9 4 beta MySQL 2004b MySQL Control Center is a platform independent graphical user interface GUI administration client for the MySQL database server client MySQL Control Center makes it easy to create and manage databases and tables including views for table and field attributes and to check repair and optimize tables MySQL Control Center is currently used to maintain the GVDC database Figure 4 Figure 4 shows the MySQL Control Center and the gvdc database tables displaying geotechnical data tables and other ancillary tables that support the website user interfaces 48 FD Microsoft Access O x gt File Edit view Insert Tools Window Help Type a question for help i DAERI4GRY 48 9 B HolPmisa O8 jf Example_Geotechnical_Database Database Access 2000 file format iOpen kee Design New X 22 Ye EE EB Objects Queries E Form
48. OAIB ec_offidal_name ec_well_name ec_excav_compl_date ec_excayvation_method ec_hole_diameter ec_casing_type ec_casing_inner_dia ec_remarks sl_well_name s _data_source sl_report_no s _site_name s _site_id sl_operator s _job_number sl_longitude sl latitude sl_easting sl_northing sl_ref_elevation sl_total_depth sl_remarks ith_offidal_name lith_well_name lith_layer_number ith_top_depth lith_bottom_depth ith_ith_type lith_remarks sd_bottom_depth sd_lith_type sd_sample_equipment ptr_bottom_depth ptr_sample_equipment fp_offidal_name Fp_well_name sa_offidal_name sa_well_name sa_sample_id Fp_bottom_deptr Fp_fc_date Fp_remarks sa_parameter_value a_parameter_units CoordGeocodePoint CoordGeocodeStatus D CoordGeocodePoint01 CoordGeocodeStatus01 CoordGeocodePointO1_sk Figure 6 Relationship diagram of native CGS database tables and keys MS Access See Table 2 for more information on tables 54 Table 2 Geotechnical Information and types of in situ and laboratory test results included in the CGS borehole data set provided for this project Corresponding table names Figure 6 are in parentheses Information Associated with Boreholes in CGS Data Set Bulk density sa Percent grains passing 200 sieve sa Coefficient of internal friction sa Percent grains passin
49. Output Manager Manager C Program Files ArcGIS 4rcIMs Ma 2 excelwriter Bexcelwriter C Program Files Softartisans Excel 3 aspnet_client CQaspnet_client G bin Ebin E images E images 5 e WebApplication1 websapplicationt _private private 9 _vti_enf vti_enf _vti_log vti Jog a vti pvt sti pyt QQ _vti_script 7 E _vti_script E vti vti txt FTP Sites a aa oi 7 L 15 S Directory Security HTTP Headers Custom Errors Server Extensions Web Site ISAPI Filters Home Directory Documents Web Site Identification Description Default Web S itd IP Address All Unassigned B TCP Pott no Connections Connection Timeout _ 900 seconds V HTTP Keep Alives Enabled vV Enable Logging Active log format W3C Extended Log File Format w Properties Figure 22 View IIS installation port number for Default Web Site 101 4 For ArcIMS 4 0 1 Tomcat 4 0 5 should be installed and in a directory called C Tomcat4 and port 8080 is recommended 5 ArcIMS 4 0 1 or higher is highly recommended the front end application developed by Farrallon Geographics Inc for this project is known to be compatible with both versions 4 0 and 4 0 1 6 Obtain ESRI technical support to assist in the installation If support is unavailable the following documents should be reviewed beforehand in order to install ArcIMS successfully a ESRI online support
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51. Packer Test Pump Test The above chart shows the percentages of the respondents that had indicated that they used in situ test data in question 16 that checked the particular response Those that indicated other had responses including blow counts resilient modulus shelby tubes for direct shear air hammer drives stiffness gauge point load on rock and electrical resistivity of soils 27 Al 43 How does your organization typically acquire in situ test data Please check all that apply Conduct in situ testing internally Contract to others for in situ testing Use existing publicly available data generated by others Other Oooo Use existing publicly available data generated by Other others 1 21 Conduct in situ testing internally 40 Contract to others for in situ testing 38 44 How important is it in your work to have the interpreted data e g CPT based soil type undrained shear strength pressuremeter modulus corrected N1 60 SPT blow counts readily available as well as information on the methods used to make the interpretations e g assumptions of the water level elevation or soil unit weight etc Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important DODDO Neutral Not Important 13 1 Absolutely Necessary 37 Important 49 28 A1 44 1 How important is it in your work to have the primary data e g CPT tip resistance and sleeve friction depth etc read
52. Remarks type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd choice minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name GrainSize type QuantityType gt lt xsd element name GrainSizeText type xsd string gt lt xsd choice gt lt xsd element name Bedding type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name BasalContact type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name DataSource type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name LastUpdated type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Component type componentTableType minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd attribute name id type keyid use optional gt lt xsd attribute name modver type xsd string fixed 1 0 gt lt xsd complexType gt Complex Type componentTableType 24 Parent type None Direct sub types None Name componentTableType Abstract no Documentation A physical feature or condition observed at a point or within an interval of earth material within a hole typically described megascopically A Component may represent a notable textural or lithologic feature within a layer or some other physical structural diagenetic mineralogical biological or geophysical characteristic It also may represent a condition temporal or persistent described at a point or within an interval A Component may exist within a Layer or may extend across many Layers XML Instance Representa
53. Source Califomia DOT Depth 13 15m Site ID Caltrans_07 4G9701_CPT 4 Contact mitchell_tyler dot ca gov Lat 33 72773 Hole ID Caltrans_01232001_07 4G9701_CPT 4 Date 2001 01 23 Long 118 3116 Cone Type 618 TC Q itars v a Done Internet Figure 18 Charts and related metadata output for one CPT generated by the CPT previewer The GVDC pilot project Caltrans CPT previewer source code is provided in the root Previewer_Applications CPTLog Caltrans level directory of the report CD The following descriptions cover only those files which provide the main functionality to the previewer application e xml to svg aspx Specifies that the language of the aspx is VB and is using code behind When loaded in a browser it implements and inherits all of the code contained in xml_to_svg aspx vb It is specified that the page will not be cached This insures that the SVG images will be freshly loaded from the GVDC server each time the application is accessed 94 xml_to_svg aspx vb Code required to download and read the CPT XML files parse and process the XML data create the SVG charts and SVG image containing CPT related metadata and populate an HTML table contained in xml_to_svg aspx with layout and image reference information required for the final output o Private Sub Page Load This function is invoked when the application is loaded Reads the value of the QueryString variable titled xmlURL which contains the URL to the desir
54. The Core of which this Specimen is a part A Specimen may or may not be related to a Core If used this value should select an instance of Core based on the Id value of the Core The layer of which this Specimen is a part A Specimen may or may not be related to a Layer If a part of a Layer this value should select an instance of Layer based on the Id value of the Layer Part of Specimen The Specimen of which this Specimen is a part If this Specimen is a split of a previously collected Speciment or resampled for a different test this attribute should be populated If used this value should select an instance of Specimen based on the Id value of the Specimen Specimen Top The measured depth to the top of the Specimen The depth is measured from the depth datum of the hole and is positive downward as measured along the hole alignment The value may also be qualified by who measured the depth loggers drillers lab technicians Specimen Base The measured depth to the lowermost boundary of the Specimen The depth is measured from the depth datum of the hole and is positive downward as measured along the hole alignment The value may also be qualified by who measured the depth loggers drillers lab technicians Sampling Method Lithology Classification System The name of the sampling method used to obtain a Specimen Sampling methods should be one of the following Block sample Bulk sample Core plug Othe
55. WEB INF classes The OAIB specific configuration files are required on the Caltrans production server and should be maintained by the Caltrans database administrator The pilot project Caltrans configuration files provided in the root OAIB_Configuration_Files Caltrans level directory on the report CD are summarized as follows e test_oaib_caltrans xml Caltrans OAIB data configuration file Provides data mapping between the JDBC capable dataset data providers customized data 75 sets and the COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical XML Schema Make sure that lt connection gt points to the DSN and lt id column name sl_ official_ name table myquery gt or the name of the OAIB query discussed below e web xml OAI configuration file Identifies the OAI JDBC interface servlet OAI server OAIB data configuration file and JDBC target class A simple Access query was designed to support the OAIB installtion on the Caltrans server This query assimilates all of the data required for the GVDC search webpage The OAIB Access query includes the parameters shown in Table 8 Field Name Data Type Description CPTDATAINFO ID Text Table cptDataInfo A code or simple name for the CPT Data set This value is intended to be a foreign key for referencing this data instance LONGITUDE Text Table cptDataInfo Decimal longitude value LATITUDE Text Table cptDataInfo Decimal latitude value DAT
56. and OAI Open Archives Initiative To summarize the following steps are required in order to install OAIB on the CGS production server 1 Install Java 2 SDK version 1 4 1 _02 2 Install Jakarta Tomcat release 4 1 18 3 Set environment variables for JAVA HOME and CATALINA HOME such as C j2sdk1 4 1_02 4 Create a system DSN ODBC Sytsem Data Source to the customized Access database residing on the same server make sure to use the same name as in the OAIB data configuration file discussed below 5 Install OAIB verion 0 7 cocoa jar file 6 Prepare CGS data specific configuration files OAIB data configuration file should be placed in jakarta tomcat 4 1 18 webapps oaibdir WEB INF OAI configuration file should be placed in 61 jakarta tomcat 4 1 18 webapps oaibdir WEB INF classes The OAIB specific configuration files are required on the CGS production server and should be maintained by the CGS database administrator The pilot project CGS configuration files provided in the root OAIB_Configuration_Files CGS level directory on the report CD are summarized as follows e test_oaib_cgs xml CGS OAIB data configuration file Provides data mapping between the JDBC capable dataset data providers customized data sets and the COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical XML Schema Make sure that lt connection gt points to the DSN and lt id column name sl_official_ name table myquery gt or the name of the OAIB query d
57. be a text descriptor or member of a list as sharp broken clear diffuse erosional gradational irregular wavy undulating inclined angular unconformity faulted uncertain incised Natural Moisture Content The in situ natural moisture or water content of geologic materials Name Definition The specimen of which this Natural Moisture Content is a part The d Natural Moisture Content must be related to a Specimen This value is a Specimen Natural Moisture foreign key that should select an instance of Specimen based on the Id value of the Specimen The water content of a soil in it s natural in situ moisture condition The water content is the ratio of the mass of water contained in the pore Content spaces of soil or rock material to the solid mass of particles in that material generally expressed in percent A text descriptor providing additional information relevant to the Remarks moisture content determination Particle Size Data The distribution of particle sizes in soils as determined by sieve analysis and or hydrometer analysis Name Definition The specimen of which this Particle Size Data analysis is a part The Particle Size analysis must be related to a Specimen This value is a Specimen foreign key that should select an instance of Specimen based on the Id value of the Specimen Particle Size Parameters The Particle Size Parameters of whi
58. be addressed Need champions to lead this development An organization would need to learn GML Geography Markup Language W3C 2004b in order to implement it Would require a geotechnical data working group within the OGC Would likely require two years to implement AGS likely would consider this as a long term objective Would require approximately 10k 1 2 weeks of work to adapt GVDC to Open GIS Other standards besides AGS and models must be considered Japan they are currently using XML with OGC They have developed GML 2 0 and are developing GML 3 0 to be ISO compatible Europe France and Germany are using a Eurocode system Other Data Modeling tools may could be in addition to XML Schema could be adopted Ontology has the capability to build knowledge links in addition to words into GVDC XML OWL is a language for ontology on the web W3C 2004c The XML Schema can be translated into OWL if desired though the model would require some adaptation Consideration of these issues goes beyond the development of a consensus data dictionary standard which can be viewed as a separate effort although there is a dependency of data model development 3 The following steps are recommended required to release GYDC XML schema to version 1 0 e e e Declare the schema to be normative Establish a working group to oversee version developments Develop User Guidelines for Data Providers Requ
59. cptOperator amp lt Logger gt End XML oStream Write WriteLine lt GeotechnicalData gt 3 The XML file is saved closed oStream Write Close oStream Write Nothing The ASP NET translator application source code is available in the root Data Sets CGS level directory on the report CD and can be viewed by opening cptToXML aspx vb with Visual Studio NET or with notepad Caltrans OAIB Customization Since the Caltrans remote OAIB installation is integrated with an Access database the Caltrans customization is nearly identical to the CGS implementation Nevertheless for the sake of completeness the details specific to Caltrans OAIB integration are reported herein To summarize the following steps are required in order to install OAIB on the Caltrans production server 1 Install Java 2 SDK version 1 4 1 _02 2 Install Jakarta Tomcat release 4 1 18 3 Set environment variables for JAVA_HOME and CATALINA HOME such as C j2sdk1 4 1_02 4 Create a system DSN ODBC Sytsem Data Source to the customized Access database residing on the same server make sure to use the same name as in the OAIB data configuration file discussed below 5 Install OAIB verion 0 7 cocoa jar file 6 Prepare Caltrans data specific configuration files OAIB data configuration file should be placed in jakarta tomcat 4 1 18 webapps oaibdir WEB INF OAI configuration file should be placed in jakarta tomcat 4 1 18 webapps oaibdir
60. database schema security and access requirements and ease of maintenance There is a fair amount of up front labor costs to support the GVDC though these are dominantly one time expenditures It is unknown what kind of a future effort will be required to maintain the XML translator discussed below as the XML schema and database both evolve Dynamic Java XML Translator for PostgreSQL The USGS Translator consists of a Java application which must be installed as part of the GVDC system architecture Devlin 2004 Ponti 2004 This Translator converts PostgreSQL borehole database records into valid XML on the fly in a HTTP request response environment Figure 13 The XML Translator allows live generation of XML at the user s request to ensure delivery of latest data The use of a dynamic translator eliminates need for manual update of xml files The translator exists as a Java servlet that runs on the GVDC server and allows for extraction of data without direct access by user s computers to the database 80 USGS Firewall USGS Database Server VDC OAIB Harvester USGS oa E Web Sarver Translator Figure 13 Schematic diagram of USGS PostgreSQL database the USGS dynamic XML translator and the GVDC system architecture left Please see section Dynamic XML Translation under Server Side Back End System Architecture for further details OAIB Customization OAIB was installed on the USGS server main
61. documents at ESRI Knowledge Base http support esri com index cfm fa knowledgeBase gateway i ESRI Knowledge Base documents offer step by step instructions for installing ArcIMS on a given platform with specified versions of Java JDK and web application servers It is highly recommended to install the versions of JDK and web servers suggested in these articles as the recommended releases were used to develop each specific ver of ArcIMS thus will yield the most stable installation ii The installation notes used for the GVDC demo Install IIS 4 0 5 0 with Tomcat 4 1 12 using J2SDK 1 4 0 for ArcIMS 4 0 1 on Windows are available 09 2003 at http support esri com index cfm fa knowledgebase techarticles a rticleShow amp d 24280 Technical support via telephone was also provided by ESRI through the USC Site License for ESRI products see notes below b Installation instructions on ArcIMS installation CD c ArcIMS Help see Installation for latest release notes on ArcIMS installation CD 7 Perform a custom ArcIMS Installation including installing the ArcIMS Active X connector which is critical required by the front end application Also install the ArcIMS Tutorial Data for testing the installation 8 If installing ArcIMS ver 4 0 on Windows XP there is no specific documentation for this the isapi_redirector dll for Win XP must be used download link is available through article sited above and copy to the d
62. end user interface was created in ASP Farallon 2004 using ESRI ArcIMS and integrated into the existing overall website design also written in ASP The ability to download data in Microsoft Excel was implemented using ASP and Softartisan ExcelWriter CPT and borelog previewers were written in VB NET and and C C and integrated into the ASP search results web page The main advantages of the GVDC are as follows 1 there is a central repository for geotechnical search parameters from an unlimited number of data providers 2 the GVDC allows fast and efficient searching for borehole data 3 the front end and back end will both work even if one of the data providers is down and 4 data providers data 4 13 sets may be updated as often as an administrator requires sufficient accreditation and individual privacy and use policies for each data provider have been integrated into the front end interface and 5 website security has been significantly enhanced The principal limitations of the GVDC include the following 1 the GVDC has no way of ensuring data consistency or quality 2 data versioning and replication is dealt with solely by the data provider dependent on the date each record borehole was last updated 3 the end user has no way of knowing if data previously downloaded has been updated and 4 a tremendous amount of time and effort must be expended in order to accurately map any one data provider s data to the COSMOS PEER L
63. entities for laboratory and in situ tests were generated for this pilot project For some of these tests the metadata that provides descriptive non quantifiable contextual information about the tests are included in a separate entity from the entities that contain the test results Table 3 1 gives an example of the attributes defined for the Cone Penetration Test Three entities are defined 1 Cone Penetration Test Parameters 2 Cone Penetration Test Data and 3 Cone Penetration Test Dissipation Data The first entity contains the metadata for the CPT test whereas the second entity provides the actual data 3 4 obtained from a CPT sounding e g tip resistance and sleeve friction for each depth interval The third entity provides for pore pressure measurements at different time intervals at a specific testing depth In future expansions of the data model additional entities can be defined to accommodate other types of data collected during a CPT test e g wave form data from a seismic cone Dictionary tables like those in Table 3 1 were constructed for each of the entities in the data model and form the basis for the development of the XML schema These tables and those for the remaining entities are given in Appendix A These tables are solely informative while the schema is the normative document The tables only list part of the information for each entity The schema provides all necessary details including key fields data types units of
64. enumeration value CO gt lt xsd enumeration value CT gt lt xsd enumeration value DE gt lt xsd enumeration value DC gt lt xsd enumeration value FM gt 33 lt xsd enumeration value FL gt lt xsd enumeration value GA gt lt xsd enumeration value GU gt lt xsd enumeration value HI gt lt xsd enumeration value ID gt lt xsd enumeration value IL gt lt xsd enumeration value IN gt lt xsd enumeration value IA gt lt xsd enumeration value KS gt lt xsd enumeration value KY gt lt xsd enumeration value LA gt lt xsd enumeration value ME gt lt xsd enumeration value MH gt lt xsd enumeration value MD gt lt xsd enumeration value MA gt lt xsd enumeration value MI gt lt xsd enumeration value MN gt lt xsd enumeration value MS gt lt xsd enumeration value MO gt lt xsd enumeration value MT gt lt xsd enumeration value NE gt lt xsd enumeration value NV gt lt xsd enumeration value NH gt lt xsd enumeration value NJ gt lt xsd enumeration value NM gt lt xsd enumeration value NY gt lt xsd enumeration value NC gt lt xsd enumeration value ND gt lt xsd enumeration value MP gt lt xsd enumeration value OH gt lt xsd enumeration value OK gt lt xsd enumeration value OR gt lt xsd enumeration value PW gt lt xsd enumeration value PA gt lt xsd enumeration value PR gt lt xsd enumeration
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66. of Years in Practice Main Page of the Pilot Virtual Data Center Selecting an Area in the Map Interface Advanced Search Features Advanced Search Features Expanded Search Results Search Results continued Preview of CPT Data Prior to Downloading Display of Contact Information Entity Relationship Diagram for Pilot Virtual Data Center Relationships Among Site Hole Core Layer Component and Specimen Object Schema Example for a Site Schema Example for a Site continued Schema Example for a site continued General overview of GVDC system architecture GVDC user entry web page https geodata cosmos data org vi 2 4 2 6 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 8 2 15 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 19 2 20 2 21 2 22 3 3 3 12 3 13 4 4 Figure 4 3 Figure 4 4 Figure 4 5 Figure 4 6 Figure 4 7 Figure 4 8 Figure 4 9 Figure 4 10 Figure 4 11 Table 2 1 Table 2 2 Table 2 3 Table 3 1 GVDC front end user GIS map interface GVDC administrative web interface Secure SSL GVDC system login page This link takes the user to the map interface and text based documents search GVDC front end user GIS map interface showing are selected using arrow tool A search of the GVDC MySQL database for the boreholes within the search box will be invoked when the user clicks on the Search button GVDC front end user GIS map interface showing use of Data Types Filter and Total Borehole Depth Filter Search results
67. page listing records from the GVDC MySQL database corresponding to the boreholes containing only SPT data selected using the map interface and arrow tool The CGS Data Usage and Privacy Policies A user must agree to the data provider s data usage and privacy policies in order to download data A CPT Log is dynamically displayed in a new browser window by clicking on the CPT link beneath Data Types overview of current GVDC system architecture LIST OF TABLES Distribution of Survey Questions 2 3 Survey Response by State 2 4 Definition of Data Types 2 11 Data Dictionary Tables for Cone Penetration Test 3 7 vii 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 10 1 INTRODUCTION Tremendous amounts of geotechnical exploratory data have been and continue to be generated for characterization of subsurface conditions and materials for the design and construction of significant buildings highway bridges dams embankments and other important structures For example geotechnical data sets for the Los Angeles region used by the California Geological Survey CGS for seismic hazard mapping exceed 12 500 borings Hundreds of new borings are generated statewide each year by the California Department of Transportation Caltrans alone Other sources of data include a variety of state and federal agencies as well as private consulting firms These data sets have remarkable untapped potential for project designers especially for early site
68. pilot project for archiving and web dissemination of geotechnical data The main purpose of the project is to allow geotechnical information offered by various agencies or companies to be discovered and accessed through a single virtual data center interface The project sponsored by the Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems COSMOS and by the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Lifelines Program PEER is to link databases from various agencies such as the California Department of Transportation Caltrans the California Geological Survey CGS the U S Geological Survey USGS and Pacific Gas and Electric PG amp E The scope of this virtual data center project consists of three main tasks 1 define appropriate geotechnical data user scenarios 2 develop a data model and data dictionary and 3 develop and implement the pilot system architecture based on user needs In Task 1 the user scenarios survey of various agencies practitioners and researchers provided the necessary guidance to develop a system that would satisfy most users and participating agencies 3 2 DATA DICTIONARY Information to be shared among different systems has to be standardized using a common data model with an associated data dictionary The data model defines the information content structure and relationships of the data and the data dictionary specifies the meaning of the various attributes Several data dictionaries have been
69. relative density specific gravity particle size analysis atterberg limits consolidation direct shear strength friction angle and cohesion unconfined compressive strength and triaxial shear strength parameters friction angle and cohesion Less common but still prevalent are tests for Mohr Coulomb envelope from triaxial tests full stress strain curves from strength tests R value CBR and cyclic dynamic properties Geotechnical lab test data is typically acquired by a combination of using in house resources contracted resources publicly available data generated by others and combinations of these three methods No single method is used more frequently than the others For lab test data in addition to the interpreted data e g Compression Index Shear Strength Unit Weight most users need ready access to the primary data e g calibrated settlement vs time readily available as well as information on the factors and methods used to develop the primary data e g calibration constants filtering techniques etc About half of the users routinely need access to the raw data e g unprocessed transducer voltages along with transducer calibrations and information regarding lab test equipment e g make model type key dimensions transducers etc test conditions e g estimated in situ vertical pressure for a consolidation test and test specimen e g initial sample thickness for a consolidation test Definitions of raw pr
70. see new Default Web Sites Figure 24 for example a Jakarta C Tomcat4 bin win 32 contains isapi_redirector dll b Website C ArcIMS Website directories such as ArcIMS tutorial htmlviewer and application directories c Output C ArcIMS Output empty 103 Administrative Tools File Edit Yiew Favorites Help Q sxx id B JO Search Folders E Address 4ig Administrative Tools File and Folder Tasks 2 r E Share this folder Other Places E Control Panel My Documents O Shared Documents My Computer Internet Information Services File Action view Help Name Component Services computer Management Ep Data Sources ODBC Event Viewer 5 BPyinternet Information Services op Local Security Policy Eg Microsoft NET Framework Co Mg Microsoft NET Framework Wi Pj Performance ofa Server Extensions Administrator Services Type Shortcut Shortcut Shortcut Shortcut Shortcut Shortcut Shortcut Shortcut Shortcut Shortcut Shortcut e Go Links Date Modified 9 3 2002 12 31 F 8 22 2003 8 00 F 8 22 2003 7 19 f 3 12 2003 10 56 4 18 2003 11 32 3 12 2003 11 26 2 13 2003 2 08 2 13 2003 2 08 4 19 2003 12 10 4 18 2003 11 31 3 9 2003 8 12 PI DER e Am seAR S gt s 4 Internet Information Services GvDC local computer Web Sites i Default Web Site B UsHelp a Printers _vti_bin
71. test results Although current development is for a pilot system the data dictionary for this project is designed to be expandable to allow the virtual data center to link to multiple databases with diverse structures After the review of the NGES and other data dictionaries it was concluded that a new approach had to be undertaken to ensure the requirement for flexibility and expandability to satisfy the needs of the geotechnical profession based on results from the user scenarios survey Such a system would allow for archiving exchange and sharing of reliable and complete geotechnical information with maximum compatibility It would also have the capability to provide users with data in tabular graphical and or image form The data model used for this pilot system is shown in Figure 3 1 as an entity relationship diagram A series of entities was developed for the pilot system data dictionary Those include information about the site the boreholes and the testing associated with the boreholes or soundings and or the samples recovered from the boreholes The entities can be thought of as tables within a relational database system RDBMS but no such RDBMS needs to exist in actuality The relational database at the geotechnical virtual data center repository GVDC in fact only stores a subset of attributes from a few of the entities in the data model The GVDC does not contain the data itself but only stores sufficient metadata for identifica
72. the XML file relationships among the entities shown in Figure 3 1 are defined via keys and or the XML structure itself The entity that sits at the top level of the context hierarchy is the Site which is defined as a collection of holes and samples obtained at a common place To fully describe the sampling stations and stratigraphy at a given Site the Hole Core Layer Component and Specimen entities were defined to allow completeness and flexibility Figure 3 2 shows those relationships along with definitions for each of those entities At each site can be a collection of holes from which layers and components are defined and where cores are obtained for laboratory testing Cores may be sub sampled into specimens and specimens further sub sampled for specific tests A Hole is broadly defined as a single sampling station or profile from which earth materials are collected or described or earth material properties are measured Furthermore this term is used to represent the sample collecting activity as well as the sampling station Therefore in addition to a conventional borehole a Hole could represent sampling or measurements from an outcrop or surface excavation a cone penetration test CPT sounding or a geophysical profile The relationships among the entities clearly provide the data suppliers and the users with the necessary information to track the results from the initial site investigation to the final results Only a limited number of
73. the area are automatically entered into the boundary fields for longitude and latitude shown to the right of the map As an alternate method of defining the search area the client could enter coordinates directly into the boundary fields Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5 Microsoft Internet Explorer S ie x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Sbak gt O A Qsearch Favorites meda lt 4 Eby S 30 Links Address E http pages sbeglobal net rizturner DC main html E Go wie i Virtual Data Center E for Geotechnical Data Help Contacts About the VDC Administrative Tools J S Home Search Ql OIF eattornia z Generaimap xl ints Pas as gt f 22 56489756 COSMOS e j z f 28 45896412 120 65896548 120 62358974 116 61 31 89 The active layer is States Zoom 1287 kM SEARCH Eoee Figure 2 8 Selecting an area in the map interface The client can choose to specify a range of dates for which to search using the form at the bottom of the page Also the client can choose to specify a range of borehole depths to include in the search Note that both feet and meters are available to facilitate metric and English units The client is given a choice to search for all data sets or to specify data sets to search If the latter is clicked a small window pops up with additional 2 16 choices as shown in Figure 2 9 The client is presented
74. the data providers in installation and debugging of dynamic translators but will not be responsible for updating and recompiling the translator source code Updating of the source code would be required if for instance 1 The data dictionary and thus the XML Schema are updated in a new release 2 Data providers make changes to their own geotechnical database structure 53 4 1 Data Mapping Static XML Translation and OAIB Customization 4 1 1 California Geological Survey CGS CGS provided a comprehensivegeotechnical borehole dataset in MS Access format for use in this project Figure 6 displays this native CGS Access database structure This data set contains 629 boreholes and associated test results Tabe A2 The same CGS database structure also currently supports the CGS Seismic Hazards Mapping Program SHMP website borehole data report feature CGS 2004 The primary focus of the CGS SHMP website is to provide extensive map based vewing and download functionalities for SHMP zone maps reports and Geographic Information System GIS data In order for the the GVDC system to communicate with the CGS geotechnical database remotely the CGS geotechnical database was customized to e Compile and or generate parameters required for the CGS database to be searchable through the GVDC e Translate geotechnical data in the native Access tables into XML files e Enable communication between the GVDC harvester and the database utilizing
75. tot Dus Updated date data sets sare ae ted or modified 7 Contact Contact for provide data 8 Downloads check bowes to indicate the type of fle ould tke to download x Done Sy D Internet y Figure 20 GVDC search results page Charts and metadata for one CPT are displayed in a new browser window The CGS Caltrans and PG amp E data XML files are small and queries usually only take a few seconds The response for requests to the PostgreSQL database may take several minutes because it involves many queries into a complicated relation of tables in the USGS database The resulting CGS Caltrans and PG amp E XML files are typically less than 100 KB whereas the USGS XML files range in size from approximately 1 5 3 0 GB each 6 5 1 Download in XML Microsoft s XML DOM Document Object Model component the XMLHTTP object is used to provide client side access to the XML documents in ASCI text format through the HTTP protocol It exposes a simple API which is used to send requests and get the resultant XML The results are provided on the fly as text in XML files within the download zip files Figure 21 The files can be saved to a permanent media as part of the zip file along with any Excel documents within the zip that the user might have selected The XML files can be edited using any of a number of free usually trial versions and commercially available programs such as Cooktop www xmlcooktop com MS Notepad Altova XMLSpy
76. typical windows 97 download dialog box The data can then be can be saved to a permanent media as desired by the end user COSMOS PEER LL Microsoft Internet Explorer fei x File Edit view Favorites Tools Help kd Back x E A Seach s Favorites Meda O h BOUK Address je https geodata cosmos data org CustomerDocSearchResult asp 18 8 Go Links COSMOS PEER LL HOME PROJECT INFO ABOUT CALENDAR USER SURVEY FORUM NEWS AND EVENTS Document Search Results This page displays the results of your search of our geotechnical documentation database Your search returned data sets from the following data providers California Department of Transportation 3 Total data sets returned 3 California Department of Transportation WOC Record ID Project Hole Data Type Project Date Updated Contact Downloads Ma a fe a fe eo 01242001_07469701_00041 Caltrans Site for GWDC Pilot CPT 10 CPT 2001 01 24 2000 11 28 Loren Tumer O Excel Vv ML 02202002_07116791_02116 Caltrans Site for GYDC Pilot CPT 25 CPT 2002 02 20 2002 02 20 Loren Tume i M Excel T sot 07182001_0722580K_01400 Caltrans Site for GDC Pilot CPT 1 CPT 2001 07 18 2000 10 12 Loren Tumer T excel TT aL 1 VDC Record ID Unique ID used by the rtual Data Center 2 Project name from the data provider 3 Hole Name name used by the data provider 4 Data Type three letter data type code 5 Project Date ori
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83. 1 59 1 How would you foresee collecting that geotechnical data Please check all 60 that apply a Automated data acquisition with PC a Automated data acquisition with PDA e g Palm PocketPC a Manual data entry on a PC a Manual data entry with PDA e g Palm PocketPC a Other Manual data entry with Other PDA 4 18 Automated with PC 30 Automated with PDA Manual data entry with 24 PC 24 Those that indicated other had responses including data loggers digital recorder download to PC not sure how many would be used future software on PC unsure and data transfer in AGS format Does your organization currently have a system in place that allows you to access your own geotechnical data not just bitmap images in an electronic format that is compatible with your current analysis and presentation tools a Yes 37 a No 63 Those that indicated Yes had responses including ArcView Access database PDF NGES database Filemaker Pro FOQUS Intergraph Sybase Database Project by project Excel spreadsheets and GIS files Excel GIS based database format spread sheet gINT ASCII LabView dynamic websites Foxpro databases developed by our own staff Oracle ArcINFO plot drill holes and see locations on screen internal network Boring Log Automation Program developed in house All test results resilient modulus soil testing server access to gINT logs and Word AutoCAD MapInfo
84. 2 1 Topic Area Number of Questions Demographics area of practice license education and years 6 in profession Baseline practice questions e Geotechnical and geological borehole data collection 35 practices e Geotechnical lab test data 7 e In situ engineering test data J e Geophysical test data 8 e Dynamic lab test data 6 e Analysis presentation and storage of data 8 Desired functional requirements of a new geotechnical 21 information management system Total 98 Table 2 1 Distribution of Survey Questions The survey was administered through the internet using a series of interactive web pages containing a combination of check boxes e g radio buttons for multiple choice questions and text entry fields for written responses as shown in Figure 2 1 The online version of the survey was developed using ASP and Javascript technologies Survey responses were recorded into a Microsoft Access database which significantly reduced the time required to compile survey results afterwards The use of the web based survey allowed for a more dynamic experience for the respondent while only presenting questions when appropriate For example a respondent who did not indicate that they generated or used geophysical data would not have been presented with the series of questions pertaining to that topic As such the survey was kept as short as possible 2 3 Lab Test Data Questions Microsoft Internet Explorer loj x File Edi
85. 3 04 SF 101 gt Go Folders x i EHC CPT Archive af E cPT 01 cPo CPD File 1 20 2004 12 56 PM 9 1994 CPT DATA fsa CPT 02 CPD CPD File 1 20 2004 12 56 PM S E 1995 CPT DATA a CPT 03 CPD CPD File 1 20 2004 12 56 PM 5 04 043471 YERBA BUENA SEIS a CPT 04 CPD CPD File 1 20 2004 12 56 PM 29 0404391K 04 CC 80 5EI5 a CPT 05 CPD CPD File 1 20 2004 12 56 PM 04 133331 BAY BR fsa CPTOSA CPD CPD File 1 20 2004 12 56 PM a CPT 06 CPD CPD File 1 20 2004 12 56 PM E 04 150711 04 50L 680 E 04 196601 HWY 29 amp 37 2 04 20320K 04 SOM 101 5EIS E 04543000 04 5cL 87 2 04 5a3000 04 ScL 87 E 04 5560 SLIPOUTS E 04 556000 JENER 06 375801 06 KER 240 G2 06 376201 06 KER BRIDGES 07 119981 07 LA 210 07 123611 VENTURA O H 2 07 3Q8401 07 LA 10 09 277800 09 MONO 395 11 030114 11 5D 5 GQ 11 030191 11 5D 5 56 12 035711 12 ORA 91 E 1996 CPT Data 1997 CPT Data 9 1998 CPT Data 1999 CPT Data Ka gh e g Os iag E 2000 CPT Data xila gt 7 object s Disk free space 14 4 GB 29 9 KB el My Computer Figure 10 CPT data file archive at Caltrans The native tab delimited CPT text files are organized as follows The first two rows contain the following metadata e Row 1 Text Test number Date Time one field xx xxxmm dd yy hh mm Operator s 64 Units of measurement e Row 2 Text Test number Cone tip ID EA job number xx xxxxxx e
86. 42 Important 47 18 Al 37 1 2 How important is it in your work to have information on the interim water level measurements in a borehole during the initial site investigation Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Oooo Not Important Absolutely Necessary Neutral 2 24 Important 52 37 2 How important is it in your work to have information on the date and time of water level measurement s in a borehole Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important DODDO Not Important Neutral 12 Absolutely Necessary 38 Important 48 19 A1 37 3 How often is the borehole installed for purposes of long term monitoring months to years of water level a Frequent a Occasional a Seldom Frequent 17 Seldom 43 Occasional 40 37 4 How important is it in your work to have information on packer tests pump tests or other well development tests Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Oooo Absolutely Necessary Not Important B 23 Important 24 Neutral 47T 38 Does your organization perform groundwater modeling a Yes 38 a No 62 20 Al 38 1 What types of groundwater modeling software do you use None MODFLO MOC Public Domain Software Other Oooco Other None 25 23 Public Domain 4 moc 6 MODFLO 42 21 Al 39 What types of geotechnical lab test d
87. 6 Data Storage and Management Practice 2 6 Survey Results End User Needs 2 7 User Scenario Mock up of the Pilot Virtual Geotechnical Data Center 2 8 Conclusions 2 9 References 3 DATA DICTIONARY AND FORMATTING STANDARD FOR DISSEMINATION OF GEOTECHNICAL DATA 3 1 Introduction 3 2 Data Dictionary 3 3 Conclusions 3 4 References 4 PILOT VIRTUAL GEOTECHNICAL DATA CENTER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE 4 1 GVDC Pilot System Architecture 4 2 Front End System Architecture 4 3 Back End System Architecture iv 4 4 Summary of GVDC System 4 13 4 5 2004 Workshop 4 14 4 6 Conclusions 4 14 4 7 Acknowledgements 4 15 4 8 References 4 1 5 CONCLUSIONS APPENDIX 1 USER SURVEY RESULTS BASIS FOR PILOT SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE APPENDIX 2 DATA DICTIONARY TABLES AND SAMPLE MAPPING FROM SITE TABLE TO XML APPENDIX 3 COSMOS PEER LL XML SCHEMA DETAILED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND WORKFLOWS APPENDIX 4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE JUNE 21 23 WORKSHOP ARCHIVING AND WEB DISSEMINATION OF GEOTECHNICAL DATA Figure 2 1 Figure 2 2 Figure 2 3 Figure 2 4 Figure 2 5 Figure 2 6 Figure 2 7 Figure 2 8 Figure 2 9 Figure 2 10 Figure 2 11 Figure 2 12 Figure 2 13 Figure 2 14 Figure 3 1 Figure 3 2 Figure 3 3 Figure 3 4 Figure 3 5 Figure 4 1 Figure 4 2 LIST OF FIGURES Online Survey Primary Areas s of Practice Type of Entity of Organization Percent of Respondents Holding Professional Licenses Educational Background of Survey Respondents Number
88. 79 The USGS participated as a data provider first by implementing a new PostgreSQL database engine with geospatial extensions PostGIS Proj4 libraries to collate and maintain their FOQUS LA project data The USGS now maintains searchable geotechnical parameters in a PostgreSQL database PostgreSQL 2004 The USGS PostgreSQL Database currently contains 8126 holes at 8089 sites The Site Types include Water wells 6705 Oil wells 955 and Geotechnical 427 sites This data has been released to the GVDC pilot project and is now available online This data set consists of 1478 holes including USGS water wells LACDPW barrier wells and MetroRail geotechnical borings The information in the database consists of hole metadata and geologic Layer and Component and moisture content data Some general issues that the USGS database developers faced in supporting GVDC access to their PostgreSQL database include the following e Data o Dynamic content At what point is data releasable o Proprietary content o Release review requirements e Security e Development and Maintenance Support o Little or no modifications were required to the existing database schema to enable GVDC access to the database o There are no specific maintenance requirements to support GVDC access For the USGS and other agencies to participate in the GVDC the GVDC system architechture needs to be able to adequately meet agency needs regarding minimal alteration of existing
89. 8 Organizations develop and acquire borehole data equally using in house staff resources contracted staff publicly available data generated by others and combinations of these three methods Map development is common within the practices primarily utilizing GIS software or less common hand drafting techniques or computer aided design software The most important practice for referencing project locations is using a geodetic system i e latitude and longitude or coordinate system e g State Plane Northing and Easting thereby facilitating GIS implementation However systems utilizing street addresses are still common 2 5 2 Borehole Drilling amp Sampling Practices For borehole drilling operations the following data are important and recorded for most data sets a Drill site reference elevations and the methods used to obtain them e g surveyed by DGPS a Description of the setting at the location of the borehole e g natural ground fill raised casing etc a The source of the data e g organization name of logger name of driller etc a Specific information on the drilling equipment e g manufacturer model etc and drilling tools e g auger type and measurements drill rod and casing type and measurements drill bits sampler types etc a Total borehole depth a Purpose of the borehole e g geotechnical environmental monitoring well etc Less common but significant information includ
90. 83870786433 Internet Figure 32 Test Map service viewed with a Generic Map example viewer 7 2 Update COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical XML Schema and GVDC A new phase of this project COSMOS PEER LL 2L03 Modification of the COSMOS PEER LL Pilot GVDC and Implementation will be funded by PEER in 2005 Project 2L03 will include 1 expansion of the Pilot GVDC Data Dictionary to include data standards for shear wave velocity profiles laboratory geotechnical testing and insitu testing such as SASW and 2 modification of the GVDC system architecture and tools for compatibility with the revised data exchange standard A number of changes to the server side and client side COSMOS PEER LL Pilot GVDC system architecture were recommended to support new versions of the COSMOS PEER LL XML Schema to be developed in the project The following GVDC system components require modification GVDC Database Structure Client Side Data Preparation and Exchange Protocol Server Side Back End System Architecture and Administrative Website Server Side Front End Website 111 e Documentation and Users Manual The GVDC related technical tasks to accomplish these developments are described in Task 1 Subtasks la through 11 The 2L03 work on the GVDC will be accomplished in three main tasks each of which have several subtasks described below Task 1 Modify the server side and client side COSMOS PEER LL Pilot GVDC system architecture and u
91. A 20044 Installing the OAIB Open Archives OAT Server Digital Library Technology National Center for Supercomputing Applications UIUC Champaign Il http dlt ncsa uiuc edu oaib wizard html 12 04 126 OAI 2004a The Open Archives Initiative for Metadata Harvesting Protocol Version 1 1 of 2001 07 02 National Center for Supercomputing Applications UIUC Champaign Il http www openarchives org OAI 1 1 openarchivesprotocol html Introduction 12 04 OAI 2004b The Open Archives Initiative for Metadata Harvesting Protocol Version 2 0 of 2002 02 14 National Center for Supercomputing Applications UIUC Champaign Il http www openarchives org OAIJ openarchivesprotocol html 12 04 Ponti D 2004 USGS Electronic Borehole and Well Repository for the Los Angeles Region Powerpoint Presentation to GeoTrans 2004 Los Angeles CA July 27 31 2004 PostgreSQL 2004 PostgreSQL http www postgresql org 12 04 Savage 2004 Savage Software http www savagesoftware com 12 04 Softartisans 2004 ExcelWriter http officewriter softartisans com officewriter 37 aspx 12 04 Starfield 2204 Webserver SSL Certitficates Starfield Technologies Inc http www starfieldtech com 12 04 Swift J Stepp J C Vaughan D Grimes P and Turner L 2002 Collaborative research on web dissemination of geotechnical data Conf Report and Proc National Confe
92. A SOURCE Text Table cptDataInfo The name of the original source of data obtained for this Site This could be the data provider itself or another business associate that released the information to the data provider This is intended to be a foreign key to a possible database entry DATE Date Time Table cptDataInfo The date that the cone penetration test was taken Format Month Day Year END DATE LAST_UPDATED Date Time Date Time Table cptDataInfo Ending date of the collection activity for a given borehole Format Month Day Year Table cptDataInfo Date of data entry or most recent update of exsting record Format Month Day Y ear SITE NAME Text Table cptDataInfo A common name for the Site This name does not need to be unique within the naming system DEPTH Number Table cptDataInfo The maximum hole depth for the cone penetration test DEPTH UOM Text Table cptDataInfo The unit of measure of the measured depth XML FILE PATH Text Table hole_test_assoc An absolute file path to the xml file containing CPT data ID Text Table BAssoc A code or simple name for the Business Associate This value is intended to be a foreign key for referencing this data instance NAME Text Table BAssoc A common name for this 76 Field Name Data Type Description Business Associate This name does not need to be u
93. Back me _ Stop Refresh Home Search Fawomtes Histoy Mal E Discuss o Address http 216 132254 225 ndex asp z Go Liks COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical Virtual Data Center GVDC Please see the Project Wodshop The overall project is divided into a short term and a long term objective The apenda June 21 23 04 in Newport project we are now undertaking encompasses the short term objective only to Beach CA The cesutis of the user develop a pilot web based system linking the PG amp E Caltrans CGS and USGS Soenario survey mors 2 gt example geotechnical data sets The long term objective a future project not yet funded is to extend the pilot system and develop a web based system linking multiple data sets read more gt gt The objective is to develop consensus recommendations for clastitying archiving and web Seseminason of geotechnical dru more gt gt COSMOS and the PEER Lifelines Program ate coordinating a66itional wotshops and ectablithine a nilat nratect leading to mase gt gt H Sponsored dy il In Partnership with J impiementes by e CalTrans e Pacific Eanhquake Engineenn e Unwersity of Southern California e California Energy Commission Research Center e Consorturn of Organizations for e Pacific Gas amp Electric e United States Geological Surve Strong Molion Observations o PEER Lifvlines Program e Calfomia Geological Surve Systems A gt ZUSGS 5 Pi i3 he sence for a Chamgeng
94. EA number LATITUDE Number Decimal latitude value LONGITUDE Number Decimal longitude value COUNTY Text The county in which the cone penetration test was taken 68 Field Name Data Type Description E The route or highway along which the cone ROUTE Number penetration E was ake BK PM PFX Text Beginning post mile prefix BK PM Number Beginning post mile AH PM PFX Text Ending post mile prefix AH PM Number Ending post mile BK KP PFX Text Beginning kilopost prefix BK KP Number Beginning kilopost AH KP PFX Text Ending kilopost prefix AH KP Number Ending kilopost a The maximum hole depth for the cone an Number penetration test DEPTH _UOM Text The Unit of Measure of the depth A common name for the Site This name does SITE _ NAME Text not need to be unique within the naming system The name of the original source of data obtained for this Site This could be the data rovider itself or another business associate eee TOR A released the information to the data provider This is intended to be a foreign key to a possible database entry LAST UPDATED Text Date of data entry or most recent update of exsting record The geographic coordinate reference system GEODETIC DATUM Text CRS used to give the latitude and longitude of the location reference point STATION OFFSET Text Distance northward from any point of NORTHING Text departure or of r
95. GIS and SHMP Web Manager California Geological Survey dvaughah consrv ca gov Figure 9 shows how the same database structure utilized by the GVDC could be integrated within the CGS SHMP website Customization of the GVDC SVG Previewer for Boreholes see section SVG Previewer for Borehole source code would be one method for providing dynamic views of the CGS geotechnical borehole data through the SHMP website as well as through the GVDC 60 Internal Borehole Geotechnical RIZ DMP Production GIS review QA Metadata Test Data Oracle QC and filter Generation XML files data to be and XML CGS Intranet released Translation Firewall release End Users authority 1 Geotechnical Engineering Practice fa View CGS SHMP Geotechnical WebMap GIS Environmental Data as Images Engineering m Regional Geologic SHMP Production Web Server Applications Download CGS Borehole Report Excel Research and Specialty Testing cea Figure 9 Schematic view of how the CGS database customized to interoperate with the GVDC can be integrated with the SHMP website CGS OAIB Customization OAIB is an application which provides an interface between a JDBC capable database and an OAI server NCSA 2004a OAI 2004 The technical details of this application downloading and installation instructions are provided in sections OAIB Open Archives in a Box
96. L format and connectivity from server side scripts was established The data provider s native geotechnical data sets were mapped to the COSMOS PEER LL geotechnical data XML format including complete borehole test data attributes Chapter 3 Benoit et al this report The OAIB components were installed on the data providers servers and configuration files were written to map the native data sets search parameters to the COSMOS PEER LL geotechnical data XML format The GVDC harvester code was written and implemented in Java GVDC administrators may add update or delete beorhole recors through the GVDC administrative website The harvester code was connected to the OAIB services maintained on the data providers servers Tables for end user and administrator registration were created in the MySQL database The ability to change user login information is also provided both end users and administrators have the ability to save and change his her profile Administrators also have an interface withint the administrator website for maintaining users subscribers accounts Data providers privacy policies were provided for the GVDC These policies are displayed on the end user data download pages and are editable from within the administrative user interface A user must agree to these policies in order to download data Administrators may obtain resports on data download statistics through the GVDC administrator website The GIS
97. L geotechnical data XML format Plans are currently being implemented to upgrade the front end web interface to address limitations 4 within the next year 4 5 2004 WORKSHOP A workshop was held on June 21 23 2004 to review the results of the project and receive input from the geotechnical engineering community The workshop included presentations and discussions on the COSMOS PEER Pilot System for Web Dissemination of Geotechnical Data this project from a user as well as an administrative perspective and presentations discussions and recommendations regarding an Federal Highway Administration FHWA survey and assessment of requirements for a web accessible distributed geotechnical data system for use by FHWA and state DOTs The workshop also included summary presentations of web enabled geotechnical and environmental data dissemination systems currently deployed by the U S Army Corp of Engineers and the British Geological Survey and the plan for archiving and web dissemination of geotechnical Instrumentation site data by the NEES Consortium Focused discussions identified issues related to implementation of a web enabled system for dissemination of distributed geotechnical data for general use The knowledge gained from this workshop will be applied in future upgrades of the GVDC system architecture and databases Proceedings of the workshop may be obtained by contacting COSMOS http www cosmos eq org or PEER http www peer berkeley ed
98. N REDUCER Text the friction reducer behind the base of the cone should be reported if used The rate of advance of the penetrometer PEE ONT uae Rate should be between 20 5 mm second PENETRATION RATE UOM Text Penetration Rate Unit of Measure TIP CAPACITY Number The capacity of the tip load cell TIP CAPACITY_UOM Text Tip Capacity Unit of Measure SLEEVE CAPACITY Number The capacity of the sleeve load cell SLEEVE CAPACITY UOM Text Sleeve Capacity Unit of Measure SURFACE CELL CAPACITY Number The capacity of the surface load cell SURFACE CELL CAPACITY UOM Text Suface Cell Capacity Unit of Measure PORE CAPACITY Number The capacity of the pore pressure load cell PORE CAPACITY UOM Text Pore Capacity Unit of Measure The date of the last calibration of the CALIBRATION DATE Date Time penetrometer Specify which components were calibrated A text descriptor providing additional information relevant to the CPT parameters REMERS ace and equipment especially if those differ from standard requirements UPDATE Date Time The date of the last update to the data in this table Table 7 Caltrans Access database table cptParams A generalized illustration of how the Caltrans data set is integrated with the GVDC is provided in Figure 12 72 Geotechnical Virtual Data Center GVDC Geotechnical Engineering Community End Users End User Interface m Java Backend 5 and MySQL Cal
99. OPERATOR SOUNDING CONE_USED LOCATION JOB_NUM LATITUDE LONGITUDE COUNTY DEPTH_UOM SITE_NAME DATA_SOURCE LAST_UPDATED GEODETIC_DATUM STATION_OFFSET NORTHING EASTING LOCAL_CRS ELEVATION ELYATION_UOM ELEVATION_DATUM CPT_FILE_PATH XML_FILE_PATH ID_KEY INQUIRY STATUS datelastupdated FRICTION 4REA_UOM TIPSLEEVE DISTANCE TIPSLEEVE DISTANCE_UOM FRICTION REDUCER PENETRATION RATE PENETRATION RATE_UOM TIP CAPACITY TIP CAPACITY _UOM SLEEVE CAPACITY SLEEVE CAPACITY_UIOM SURFACE CELL CAPACITY SURFACE CELL CAPACITY UOM PORE CAPACITY PORE CAPACITY_UOM CALIBRATION DATE Figure 11 Relationship diagram of Caltrans database tables and keys MS Access See Tables 5 6 and 7 for more information on tables 66 The following tables were manually added to the Caltrans Access database and include the parameters shown in Tables 5 6 and 7 Table 5 Caltrans Access database table BAssoc This table is identical to the BAssoc table described in Chapter 3 Benoit et al this report Field Name Data Description Type A code or simple name for the Business Associate ID Text This value is intended to be a foreign key for referencing this data instance A value which describes the context for the CODESPACE Text development of the Id value The Id is unique within this context A common name for this business associate This NAME Text name does not need to be unique within the naming syste
100. PACIFIC EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER Archiving and Web Dissemination of Geotechnical Data Development of a Pilot Geotechnical Virtual Data Center Jennifer N Swift University of Southern California Loren L Turner Caltrans Jean Benoit University of New Hampshire J Carl Stepp Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems Clifford J Roblee Caltrans Sponsor California Department of Tranportation PEER Lifelines Project 2L02 Draft Final Report Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems December 2004 Archiving and Web Dissemination of Geotechnical Data Development of a Pilot Geotechnical Virtual Data Center Jennifer N Swift University of Southern California Loren L Turner Caltrans Jean Benoit University of New Hampshire J Carl Stepp Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems Clifford J Roblee Caltrans PEER Lifelines Project 2L02 Final Report Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems December 2004 ABSTRACT A pilot distributed system for archiving and web dissemination of geotechnical data collected and stored by various agencies and organization the COSMOS PEER LL GVDC is described in this report The pilot system design is based on an extensive survey of users and uses of geotechnical data and current practices that principal data providers use for archiving and dissemination of data The pr
101. R LL standard format contact information also stored in the GVDC MySQL database is provided in the search results page feos 9 YF OBO amp g9 e Sues Step Retesh Home Search Favortes History Mat Print Ed Fe bp 216 132254 225 0gn asp E Addess LATINY cos PROJ T IMFO Login Use this page to login 0 you can search for documents Subscriber Login Login Help Forgotten your password Erter Not a Subscriber Yet ou can become a COSMOS subscriber by filing out our simple oriine em Chick the Registration button below to go to the HOME PROJECT WO ApOUT CALENDan VERR sumuEY CORUS Copyeged 3004 COLMONIPERR Alt agtts sesereed l DET Heer 7216 132 254 225 index sip Figure 4 5 Secure SSL GVDC system login page This link takes the user to the map interface and text based documents search 4 3 BACK END SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE A comprehensive overview of the pilot project system architecture is provided in Figure 4 11 The details for the pilot project data providers Caltrans CGS USGS and PG amp E systems are illustrated on the right and are discussed in detail in Appendix 3 Each data provider maintains 1 a native geotechnical data set or database including the searchable parameters for the GVDC front end 2 an OAIB installation which allows the GVDC to harvest the search parameter data from the native database or data set and 3 a data translator for exporti
102. RIDGE 000002_00041_33117H8 ORANGE FWY CGS_O000002_00041_33117H8 SPT 1989 08 10 2002 03 14 Teri McGuire 57 and TONNER CANYON BRIDGE 000002_00042_33117H8 ORANGE FWY CGS _000002_00042_33117H8 SPT 1989 08 10 2002 03 14 Teri McGuire 57 and TONNER CANYON BRIDGE 000002_00043_33117G8 ARCO Former CG _000002_00043_33117G8 SPT 1989 08 10 2002 03 14 Teri hle Gui Station No 1365 M excel D samt T excel M maL M excel D sat Excel T yout 000002_00046_33117H8 Thrifty Oil CGS _000002_00046_33117H8 SPT 1989 08 10 2002 03 14 Teri hke Guire Company Brea E Excel E XML CA Station No 14 000002_00046_33117H8 Apha Beta CGS _000002_00046_33117H8 SPT 1989 08 10 2002 03 14 Teri hie Guire Distribution T Excel D saat Facility zi E B eg Internet 7 Figure 4 8 Search results page listing records from the GVDC MySQL database corresponding to the boreholes containing only SPT data selected using the map interface and arrow tool Figure 4 7 of data from the GVDC MySQL database A confirmation is provided indicating either success or failure for each update If deleting records from the MySQL database the administrator must then click on the Delete option in order to delete records from the GVDC that were earlier marked for deletion in the data providers database and uploaded as such into the MySQL database Thus each time an end user visits the GIS map interface the map is dynamically updated to display only the boeholes cont
103. RL s are harvested concurrently with the other borehole metadata from the customized Caltrans database utilizing the OAIB query accoding to the configuration file mapping shown above The metadata are then stored on the GVDC server in the GVDC MySQL database When an end user searches the GVDC website the user only has access to metadata contained in the MySQL database If the user decides to download specific borehole test data 1 The user first must agree to Caltrans data usage and privacy policies then 2 May download a dynamically zipped file containing the borehole data files they requested in XML and or Excel formats Though the XML files on the remote Caltrans production server are streamed to the GVDC then zipped on the fly for the user this action is invisible to the end user The downloading process outlined above is presented in detail in section Front End Website 4 1 3 United States Geological Survey USGS The USGS became interested in participating in this project as a way to help support geologic and ground water modeling projects being conducted by USGS in the Los Angeles region Ponti 2004 The USGS currently maintains their own repository for detailed core and pore fluid chemical analyses conducted by USGS using an in house developed FileMaker based core logging system The project participants desired to support development of centralized access to a broad range of subsurface information from various sources
104. Row 2 Numeric Soil behavior rolling avg interval of readings Pore pressure time step Active data collection channels An example of metadata contained in the first two rows of a Caltrans CPT data file CP96B109 25 96 09 55 R FITZPATRICK English SF BAY BR BNT B 577 T C 04 043551 3 3 5 05 1 12 34 Following this header section CPT test information is organized in tab delimited columns as follows e Column 1 Depth Measurement meters of the depth reached by the cone tip e Column 2 Tip resistance Measurement TSF of resistance against the cone tip e Column 3 Sleeve resistance Measurement TSF of resistance against the cone sleeve e Column 4 optional Pore pressure Measurement of pore water pressure e Column 4 5 Inclination Measurement degrees of how much the cone tip varies from verticle as it is pushed into the soil It is important to note that each measurement is recorded at and corresponds to the depth value in the same row A complete example of a native Caltrans CPT data file may look like this CP96B109 25 96 09 55 R FITZPATRICK English SF BAY BR BNT B 577 T C 04 043551 3 3 5 05 oh te 23 Ah 0 95 38 8 0 440 0 28 0 16 1 00 28 7 0 265 0 12 0 16 1 05 21 8 0 164 0 14 0 17 1 10 14 7 0 049 0 20 0 16 1 15 8 3 0 004 0 22 0 16 Caltrans developed their GVDC pilot project geotechnical data set in a Microsoft Access database specifically for use in this project Native CPT data f
105. SL Secure Socket Layer e Subscriber data search capabilities including test based search functionalities e Subscriber data download functionalities including Q O O Download geotechnical test data in XML format Download geotechnical test data in MS Excel format Excel files are streamed on the fly from XML files Softartisans 2004 Multiple files in one or both formats are zipped ZBit 2004 on the fly and offered to the subscriber to save on a permanent media e Subscriber account maintenance e Administrative Login and data management functionalities including O O O Subscriber account management Interface for entering and editing data providers disclaimers usage and privacy policys that a subscriber must agree to in order to download data Data source information management Reports download statistic on subscriber downloads on a yearly monthly weekly or daily basis Data and GVDC administrators account maintenance Legacy Data management at this time for the four data providers CGS Caltrans PG amp E and USGS this page is integrated with the Java Harvester using JSP Java Server Pages functionalities for harvesting geotechnical metdata from remote data provider s servers An admistrator can directly add update or delete records from the GVDC MySQL database Administrator help Administrative privileges can be assigned to any data provider s database administrator by the GVDC administr
106. Solution Explorer located on the right side of the screen open xml_to_svg aspx 8 Double click on the main window it will appear as a grid of dots this will automatically open the code section xml_to_svg aspx vb 9 In the code section click Debug then click Start This will compile and execute the application A set of sample charts should be produced once the application has ran Soa Once these installation steps have been completed the CPT previewer application is ready to run on this server If no new parameters are available to the application the previwer reproduce the same sample sets In order to generate new charts provide a URL pointing to a COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical XML Schema compliant XML file containing CPT data in the QueryString Example http www mywebserver com XML2SVG xml_to_svg aspx xmlURL htttp www aWebserver com XMLwithCPT xml Creating a Virtual Directory To create a Virtual Directory MS Windows 2000 XP on the same server that the VB NET CPT previewer application is installed on Go to the Control Panel Open the Administrative Tools directory Open Computer Management Expand Services and Applications to expand click the plus sign on the right Expand Internet Information Services Navigate to your web server 7 Right click on the desired web site highlight New then click Virtual Directory 8 Click Next 9 Foran alia
107. T TYPE HOGENTOGGLE TC618 DATA SOURCE CALIFORNIA DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTACT DAVE TOTH 916 227 7000 Done internet all Figure 2 13 Preview of CPT data prior to downloading For data where no direct download exists the client can click the CONTACT button to view contact information for that particular data set This feature is shown in Figure 2 14 2 21 E Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5 Microsoft Internet Explorer oj x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help a Bak gt O A Qsearch Favorites meda C4 B S fe S EF Links Address http pages sbeglobal net rlzturner VDC Search_Results_CONTACT html W Go CONTACT INFORMATION CALTRANS GEOTECHNICAL TESTING BRANCH 5900 FOLSOM BLVD MS5 SACRAMENTO CA 95819 916 227 7000 cosmos RETURN TO SEARCH RESULTS PAGE Figure 2 14 Display of contact information 2 8 CONCLUSIONS Using the results from a recently administered online survey of geo professionals nationwide the User Scenario Work Group has established a baseline of current practices and has identified functional requirements for a pilot geotechnical information management system A user scenario is presented for one of the more common practices developing geotechnical design recommendations for the construction of a structure Within the context of that particular scenario a mock up is presented with proposed features and an interface intended
108. T data as charts using SVG 91 6 3 1 SVG Previewer for Boreholes The borehole previewer application was written in VB NET and C C by Savage Software 2004 see Contact Information I Nincic The borehole previewer is accessed on the GVDC front end website by clicking the BLG Basic Lithology link under Data Types in a search results webpage see section Main Website Design When the BLG link is clicked a borelog is generated on the fly using SVG displayed in a new browser window Figure 17 Sne Name ARCO Former Stagon No 1365 Hole Type 9 testiexploratory baring Data Provider ccs Total Depth 40 Data Source Orange Co Health Dept Driller PEMC Record Updated 3142002 Log Date 87101583 _ _ _____ ____ _ Longfituie 117 9875 evatantiorenteam Latitude 33 S682 s a Depth Description Comments ML Sit clayey very dark grayish brown 1D low plasticity fines 35 nonplasto tines maist firm Gt Gravet Baciil CL Clay fat sity olve 5 106nonpiasio fines 85 95 high piasticty tines moist stif SM Sand sity lack 15 nonpiestc fines 85 fine to medium grained sand saturated loose CL Clay sity olive 15 norpiastic Snes BOemedum plastichy fines moist firm Powered by R PP SAVEGE SOFTWARE Figure 17 A borelog dynamically generated by the borehole previewer The source code is the best source of detailed documentation Nevertheless to summarize the command li
109. Test Parameters Tip Depth The depth of measurement at the penetrometer tip Tip Resistance The end bearing component of penetration resistance in units of stress referred to as qc uncorrected for net area ratio Friction Sleeve The friction component of penetration resistance in units of Resistance stress developed on a friction sleeve refereed to as fs Penetration Pore Fluid pressure measured using the piezocone penetration Pressure test Inclination Inclination of the penetrometer during advance in degrees Remak A text descriptor providing additional information relevant to the CPT data and results Date Last Updated The date of the last update to the data in this table Cone Penetration Test Dissipation Data During cone penetration testing it is possible to conduct dissipation tests to evaluate the hydraulic conductivity of soils The process consists in stopping the penetrometer advance at the depth of interest and observing the pore pressure decay with time Standard testing procedures are described in ASTM D 5778 Cone Penetration dissipation data are presented in this table Name Definition Cone Penetration Test Data The Cone Penetration Test Data of which these CPT dissipation data are a part The CPT dissipation data must be related to a Cone Penetration Test Data This value is a 3 9 foreign key that shou
110. The functional requirements of a virtual data center depend on the types of data users and the range of their uses of the data which are together called user scenarios Standardization of data formats is considered to be essential in the long term However translator routines can be developed to access data in varied formats from multiple linked databases and to deliver them to the user in a standard format An index of each database or collection of data files linked to the virtual center is required to define the data that can be obtained through the virtual center Finally a standard data dictionary which to the extent practicable is common for all databases linked in the system is required A functional geotechnical virtual data center must be able to accommodate the varied data archiving and dissemination policies of participating organizations For this reason the virtual data center hub normally will not house data but it could house metadata the descriptions of the data and or data indexes and translators that allow data to be accessed through the hub from various linked database providers The concept is that the data sources or providers will also be users and the general user community will be able to access data from all database providers through the virtual center In this configuration the virtual center can be expanded to link any number of geotechnical databases 1 2 Project Design Participants in the Phase I workshop recomme
111. Type by extension Name abstractBasicType Abstract no XML Instance Representation lt gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name abstractBasicType gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd complexType gt Simple Type otherNameType Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None 29 Name otherNameType Content e Built in XSD Type string e pattern Other A Za z0 9 1 54 Documentation A pattern that is used to make an enumerate list extendable It adds the capability to give an additional value of Other xx where xx is two or more alphanumeric characters It s main use is as follows An enumerated list is developed Then a new extendable list is developed by making a union of this type with the list The same may be accomplished by creating the extendable list directly by adding the pattern to the end of the list of values Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name otherNameType gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd pattern value Other A Za z0 9 1 54 gt lt xsd restriction gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type extSiteTypeEnum Parent type None Direct sub types None Name extSiteTypeEnum Content e Union of following types o otherNameType o siteTypeEnum Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name extSiteTypeEnum gt lt xsd union memberTypes otherNameType siteTypeEnum
112. Unknown from owner operator Unknown from 3rd party An estimate of the accuracy of the location reference point This should be one of the following 0 3 m 1 100 sec 3 m 1 10 sec 15 m 1 2 sec 30 m 1 sec 90 m 3 sec lt 150 m 5 sec 300 m 10 sec 800 m 1 min gt 800 m gt 1 min Data Source The name of the original source of data obtained for this Site This could be the data provider itself or another business associate that released the information to the data provider This is intended to be a foreign key to a possible database entry although there is no expectation that this entry will actually exist 14 A2 A sample of earth material collected for the purpose of description or Specimen testing A specimen may be collected directly from a site or hole collected from the same Specimen material or from another Specimen Name Definition Name A common name for the Specimen This name does not need to be unique within the naming system Naming System A list of names or a method for developing a list of names Hole The hole of which this Specimen is a part A specimen must be related to a hole either through this attribute or through Core This value should select an instance of Hole based on the Id value of the Hole Note if Specimen comes from a Core then the Core attribute must be populated and a value for Hole is not required Core Layer
113. WLEDGMENTS A special thank you to Joe Futrelle and Joel Plutchak at NCSA for their continued support of the OAIB architecture components Singular acknowledgement goes to John Bobbitt of POSC for his extensive assistance in translating the new geotechnical data dictionary into XML Schema Special recognition goes to Dan Ponti and Sean Devlin at USGS Paul Grimes at Caltrans Terilee McGuire at CGS and Jianping Hu at USC for their significant contributions to data set mapping and XML translator programming The authors would also like to thank the following participants in Task 3 of the project who provided valuable assistance in the GVDC development Joseph Sun Jean Pierre Bardet Mindy Squibb Hank Rastzesberger Debra Bartling Keith Farnsworth Raghu Satyanarayana Scott Weaver Bob Moscovitz and Oscar Jarquin This project was conducted under the leadership of COSMOS and through funding under Project 2L02 of PEER LL Carl Stepp was Principal Investigator and Jennifer Swift was Co principal Investigator The PEER LL Project is sponsored by Caltrans the California Energy Commission and PG amp E This project was conducted in partnership with CGS and the USGS 4 8 REFERENCES Benoit J Bobbitt J Ponti D and Shimel S 2004 Data Dictionary and Formatting Standard for Dissemination of Geotechnical Data submitted to Geo Trans 2004 Los Angeles CA July 27 31 Bobbitt J Benoit J Ponti D Turner L Shimel S Squ
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115. a minor component of the layer This is intended to be an element of the classification system and is only relevant if the secondary classification attribute exists The value may be qualified by the measured or estimated percentage of the layer for which this classification is relevant Description A text descriptor for the layer This can be used to provide additional descriptive information about the layer or can be used In lieu of the primary secondary or tertiary classifications Remarks A text descriptor providing information relevant to the layer interval but not specifically relevant to a description of the layer itself Examples of this could be drill rig behavior driller s comments and drill time through the layer Grain Size The average or representative grain size of the material in the layer This can be represented as a quantity of grain diameter usually mm or phi or as a text descriptor If a text descriptor a definition or reference to a classification system should be defined 11 A2 Bedding A description of the representative bedding thickness and character within the layer if observed This is a text descriptor and should provide a definition of the descriptor as massive thickly bedded gt dm medium bedded cm dm thinly bedded lt cm laminated Basal Contact A description of the nature of the lowermost boundary of the layer if observed This can
116. a Geotechnical XML Schema Figure 5 General schematic of the Data Mapping process 52 Data translators are required to convert the data provider s detailed geotechnical borehole test information into valid XML W3C 2004a files as defined by the COSMOS Geotechnical Data XMLSchema version 1 0 Chapter 3 Benoit et al this report The translators created during this project are coded in different programming languages including VB NET Visual Basic NET Visual Basic and Java The publically available source code for the data translators and example XML output files for each data provider are contained in the root translators XML_examples level directories of the report CD Contact information is also indicated in the discussions below for obtaining more information of these applications The GVDC end user website design allows the end user to download the XML files containing detailed geotechnical test data via a URL for each borehole passed to the search results pages see section COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical Xml Schema for details on XML data attributes and relations The URL is a path plus the XML filename specified by the data providers at the time of translation The URL s are maintained in the data providers database Two different coding options are available to the data providers depending on how the data provider wishes XML files to be generated stored and delivered 1 The URL path points to stat
117. abase is also updated during the process of generating the Caltrans CPT XML files At the beginning of the conversion process the ASP NET application retrives the parameter representing the physical file path of the plain text CPT file cptDataInfo cptFilePath This is an absolute file path to the native Hogentoggler generated CPD file A dataset is generated containing data from the database related to the indicated CPT file path The following ia a snippet of this VB NET code 73 Dim connString As String _ Provider Microsoft Jet OLEDB 4 0 data _ source G WebServer cpthandler database cptDataInfo mdb Dim cn As New OleDbConnection connString Dim myWebClient As New System Net WebClient Dim strSQL As String SELECT FROM cptDataInfo WHERE CPT FILE PATH amp cptFilePath amp Dim cmd As New OleDbCommand strSQL cn Dim da As New OleDbDataAdapter cmd Dim ds As New DataSet da Fill ds The data is retrieved and stored in variables cptDataInfo cptLatitude cptDataInfo cptLongitude etc The file obtained from variable cptDataInfo cptFilePath is then opened using VB NET s StreamReader class This VB NET code is as follows Dim oStreamRead As StreamRead oStreamRead File OpenText cptFilePath Using the available VB NET StreamReader functions data from native CPT files is parsed and stored in fields cptDataInfo cptDate cptDataInfo cptJobNum cptDataInfo cptOperator etc in the Calt
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119. acquired It also was noted that data quality impacts liability issues 8 How should liability be managed It is recommended that COSMOS research liability exposure posed by the GVDC In geotechnical engineering practice liability rests with the registered professionals who use the data rather than with the data provider If a user obtains data from the GVDC and then finds later that it is bad data the liability is not clear Disclaimers and user guidance documents should be developed COSMOS should consider following the AGS and Kentucky examples and establish a legal working group to address liability matters Implementation amp Management Issues l What are the next steps to have the COSMOS GVDC adopted by practice A key next step is to establish a funding mechanism for implementation and operation of the GVDC This means marketing the system through presentations at conferences such as FHWA regional geotechnical conferences the management sessions of the Transportation Review Board TRB and to technical working groups development of a brochure and circulating it widely among potential supporters and development of an appealing Web site Action should be taken to market the GVDC to states that have not yet recognized the benefit of a data management system Contacts for agencies and organizations can be provided by the FHWA Publications should be prepared for technical journals and workshop proceeding A second key need is to resolve th
120. agnostics 4rcIMS_Diagnostics html v Go Links gt ArcIMS DIAGNOSTICS ESRI Tests alfor some reason ArcIMS is not running as you expect run the tests below to determine which components are not f r ing properly eb server URL _ Protocol Host Name Port 4 A http gvde 1100 SS O https e g server domain com Sel ct component to test E http gvdc 1100 serylet com esri esrimap Esrima a amp r Check ArcIMS Servlet Connector A successful test ArcIMS Servlet Connector are functioning IMS v4 0 1 FA i T Check ArcIMS Application Server A successful tes a 1463 Servlet Connector and ArcIMS Application Server are f 27510054 0 n Test successful x lower right created by successfully selecting Component 1 14 Launch ArcIMS Administrator The user name and password will be the same as the Windows login under which ArcIMS was installed 106 a Highlight Services Create a new Test Map Service Service gt New enter in the following fields i Name Test ii Map File an AXL file from the ArcIMS Tutorial data such as C Program Files ArcGIS ArcIMS Samples TutorialData A XL SanFrancisco axl ili Vitual Server Imageserver iv Under Server Output 1 Image Type should be JPEG 2 Directory Location should point to the virtual output directory such as C ArcIMS output 3 HTTP Location should include the localhost name such as http gvdc 1100 output b Close ArcIMS Admi
121. ained which corresponds to a MySQL data entry and is required by the Java Harvester application Also it is not recommended to change any tag in the md format XML Notice that the last source name is the name of organization such as CGS USGS etc If the attribute names are ever changed in the CGS customized database only the database column names shown in this configuration file should be updated Whenever the CGS geotechnical database administrator initiates an update of the CGS data set into the GVDC see section Server Side Back End System Architechture the GVDC harvester communicates with the OAIB installation on the remote CGS production server The CGS XML file URL s are harvested concurrently with the other borehole metadata from the customized CGS database utilizing the OAIB query accoding to the configuration file mapping shown above The metadata are then stored on the GVDC server in the GVDC MySQL database When an end user searches the GVDC website the user only has access to metadata contained in the MySQL database If the user decides to download specific borehole test data 1 The user first must agree to CGS data usage and privacy policies then 2 May download a dynamically zipped file containing the borehole data files they requested in XML and or Excel formats Though the XML files on the remote CGS production server are streamed to the GVDC then zipped on the fly for the user this action is invisible to the en
122. ained with the GVDC MySQL database at that point in time The operation and maintenance costs for the GVDC system are minimal The system uses freeware and one yearly license for ESRI ArcIMS and a one time license for Softartisan ExcelWriter Upon completion the labor cost for operation and maintenance of the 4 10 5 OSMOS PEER L Microsoft Internet Explorer 0e GR ye foe Tools tip Ot D H 2 Pmb lt yPevetes Gda gt 77 ereraa rara coe pe 2g tks COSMOS PEER LL GVDC Document Download Vou have golected the tolowing Gocumert s to Onroad Prape read Pe Coocitions of Use ated chet Downed Mota Deyn Ihe dowlited of he tetected docurtert t NE ene af ma ee DO0008_10120_DITIEH Drow y 4 or ghar muo m Canaan LE ea aq m0 0 gt ra Thes data n beng provided do you directly from the Cattiortes Gectoge Survey Sette Hazard Macore Progen rough Me COSMOS OVDE Conditions of Use Please note that this Use Policy is subject to change without notice and that it reflects California State s current bupiness practices This Gere policy is dated December 7 2000 PERSONAL INFORMATION AND CHOICE Personal information is information about naterali person that identifies or describes on individual tecluding bet sot limited to hia of her Dabe Social security number physical description home address howe telephone nuber education financial cters afd medical or e
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124. al of the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting OAI is to supply and promote an application independent interoperability framework that can be used by a variety of communities who are engaged in publishing content on the Web The OAI protocol described in this document permits metadata harvesting The result is an interoperability framework with two classes of participants e Data Providers administer systems that support the OAI protocol as a means of exposing metadata about the content in their systems e Service Providers issue OAI protocol requests to the systems of data providers and use the returned metadata as a basis for building value added services In the world of OAI a harvester is defined as a client application that issues OAI requests OAI 2004b A harvester is operated by a service provider as a means of collecting metadata from repositories A repository is defined as a network accessible server to which OAI protocol requests embedded in HTTP can be submitted OAI 2004a Thus the OAI protocol provides access to GVDC borehole metadata stored in the MySQL database from OAI compliant repositories the data providers remote geotechnical databases A record is defined as an XML encoded byte stream that is returned by a repository in response to an OAI protocol request for metadata from an item in that repository OAI version 1 1 supports the notion of a deleted record which
125. alified by the type of phone number eg fax voice voice mail mobile and the nature business or personal EMAIL Text The email address of a Business Associate ASSOCIATED WITH Text The company or group that this Business Associate is associated with This is a foreign key to another instance of business associate It is not required that the other instance be instantiated BA_ CONTACT Text A foreign key to another Business Associate who serves as a contact for this Business Associate Table 6 Caltrans Access database table cptDataInfo Field Name Data Type Description A code or simple name for the CPT Data set This value is intended to be a foreign key for epee TER referencing this data instance The business associate to which inquiries SAMED rex about this Hole Data may be addressed OPERATOR Text The business associate that executed the cone penetration test SOUNDING Text A site specific describing the location of the cone penetration test DATE Text The date that the cone penetration test was taken END_DATE Text The type of cone penetrometer used for testing a mechanical cone b electric cone CONE USED Text c piezocone d seismic piezocone e lateral stress cone f dynamic cone g acoustic cone h resistivity cone i vibratory cone j miniature cone or k other LOCATION Text The job location JOB_NUM Text The job
126. alue obsidian hydration gt lt xsd enumeration value organic carbon gt lt xsd enumeration value redox potential gt lt xsd enumeration value paleobotany gt lt xsd enumeration value paleomagnetics gt lt xsd enumeration value palynology gt lt xsd enumeration value petrography gt lt xsd enumeration value pH gt lt xsd enumeration value phosopholipid fatty acid gt lt xsd enumeration value pocket penetrometer gt lt xsd enumeration value point selective sample gt lt xsd enumeration value pore water chemistry gt lt xsd enumeration value potassium argon gt lt xsd enumeration value radiocarbon gt lt xsd enumeration value repeatedly sheared direct shear gt lt xsd enumeration value resonant column gt lt xsd enumeration value ring shear gt lt xsd enumeration value rubidium strontium gt lt xsd enumeration value SEM photo gt lt xsd enumeration value small strain cyclic simple shear gt lt xsd enumeration value smear slide gt lt xsd enumeration value soil chemistry gt lt xsd enumeration value specific gravity gt lt xsd enumeration value stratigraphy sedimentology gt lt xsd enumeration value stratigraphic chronology gt lt xsd enumeration value strontium isotopes gt lt xsd enumeration value tephronology gt lt xsd enumeration value bulk density porosity gt lt xsd enumeration value thermal conductivity gt lt xsd enumeration v
127. alue thermal optical luminescence gt lt xsd enumeration value thin section gt lt xsd enumeration value trovane gt lt xsd enumeration value trace metals gt lt xsd enumeration value triaxial shear gt lt xsd enumeration value undetermined gt lt xsd enumeration value uranium isotopes gt lt xsd enumeration value uranium helium gt lt xsd enumeration value uranium lead gt lt xsd enumeration value vane shear gt lt xsd enumeration value Wweathering gt lt xsd enumeration value x ray analysis gt lt xsd restriction gt 42 lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type extLayerSourceEnum Parent type None Direct sub types None Name extLayerSourceEnum Content e Union of following types o otherNameType o layerSourceEnum Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name extLayerSourceEnum gt lt xsd union memberTypes otherNameType layerSourceEnum gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type layerSourceEnum Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None Name _ layerSourceEnum Content e Built in XSD Type string e value core CPT cuttings geophysical log estimate outcrop unknown Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name layerSourceEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value core gt lt xsd enumeration value CPT gt lt xsd enumeration value cuttings gt lt
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129. ap asp e popContent asp e popDataTypes asp e CustomerDocSearch asp e CustomerDocSearchResults asp 6 2 2 Function Processing Blocks The function processing blocks are written primarily in ASP and JavaScript JS and do most of the work of the site They take instructions from the Gateway Flow blocks and or by other Function Processing blocks and respond with the answers to the end users requests These blocks can modify variables make calls to other subroutines and access data in databases These blocks are mostly located in the root GIS_Map_Application includes and js level directories and include General_Functions asp Html Functions asp Map Functions asp FileConversion inc CosmosUtils js FGIJSUtilities js e FGIVicinityMap js 89 e ZoomBox js 6 2 3 HTML Blocks These blocks contain HTML only There is no ASP or JS included in these files They contain easily recognizable elements of the displayed pages and are based on templates designed by Farallon 2004 Interseller 2004 and Internovations 2004 see Contact Information A Peters and M Jarvis and J Castro respectively Header htm Help htm LatLon htm 6 2 4 Global Variables Global inc Set up server parameters e Application MapService Cosmos2 e Application MySQLADOConnectString uid pwd dsn 1097 01 Cosmos Setup Map Display Parameters e Application MapWidth 623 Application MapHeight 424 Application pointMarkerTyp
130. application of 10 successive blows or if the total number of blows have reached 100 Blows Fourth Penetration N Value Penetration for fourth increment Complete increment is 6 inch 150 mm Partial increment should be recorded to the nearest inch 25 mm The uncorrected SPT N Value is defined as the sum of second and third increments from 6 to 18 inches 150 to 450 mm Deviation from this definition occurs if penetration is stopped due to any of the 6 inch 150 mm increment reaching 50 blows or if there is no observed advance during the application of 10 successive blows or the total number of blows have reached 100 Such deviations should be reported as number of blows for each complete 6 inch increment or number of blows for each partial increment Partial increments should be reported to the nearest inch 25 mm N Value Top Depth The measured depth associated with the beginning of the interval of penetration for the reported N Value N Value Base Depth The measured depth associated with the end of the interval of penetration for the reported N Value Measured Energy The measured energy ratio expressed as a percentage Remarks A text descriptor providing additional information relevant to the Standard Penetration Test of the soil specimen Date Last Updated The date of the last update to the data in this table Standard Penetration Test Parameters The standard
131. apply Graphical e g points on a map Short text summaries of the data sets e g key metadata Table of search results Other DODO Other 1 Table of search results Graphical 41 Short Text Summaries 66 Do you need to have the capability to search sort through your search results a Yes 82 a No 18 67 How would you prefer to preview the data resulting from the search Please check all that apply a Text preview of raw data e g columns of numbers for CPT data a Graphical preview of the data set i e CPT data plotted with depth a Other Other Text preview 35 41 Graphical preview 52 Al 68 How would you prefer to download and use the geotechnical data Please check all that apply Q Download immediately based upon the results of the short text summary text preview graphical preview or other form a Shopping Cart method check a box continue searching and download everything later a Other Other Shopping cart method 0 Download immediately 54 46 69 In what format s would you prefer to download geotechnical data Please check all that apply a ASCII delimited text e g text file with parameters separated by commas tab etc Rich Text Format e g Word Database format e g Access Filemaker Pro Oracle Spreadsheet format e g Excel Image file e g JPEG TIFF Web based Format e g XML Other Ooooodo Web format Other ASCII
132. arnsworth Raghu Satyanarayana Scott Weaver Bob Moscovitz and Oscar Jarquin We would like to thank the following project contributors who provided valuable insight in designing the pilot data dictionary Salvatore Corona David Jang Alan Marr Terilee McGuire and Mindy Squibb We extend special thanks to Charles Real of the California Geological Survey for his participation throughout the project and for his valuable contributions Finally we extend sincere thanks to Sam Mansukhani and Tom Lefchik for the valuable resource and funding support that the Federal Highway Administration provided for the project workshop This project was conducted under the leadership of the Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems COSMOS ill TABEL OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 Project Concept 1 2 Project Design 1 3 Project Implementation 1 4 Report Organization 1 5 References 2 ESTABLISHING BASELINE PRACTICES AND IDENTIFYING USER NEEDS FOR ELECTRONIC ARCIVING AND WEB DISSEMINATION OF GEOTECHNICAL DATA 2 1 Introduction 2 2 Background and Approach 2 3 User Survey 2 4 Survey Results About the Respondents 2 5 Survey Results Baseline Practices 2 5 1 General Comments 2 5 2 Borehole Drilling and Sampling Practices 2 5 3 Geotechncal Lab Testing Practice 2 5 4 Geotechnical In situ Testing Practice 2 5 5 Geophysical Testing Practice 2 5
133. as Microsoft Access MySQL or PostgreSQL databases into the COSMOS PEER LL XML Schema format Benoit et al 2004 and 3 an OAIB installation which allows the GVDC to harvest the search parameter data from the native database or data set NCSA 2004a To participate in the GVDC a data provider s data set must include geotechnical test data as well as relevant associated borehole information required by the GVDC harvester system The steps for mapping data providers native data types inlcude 1 Correlating native geotechnical data types to the COMOS PEER LL XMLSchema data types in order to translate the data sets into XML compliant with the XML schema Figure 5 2 Correlating and or generating native geotechnical data to OAIB compliant borehole metadata such as location and contact information to satisfy the GVDC website front end search page requirments and the OAI specifications for metadata harvesting At present data mapping is a manual process of carefully comparing and matching the orginal data providers data sets attributes with the data dictionary and XML schema Figure 5 One of the most time consuming elements of this effort is assembling and agreeing upon the respective attribute definitions Automation of the data mapping process is currently being proposed as part of a future phase of this project Need to Define Common Data Dictionary Elements COSMOS Provider s PEER LL Native Dat
134. ata do you use and or generate Please check all that apply Unit Weight Moisture Content Maximum minimum Density Relative Density Specific Gravity Particle Size Analysis Atterberg Limits Consolidation Direct Shear Strength friction angle and cohesion Unconfined Compressive Strength Triaxial shear strength parameters friction angle and cohesion Mohr Coulomb envelope from triaxial tests Full stress strain curves from strength tests R value CBR Cyclic Dynamic Properties Other OvooOoOOOOKOCHKOOOOCOOOD 100 10 Unit Weight Moisture Content Max Min Density Specific Gravity Particle Size Atterberg Limits Consolidation Direct Shear Strength Unconfined Compression Triaxial Mohr Coulomb Stress Strain Curves R Value CBR Cyclic Dynamic Properties The above chart shows the percentages of the respondents that had indicated that they used lab test data in question 16 that checked the particular response Those that indicated other had responses including permeability relative compaction corrosion dispersion miniature vane sensitivity cyclic static DSS ASTM C 97 ASTM C 99 ASTM C 170 ASTM C 241 ASTM C 880 LBR erosion testing loss on ignition hydrometer double transverse shear strain at 50 su and soluble salts 22 Al 40 41 How does your organization typically acquire lab test data Please check all that apply Conduct lab testing internally Cont
135. ator The data provider s administrator can then have full access to the Administrative website functionalities freely over the internet There are also a number of static webspages on the main front end user website e Home page leads the user to the GIS Map interface e About the project general information e Project information more detail of the project tasks 87 e User survey results of the Geotechnical Data User Survey see Chapter 2 Turner et al this report e User forum online message forum for different project committees e News and events Information of Workshops proceedings and future project goals e Calendar of project related events e Contact information including project sponsors partners and participants e Subscriber help Information on projects participants data providers original data sources etc is dynamically loaded from the GVDC MySQL database same database used to harvest borehole metadata from data providers into these webapges A synopsis of the website functionalities is provided in Chapter 4 of this report Pilot Geotechnical Data System Architecture and Databases Swift et al A web server certificate was issued to COSMOS from Starfield Starfield 2004 for the domain geodata cosmos data org This means that the GVDC website has been authenticated by a trusted Certification Authority Once a certificate has been issued the issuer sends an e mail message contain
136. be a justifiable investment for a state DOT The consensus response to this question is yes More readily available data would reduce project costs Since a broad geotechnical assets management system has several componentsthe GVDC would need to be integrated with the larger system 4 How can the GVDC development and implementation be coordinated with the broader FHWA initiative to develop a general geotechnical assets management system The project for development of the FHWA geotechnical assets management system GAMS should proceed As the GVDC is a component of the GAMS the extent to which it will be adopted and the level of its use will occur over time as state DOTs fully define and justify their needs 5 Who should operate the GVDC Essential requirements are indemnity and sustainability The consensus recommendation is that the GVDC could be operated by a non profit organization 6 What policy barriers exist States must honor their policies and policies are too variable among states to be fully stated at this time Each state will need to determine its policies and establish procedures for working within them 3 A4 T How should data quality be managed Data quality should be managed to avoid serious restrictions on data being entered into the system Users can judge data quality by the available metadata certified reports i e signed by a licensed professional AASHTO certified laboratories purpose for which data were
137. bed Component A physical feature or condition observed at ere oe UO ya point or within an interval of earth material within a hole Pa chai typically described megascopically A Component may represent some physical structural diagenetic mineralogical biological or geophysical characteristic It also may represent a condition temporal or persistent described at a point or within an interval AComponent may exist within a Layer or may extend across many Layers as Core A coherent interval extracted or attempted to be peer ae extracted from a hole where the physical locations of the ends of the Core are known in space This term is used to represent both the sample collected as well as the interval within the hole that is sampled Cores cannot overlap within a single hole x Core S 1 42 ft 2 ass oss Soa ce 3 27 ft Specimen A sample of earth material collected for the purpose of description or testing A Laboratory specimen may be collected directly Testing on from a site or hole collected from Specimen 28 ft the same Specimen material or e g moisture grain size from another Specimen Atterberg limits _ Specimen S 1 2 29 ft grain size b Specimen S 1 3 b Specimen S 1 4 moisture part of specimen S 1 2 Atterberg part of specimen S 1 2 Figure 3 2 Relationships Among Site Hole Core Layer Component and Specimen Object 3 6 Table
138. behavior a Cyclic densification settlement a Other Cyclic Other densification settlement 3 Shear modulus as function of strain Liquefaction behavior Damping as a function of strain 19 47 How does your organization typically acquire lab test data Please check all that apply Conduct lab testing internally Contract to others for lab testing Use existing publicly available data generated by others Other Oovoo Use existing publicly available data generated hy Other others 1 Conduct lab testing 26 internally 35 Contract to others for lab testing 38 36 Al 48 49 Which test methods are used to obtain these properties Please check all that apply Cyclic triaxial Cyclic simple shear Resonant column torsional shear Laboratory shear wave methods Other Ooocvodo Other 3 Lab Shear Wave Cyclic Triaxial 33 Resonant Column 17 Cyclic Simple Shear When using this data how important is it for you to have access to the interpreted data e g number of cycles to liquefaction as a function of cyclic stress ratio Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important DODDO Not a M ii Absolutely Necessary 23 Neutral 46 Important 27 37 Al 50 51 When using this data how important is it for you to have access to the primary data e g time histories of stress strain and pore pressures a Absolutely necessa
139. bjects and methods used by the site e Complete release of memory addressed by objects by explicitly destroying each object after it is no longer needed 88 6 2 GIS Map Application Code Structure The front end interactive GIS map was completely custom coded with ESRI s ArcIMS which is used to generate the map images in HTML The code is structured logically into three different groups to aid in the maintenance of the site Changes to the code can be isolated to one of these three groups so issues can be tracked faster and with less threat of affecting other parts of the code These three groups include e Gateway Flow control blocks e Function Processing Blocks e HTML Blocks The GIS map application code structure files are contained in the root GIS_Map_ Application level directories of the report CD 6 2 1 Gateway Flow control blocks These blocks are Active Server Pages ASP written in primarily VBScript These blocks control how user actions are interpreted and the direction the code should flow Input is gathered from the user via the GIS map GUI interpreted by the block then control is passed to a subsequent block for further processing and display of results These applications are located at the top of the workflow and thus can define variables that are used globally throughout the site These blocks are mostly contained in the root GIS_Map_Application scripts level directory and include the following files e CustomerDataM
140. butes were manually added to the CGS Access database table sl sample location to enable users to search the GVDC website for CGS geotechnical data e start_date The starting date of the collection activity for a given borehole e end date The ending date of the collection activity for a given borehole e date last updated Date of data entry or most recent update of exsting record e geodetic datum The geographic coordinate system used to give the latitude and longitude of the location reference poin Although this metadata is highly 56 recommended it is not necessary in order to comply with the current pilot project data harvesting requirements e depth uom The unit of measure of the measured depth Also the Data Types for attributes sl latitude sl longitude and sl depth must be changed to Text This is an OAIB issue that will be fixed in the next release of OAIB and upgrade of the GVDC system architecture in early 2005 Secondly several tables of project specific metadata were manually added to the CGS database in order for the data set to be searchable through the GVDC website e contact Equivalent to COSMOS data dictionary table BAssoc The information about a business associate The business associate may be a person company group agency or any other person or collection of persons that is related to the object This information must be contributed by the CGS database administrator e study type Equivalent to the s
141. c sintered steel d ceramic or e other Saturation Fluid The fluid used to saturate the porous filter element The following deaired fluids are typically used a water b glycerin c silicon oil or d other Saturation Method A description of the procedure used to saturate the porous filter element The correction necessary to adjust the penetration cone resistance due to Net Area Ratio penetration water pressures acting behind the cone tip The net area ratio Correction correction a is applied to the cone resistance qe which becomes the corrected total cone resistance q The value a is dimensionless The type of pushing rods used for CPT penetration Standard Push Rod Type type otp 8 p nomenclature can be used such as A rod or N rod Friction Reducer A description of the type size and location of the friction reducer behind the base of the cone should be reported if used 6 A2 Penetration Rate The rate of advance of the penetrometer Rate should be between 20 5 mm second Tip Load Cell Capacity The capacity of the tip load cell Sleeve Poal The capacity of the sleeve load cell Capacity AOA Loa eel The capacity of the surface load cell Capacity Pore Pressure Load Cell Capacity The capacity of the pore pressure load cell The date of the last calibration of the penetrometer Specify which Last Calibration Date compon
142. cesium 137 gt lt xsd enumeration value consolidation tests gt lt xsd enumeration value core P wave velocity gt lt xsd enumeration value cyclic engineering tests gt lt xsd enumeration value cyclic torsional shear gt lt xsd enumeration value cyclic triaxial shear gt lt xsd enumeration value dendrochronology gt lt xsd enumeration value electron probe gt lt xsd enumeration value electron spin resonance gt lt xsd enumeration value engineering classification gt lt xsd enumeration value fission track gt lt xsd enumeration value grain size distribution gt lt xsd enumeration value hydraulic conductivity gt lt xsd enumeration value instrumental neutron activation gt lt xsd enumeration value ionium thorium protactinium gt lt xsd enumeration value ionium uranium protactinium gt lt xsd enumeration value lead isotopes gt lt xsd enumeration value lead 210 gt lt xsd enumeration value large strain simple shear gt lt xsd enumeration value medium strain cyclic simple shear gt lt xsd enumeration value megafossil paleontology gt lt xsd enumeration value mercury methylation demethylation potential gt 41 lt xsd enumeration value methylmercury total mercury gt lt xsd enumeration value micropaleontology gt lt xsd enumeration value moisture content gt lt xsd enumeration value nanofossils gt lt xsd enumeration v
143. ch these Particle Size Data are a part The Particle Size Data must be related to the Particle Size Parameters This value is a foreign key that should be an instance of Particle Size Parameters based on the Id value of the Particle Size Parameters Sieve or Particle Size The sieve opening or the size of the soil particles Percent Passing The percentage of soil passing or finer by weight or mass for each sieve or size of soil particle Remarks A text descriptor providing additional information relevant to the particle size analysis of the soil specimen 12 A2 Particle Size The distribution of particle sizes in soils as determined by sieve analysis and or hydrometer analysis Relevant parameters and summary results Parameters are presented in this table Name Definition The specimen of which this Particle Size analysis is a part The Particle cates Size analysis must be related to a Specimen This value is a foreign key p that should select an instance of Specimen based on the Id value of the Specimen D10 Grain diameter corresponding to 10 percent passing D50 Grain diameter corresponding to 50 percent passing Uniformit A coefficient describing the degree of uniformity of the grain size y distribution This coefficient is defined as the ratio of D60 over D10 A coefficient describing the degree of curvature of the grain size Curvature distribution This coefficien
144. chanism can should be established for robust coordination of efforts related to the development of geotechnical site characterization and data management systems Action should be taken to form both policy and technical oversight for continued development and implementation and long term operation of the GVDC The technical oversight committee should oversee continuing technical developments and the policy oversight committee should provide policy guidance 4 What mechanisms are needed to bring dispersed and broader systems together An early action should be taken to develop a consensus geotechnical data exchange standard This action could be initiated by the formation of a working group constituted of representatives of the COSMOS GVDC XML schema and the AGSML schema The working group should be charged with developing a consensus standard that can be adopted by all geotechnical data providers The conduct of this effort should be broadly coordinated with other organizations that have geotechnical data exchange standards or may be in the process of developing data exchange standards References AGS 2004 Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists http www ags org uk aboutus welcome cfm W3C 2004a XML Schema http www w3c org XML Schema W3C 2004b Introduction to GML Geography Markup Language http www w3 org Mobile posdep Presentations GMLIntro ts d006 htm W3C 2004c OWL Web Ontology Language Overview http
145. clared Namespaces dnc on csesieaa snout o E E E E ET 8 2 2 Global Schema COmpOnen ts sg siass coeds cvavesudeasev4asecgucsvass css guava dcessesauregovegucsacen dees 8 2 2 1 Element Geotechntcall Daa ve 5 23 oxscasaehovndeatopsrssendeaagtesotceelwcdasaeabenseseniengnabadeavert 8 2 2 2 Element WiCHONA ES ienien dane E E E EE A EERE S 9 ROEA AIE LEST AAAA E E E E E Wor ance cat ge eg sa 10 DZ ATA NETSTAT SESE sales cca ha E E A E 13 22 9 Element Tests onnen a a a cealntnwuate sab E a A a ae 13 226 BIEMENt Supporting Date iss zea sues antdoateadesrasdaons E EEEE EE R RE 15 3 0 GV DC DATABASE S PRUC TUR Biesccsingarari seen in eniin a e ears 46 4 0 CLIENT SIDE DATA PREPARATION AND EXCHANGE PROTOCOL 51 4 1 Data Mapping Static XML Translation and OAIB Customization eee 54 4 1 1 California Geological Survey CGS ccccceesseceseeeseeesseeeeeeseeeeeeseeenseeeeeeses 54 4 1 2 California Department of Transportation Caltrans cccecceeseesseeeseeeteeeees 63 4 1 3 United States Geological Survey USGS occ eececcceesseceteceseeeeeeeseeeeseesteeeaes 79 4 VA Pacific Gas amp FICCI Goss ciss siesta ses aWiesscxcieesuanad posenalvansa a aias 82 4 OAIB Open Archives Ina BOX sescashi secs ens tvesiscurccncus neat inedes deen tees O E 83 4 3 OAI Open Archives Mnittathy Grip necetinceas aseptic Padauk Cmeeit ae ngenena rane 84 5 0 SERVER SIDE BACK END SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE cceccecceeseesseeseesee
146. coordinate system State Plane Northing and Easting with appropriate datum and projection reference information a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Not important Not Important Absolutely Necessary Neutral se 43 19 Important 32 21 How important is it in your work to have the project location expressed as a street address Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important DODDO Absolutely Necessary Not Important g 27 Important 23 Neutral 42 6 Al 22 How important is it in your work to have information on the reference elevation of the drill site a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Not important Not Important Neutral 0 Absolutely Necessary Important 3 54 37 22 1 How important is it in your work to have information on how the reference elevation was obtained e g estimated from topo map surveyed by DGPS etc Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Neutral Not Important Absolutely Necessary 14 0 35 Important 51 7 Al 23 24 How important is it in your work to have information on the total depth of the borehole Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Oooo Neutral Not Important 4 1 Important 31 Absolutely Necessary 64 How important is it in your work to have information on the purpose of the borehole e g geotechnical environmental moni
147. cording to subsequent releases versions of the data dictionary and GVDC system architechture During the development of the GVDC system architecture and data center ancillary tables required to support the admin and front end website functionalities were also added to the MySQL database model Thus the MySQL database named gvdc currently includes the tables shown in Table 1 Table 1 MySQL gvdc database tables supporting the GDVC system architecture Geotechnical Borehole Reference Lists Ancillary System Information Architecture Support Alias Datatypes adminhelpfaq Bassoc Parentkey adminusers Crs r_crs_ direction coreproviders Hole r crs type Countries hole _test_assoc r depth datum deletedrecords hole_tests r depth qualifier Mvals Site r_ hole type Providers r inquiry subscriberdownloads r_layer_source subscriberlogins r_location_accuracy subscribers r location method States r_site_trype updatetimings r specimen samplingmethod useraccounts r_specimen tests Usraccts r y_axis_rotation 47 Studytype The GVDC geotechnical database was initially constructed in MS Access in order to test the model prior to constructing the database in MySQL and to build the necessary tables required to support data providers desiring to work in
148. cribed at a point or within an interval A Component may exist within a Layer or may extend across many Layers Name Definition Hole The hole of which this Component is a part A Component must be related to a hole This value is a foreign key that should select an instance of Hole based on the Id value of the Hole Core Layer The core of which this component is a part A component may or may not be related to a Core If used this value should select an instance of Core based on the Id value of the Core The layer of which this Component is a part A Component may or may not be related to a layer If a part of a Layer this value should select an instance of Layer based on the Id value of the Layer Source The data source or kind of sample used to describe the Component and its location This should be one of the following Core CPT Cuttings Geophysical Log Estimate Multiple Sources Outcrop Other Component Top The measured depth at the top of the Component The depth is measured from the depth datum of the hole and is positive downward as measured along the hole alignment The value may also be qualified by who measured the depth loggers drillers Component Base The measured depth to the base of the Component The depth is measured from the depth datum of the hole and is positive downward as measured along the hole alignment The value may also be qualified by who measured th
149. d on Linux Windows and Mac OS X OAIB makes several critical assumptions about the structure of a data provider s database 1 The remote database is accessible using JDBC PostgreSQL is JDBC compliant and MS Access is accessible by using an ODBC JDBC bridge 2 All the relevant data for a record can be retrieved with a single query This is handled through the OAIB data query in each data provider s database 3 There is a single column containing a unique ID for each record This is analogous to a primary key in SQL 4 There is a single column of SQL type DATE containing the date a record was most recently modified OAI requires that such information be available about each record This refers to the date each record was last updated by the data provider s database administrator 83 If the data providers database does not meet these assumptions there are steps that may be taken to make it compatible with OAIB Please see the extensive documentation on OAIB in NCSA 2004a 4 3 OAI Open Archives Initiative OAI Protocol version 1 1 was implemented in the pilot GVDC project This section contains a brief overview of several components of OAI pertinent to the use of OAIB in the GVDC system architecture It is beyond the scope of this document to present all the details for instance on OAI protocols requests and responses For more information on OAI please see OAI 2004a According to the OAI 2004a website The go
150. d presents a uniform interface to the end user The end user effectively has access to geotechnical data from a variety of sources including their own while maintaining a degree of uniformity in the presentation and format of the data An online Geographic Information Systems GIS interface is used to search for data in a particular area as well as present search results The main search page consists of a GIS map interface as well as a few additional search parameters The client uses familiar map tools e g ZOOM PAN turn layers on and off etc to navigate and locate a general area of interest In the scenario shown in Figure 2 7 the area of interest is California 2 14 Z Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5 Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt A A Reach GFavortes Zmeda D amp w E Address amp http pages sbeglobal net rizturner YDC main html Virtual Data Center for Geotechnical Data Ww Home Search Help Contacts About the VDC Administrative Tools S Ql QF fearon z oenerama COSMOS The active layer is States Figure 2 7 Main page of the Virtual Data Center 116 61 31 89 Zoom 1287 kM SEARCH 2 15 The client uses the arrow selection tool to draw a rectangle on the map The rectangle defines an area in which the user wishes to identify the availability of existing data In Figure 2 8 the area is shown as a red box The limits of
151. d select an instance of Hole based on the Id value of the Hole The type of cone penetrometer used for testing The following provides a list of available cone penetrometers a mechanical cone b electric cone c piezocone d seismic piezocone e lateral stress cone f dynamic cone g acoustic cone h resistivity cone i vibratory cone j miniature cone or k other Cone Manufacturer The business name of the company manucturing the cone penetrometer For example Fugro Hogentogler Delft etc Tip Area The conical base area of the penetrometer tip Typical values are 10 cm and 15 cm Tip Apex Angle The apex angle of the conical point of the penetrometer tip The standard value is 60 degrees Friction Sleeve Area Distance Tip to Sleeve The surface area of the friction sleeve located immediately behind the penetrometer tip Typical values are 150 cm for the 10 cm and 200 cm for the 15 cm The distance between the tip and the center of the friction sleeve Piezocone Type The type of Piezocone is defined in part by the position of the filter element The types in use are the following a Type 1 on the tip apex or at the midface on the tip b Type 2 at the shoulder or behind the tip c Type 3 above the friction sleeve or d other Porous Element Type The type of material used as porous filter element The following materials are typically used a plastic b sintered bronze
152. d to be a primary key for referencing this data instance Parent A higher level classification to which this Study Type belongs Grandparent A higher level classification to which the Parent belongs Description A description of the Study Type A reference to a publication or publications and or to a URL that describe Reference the study or analysis and or provides standard procedures for performing the study or analysis A flag that signifies whether the Geotechnical Virtual Data Center web InQuery site will query on this field 10 A2 Layer An interval of earth material in which the texture and physical character of the material are described The layer is usually defined in terms of a scientific or vernacular classification system No layers in a given hole defined within one classification system may overlap Name Definition Hole The hole of which this layer is a part A layer must be related to a hole This value is a foreign key that should select an instance of Hole based on the Id value of the Hole Core The core of which this layer is a part A layer may or may not be related to a core If used this value should select an instance of Core based on the Id value of the Core Source The data source or kind of sample used to describe the layer and define its boundaries This should be one of the following Core CPT cuttings Geophysical Log Estimate Multiple Sources Outc
153. d user The downloading process outlined above is presented in detail in section Front End Website 4 1 2 California Department of Transportation Caltrans Caltrans provided a highly detailed pilot data set consiting of geotechnical test information from 50 holes The natve CPT files are originally generated in the field using a Hogentoggler The archive at Caltrans now contains a few thousand CPT files each of 63 which includes data relevant to the particular CPT Grimes 2004a The intention is that the entire archive not just the 50 example files will eventually be made available through the GVDC Caltrans CPT files are named using a test number and a CPD extension The files are formatted in plain text These files are organized in a top level directory structure according to year and the Caltrans job number The next level of subdirectories contain the CPT files and are named in accordance with the Catrans Expenditure Authorization EA and job number Frequently the location and or test number is also used to name the subdirectories in addition to the EA and job number Figure 10 I C Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents CPT Yiewer CPT Archive 1995 CPT DATA O 19 Oj x File Edit view Favorites Tools Help 4Back gt al Search G4 Folders S fe GS x A Ea Address E C Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents CPT Viewer CPT Archive 1995 CPT DATA 04 19200
154. d version Upon release of a version a new committee should be formed to oversee the development of the next version All new versions must have backward compatibility with previously released versions Subsequent versions of the schema would likely include a Addition of new data types such as other lab and insitu geotechnical test data and geophysical test data i e shear wave velocity a Incremental schema changes resulting from coordination efforts with other standards organizations 2 Development of a General Data Exchange Standard Workshop participants strongly recommended that actions be undertaken to develop a data exchange standard that has broad international consensus The consensus standard could be developed by merging the GVDC XML and the AGSML Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists AGS 2004 by implementing one or a combination of the following four options e Option 1 improve GVDC XML geotechnical data model e Option 2 COSMOS works with AGS to develop a consensus standard e Option 3 Both COSMOS and AGS could drop their existing standards and put standard into Open GIS Geographic Information System framework e Option 4 COSMOS could adapt GVDC to Open GIS 1 A4 Migration to the Open GIS Consortium Open GIS Consortium Inc standard has the potential advantage that it would open access to geotechnical data to a significantly larger user community Several issues would need to
155. dation exception at runtime and the request will not be processed The objectFactories package contains factory classes that produce the various objects within the geotechnical data model Each factory object takes a JDBC connection and a given VDC code relating to a hole that is released to the VDC and will produce the data component for the given hole invoking any factories for nested types 85 The servlet package contains the gateway for the application to be invoked using http requests A filter servlet intercepts all requests ending in xml under the web application s domain and reroutes them to a Translator servlet This servlet parses the VDC code from the request and invokes the Translator application for that hole appending the XML data to the http output stream Because the client requested a URL ending in xml it will assume it has hit a static file on the web server and will download it just the same The three packages are compiled into one jar file foqusXMLTrans jar on report CD Translators XML_examples PostgreSQL_ to XML Tomcat4 webapps usgs WEB INF lib foqusXMLTrans jar To use the application install the jar file into the WEB INF lib directory of any Apache Tomcat web application directory and restart Tomcat The following files should be placed in the Tomcat webapps usgs WEB INF lib on the GVDC server castor 0 9 5 2 jar foqusXMLTrans jar pg73jdbc2ee jar xerces 1 4 4 xmlc jar The service is invo
156. developed for geotechnical databases with different contents and structures to suit the needs of the users of those databases For the development of the data dictionary for the pilot virtual data center a review of some of the existing data dictionaries provided the framework for the current design It was decided to use the data dictionary developed for the National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites NGES program Benoit et al 1994 as a starting point The NGES Data Dictionary Group Leader University of New Hamshire gt GEOCOMP Corporation gt Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium 4 California Geological Survey U S Geological Survey Geotechnical Computer Applications 7 University of Washington 8 UC Santa Barbara Caltrans 3 1 data dictionary was modeled after existing standards and databases such as those drawn by the Association of Geotechnical Specialists AGS 1992 in the United Kingdom for the electronic transfer of geotechnical data in ground investigations The content of the NGES data dictionary was based on actual test results available ASTM standards and input from various experts in laboratory and in situ testing Unlike other systems such as the AGS which was initially designed for use by consultants and contractors to develop proposals and bids the design of the NGES data dictionary aimed at providing research quality information with a high level of detail to users of the experimental test sites and
157. dobe PDF gINT Blog DXF SDE TIFF Illustrator and AGS 40 A1 54 What computer software do you use to prepare geotechnical report products e g plots charts graphs logs etc Please check all that apply Excel MathCad Matlab Mathmatica Deltagraph Rockworks Logplot GINT Techbase Applecore Grapher Surfer GTGS AutoCAD Microstation ArcView MapInfo Adobe Illustrator FreeHand Microsoft Word Other OvoOCOOOOOKOCOCOOOOKOCHKCOOOOOD MathCad 2 Matlab 2 Mathmatica FreeHand pale 3 Rockworks Illustrator 3 6 Logplot 1 iin 2 gINT 3 Techbase 5 Microstation Autocap OTOS Surfer 1 8 T ArcView 9 0 Applecore 0 Grapher 4 Those that indicated other had responses including Acrobat Winlog Igor PSIPlot Paintshop Pro ArcINFO Century Logging Display WordPerfect CorelDraw Photoshop GMT Geomedia Access LogDraft Blog proprietary DOT systems geosystem stereonet Kaleidegraph Origin Flash Canvas 41 Al Borelog Coneplot Visio Pagemaker Integraph SGE ERMA MS Publisher SID Keyhole and Vulcan 42 A1 55 What computer software do you use to process and analyze geotechnical data Excel MathCad Matlab Mathmatica Rockworks Other Ooocoodo Other Excel Rockworks 21 MathCad 17 Mathematica Matlab 18 56 How important is it in your current work to have geotechnical data stored in an electronic fo
158. e 0 Application pointWidth 5 Application pointColor 3329330 Application pointOutline 0 Application pointTransparency 1 CustomerDataMap asp Request Variables e gMainHiddenForm e gMainLegendForm e gMainFilterForm Page Layout Variables e frameName e frameName2 e hiddenForm legendForm e filterForm Map _Functions asp ArcIMS HTML Viewer Specific Variables e mSimpleMarkerSymbol e mPointObject e mAcetateLayer e objmMap 90 e latLongText e mTextMarkerSymbol e objmConnector e objmLayers General_Functions asp e projectsConnString e objConn e objRS e objCmd ArcIMS HTML Viewer Specific Variables e CreateAIMSConnector e CreateAIMSMap FGIJSUtilities js e gDisplayMapAsp gDisplayListAsp gPopReportAsp gXYzoomLimitMin gXYzoomLimitMax gXLimitMin gXLimitMax gYLimitMin gYLimitMax ZoomBox js zoomBoxColor iWidth iHeight hspce vspe ovBoxSize 6 3 Data Previewers Two data previewers are currently available that allow on the fly visualization of geotechnical data through the GVDC front end website A dynamic SVG Scalable Vector Graphics SVG W3C 2004c previewer coded in VB NET and C C by Savage Software Savage 2004 displays geologic and geotechnical information in a typical Borehole format for borehole records containing sufficient detailed lithologic information ROSRINE 2001 The second dynamic previewer is a VB NET application that dynamically displays Caltrans CP
159. e Type Value should be one of the following see Hole Type sheet The business associate that drilled the hole This is intended to be a Driller foreign key to a possible database entry although there is no expectation that this entry will actually exist The business associate that logged the hole This is intended to be a Logger foreign key to a possible database entry although there is no expectation that this entry will actually exist Start Date The starting date of the collection activity for this hole End Date The ending date of the collection activity for this hole Elevation of the hole at the depth datum Elevations are positive upward Elevation Elevation Datum measured from the elevation datum The name of the elevation datum Map Projection The map projection used to give the X and Y locations of the location reference point The first coordinate for the location of the location reference point In Dorati a the US this would be the Fasting Location Y The second coordinate for the location of the location reference point In the US this would be the Northing A description of the local coordinate system which applies to local x y Local CRS coordinates This is expected to be a foreign key to an instance however there is no requirement that the instance exist Geodetic Datum The geographic coordinate system used to give the latitude and longitude of the location reference point
160. e data standard issue by developing a standard that has broad consensus among standards groups such as POSC and AGS as well as by professional organizations that represent the practicing geotechnical profession Action should be taken to form a working group that is broadly representative of the stakeholders to prepare a draft consensus standard under the oversight of a standards organization 2 What are viable mechanisms for sustained funding of ongoing COSMOS GVDC development and operations 250 000 00 is reasonable estimate of the annual cost of operation and continuing upgrading of the GVDC The cost would be higher or lower depending on the level of effort devoted to upgrading the system FHWA state DOT pooled funding is a potential source of support for continuing development for two to there years State DOTs need to understand the benefits that the GVDC brings to their businesses the cost of integrating it into their businesses and the benefits to their businesses in terms of operational and economic efficiencies A proactive effort should be made to communicate these benefits to the state DOTs most of which do not currently perceive data as an asset 4 A4 COSMOS working with data providers and users should develop a business plan that achieves self sufficiency for long term operation of the GVDC Supplemental funding from public agencies that are major data providers or users should be considered as part of a business plan 3 What me
161. e depth loggers drillers Classification System Type The name of the classification system used to describe the Component if applicable e g Munsell color This is expected to be a foreign key to an instance however there is no requirement that the instance exist The type of Component being described e g color roundness sorting structural physical lithologic diagenetic mineralogic fossil This is expected to be a foreign key to an instance however there is no requirement that the instance exist Description A name or description of the Component This can be an element of a classification system and or be restricted to a certain type of Component or be a general text descriptor Abundance A description of the relative pervasiveness of the Component within the interval defined by the Component top and Component base This is a text descriptor and should provide some definition such as pervasive gt 50 abundant 30 50 common 15 30 few 5 15 rare 1 5 trace 3 A2 Core An interval of earth materials extracted or attempted to be extracted from a hole or site using a specific type of sampling device and where the physical locations of the ends of the Core are known in space This term is used to represent both the sample collected as well as the interval within the hole that is sampled If a physical sample of material is recovered from the interval it i
162. e did not participate in the initial fieldwork involved in its generation Nevertheless we have strived to select for our files only those logs with adequate documentation and of sufficient quality that we judge are appropriate for use in our mapping efforts An attempt has been made to capture the data and compile it in our database in a way that represents as closely as possible what is shown on the boring logs and presented in the reports that accompany them However a range of individuals from licensed experienced geologists on our staff to relatively inexperienced student assistants has been involved in entering the data into our database It is likely that all of these individuals did not follow exactly the same procedures no matter how well defined during data entry Naturally because not all drilling rig operators and on site geologists or engineers use industry standard descriptions or techniques we have been forced at times to try to trancptDataInfoate nonstandard data and nomenclature to standard or consistent nomenclature and values Variations in our methods of locating borings and estimating the elevation of the ground surface where the boring was made depend upon several factors These include the type of maps presented in the report the documentation in the report and on the log the terrain information available in our GIS system and the vintage of the map we use to locate the boring In some cases the best available to
163. e for the boreholes within the search box will be invoked when the user clicks on the Search button upper right data translation features were implemented using the same geotechnical database structure currently integrated with the SHMP mapping website CGS 2004 Custom Microsoft Visual Basic applications were written for the CGS and PG amp E Access databases which directly translate the geotechnical data tables into XML files which are automatically saved to the data providers servers These XML translators also automatically generate and store the URL s to the XML files within these Access databases The URL s are harvested concurrently with the other search parameters whenever the GVDC interacts with the OAIB installations Caltrans wrote a NET translator that converts native CPT data files into COSMOS PEER_ LL geotechnical data XML files Grimes 2004a The USGS created a Java translator that dynamically generates USGS XML files as XML or initiates the GVDC Excel translator and generates Excel spreadsheets containing the borehole record Devlin 2004 This information is passed seamlessly as selected records are streamed to the user in a data zip file Thus the USGS data provider does not need to create and store XML files on their server The USGS Java translator is installed on the GVDC server 4 8 MEE EA Addre File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Hhttps geodata cosmos data org COSMOS Data Types Microsoft In
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165. e search criteria including population of hole_tests and hole_test_assoc tables 2 converts geotechnical data that has been mapped to the current version of the XML schema into COSMOS XML format and 3 prompts the user to input a directory for storing the XML files Running the VBA application within Access updates the relevant tables within the database and generates and stores the XML files on a user designated media The resulting customized OAIB compliant CGS Access database is shown in Figure 8 When a new version of the native Access database is generated by the CGS database administrator for use on the CGS production server the contact study_type hole_tests hole_test_assoc and study_type_assoc tables and the OAIB query can be easily imported from the old database into the new database The combination of metadata from the pre exisitng sl table with an updated sl table may require running an append query All records within tables hole tests and hole_test_assoc should be deleted without alteration 59 of the table structures Lastly the VBA applications should be imported as is into the new Access database and re run in order to update both the database and the XML files ec_official_ name ec_well_name ec_excav_compl_date ec_excavation_method ec_hole_diameter ec_casing_type ec_casing_inner_dia sd_offidal_name sd_well_name sd_sample_id sd_top_depth sd_bottom_depth sd_lith_t
166. eType maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd attribute name id type keyid use optional gt lt xsd attribute name modver type xsd string fixed 1 0 gt lt xsd complexType gt 2 2 4 Element _ Tests e The following elements can be used wherever this element is referenced o Tests Name _ Tests Type abstractBasicType Nillable no Abstract yes Documentation An abstract element that allows one or more test instances to be inserted A nonabstract element is defined which contains six test descriptions This may be readily extended by the main schema or by satellite groups if they wish to add their own test definitions XML Instance Representation lt _Tests gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd element name _ Tests type abstractBasicType abstract true gt 2 2 5 Element Tests e This element can be used wherever the following element is referenced o _ Tests Name Tests Type testsType Nillable no Abstract no Documentation A non abstract test container which may be substituted for the Abstract Tests This contains the initial five tests that have been defined by the pilot project along with a sixth which allows the listing of additional tests XML Instance Representation lt Tests gt Start Choice 1 lt Atterberg gt atterbergTableType lt Atterberg gt 1 lt ConePenetration gt cptTableType lt ConePenetration gt 1 lt Moisture gt moistureTableTy
167. echnical data were address and accommodated for the development of a Pilot Virtual Geotechnical Data Center GVDC 1 1 Project Concept The work described in this report constitutes Phase II of aCOSMOS project referred to as the COSMOS PEER LL GVDC project supported by the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center PEER Lifelines Program LL for development and implementation of technologies for Archiving and Web Dissemination of Geotechnical Data Phase I of the project consisted of a workshop held on October 4 and 5 2001 The objectives of the workshop were to develop consensus recommendations for classifying archiving and web dissemination of various types of geotechnical data and to develop a plan of action leading to development of a web based virtual data center system linked to multiple databases Discussion papers together with the complete conclusions and recommendations of the workshop are published in the workshop proceeding Swift et al 2002 1 1 The most important finding of the workshop was that the development of a web based virtual center for dissemination of geotechnical data from multiple linked databases is primarily a matter of applying existing technologies for digital database structures and Internet communications and data exchange protocols The remaining principal needs are to define the functional requirements of the center standardize data formats establish data indexes and develop exchange standards
168. eckoning measured on a meridian EASTING Text The difference in longitude between two positions as a result of movement to the east A description of the local coordinate system which applies to local x y coordinates This is LOCAL CRS Number expected to be a foreign key to an instance however there is no requirement that the instance exist Elevation of the hole at the depth datum ELEVATION Text Elevations are positive upward measured from the elevation datum ELEVATION UOM Text The Unit of Measure of the elevation 69 Field Name Data Type Description ELEVATION DATUM Text The name of the elevation datum Enter Mean Sea CPT FILE PATH Memo An absolute file path to a Hogentoggler generated CPD file which contains CPT data XML FILE PATH Memo An absolute file path to the xml file containing CPT data ID KEY Text 3 letter key for Test type i e CPT INQUIRY Memo Whether or not Data is avalable See R_Inquiry One of the following The the data was collected and is available The data was collected but is not available for download user should refer to contact information Data not yet available through VDC STATUS Text for deleted records Datelastupdated Text for harvester temporary bug to be fixed extra format e 2002 03 14 Data Field Name Type Description ID Text A code or simple name for Cone Penetration Test Paramete
169. ed gt lt xsd element name URL type xsd anyURI minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element name AssociatedWith type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name BAContact type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Comment type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd attribute name id type keyid use optional gt lt xsd attribute name modver type xsd string fixed 1 0 gt lt xsd complexType gt Complex Type crsDictType Parent type None Direct sub types None Name crsDictType Abstract no Documentation A coordinate reference system for which a set of coordinates is given This object contains information that will either reference a standard CRS or will define a local coordinate system particular to a site project XML Instance Representation lt id keyid 0 1 gt lt ID gt codeSysElAttType lt ID gt 1 lt Name gt nameSysElAttType lt Name gt 0 1 lt EPSGCode gt xsd string lt EPSGCode gt 0 1 17 lt URL gt xsd anyURI lt URL gt 0 1 lt Type gt extCRSEnum lt Type gt 0 1 Start Choice 0 1 lt UsesSiteOrigin gt simpleRefType lt UsesSiteOrigin gt 1 lt OriginDescription gt xsd string lt OriginDescription gt 1 End Choice lt NorthDirection gt extNorthDirEnum lt NorthDirection gt 0 1 lt XAxisAzimuth gt QuantityType lt XAxisAzimuth gt 0 1
170. ed XML file This string will be stored in a local variable of the same name xmlURL In the event that a QueryString variable is not provided the application is designed to process a sample file located on USC s geoinfo usc edu server assigned to application testing and debugging Once a valid URL is obtained the XML file is downloaded to a temporary file tmp xml within the applications root directory After downloading is complete the physical path of the downloaded XML file is assigned to the variable xmlDownloadDestination The function createSVGcharts is then invoked and passed the value of xml DownloadDestination o Private Sub createSVGcharts The XML file is accessed and read using VB NET XmlTextReader Relevant information is extracted and assigned to local variables Numerical CPT data is read and assigned to arrays Once the depth range of the CPT is aquired for scaling the charts VB NET StreamWriter is used to generate the SVG images An HTML table located in xml_to_svg aspx is then populated and the user is presented a new browser window containing the SVG images The application has thus completed the required tasks and all objects are disposed of In order for the GVDC to accommodate the CPT previewer application two of the exisiting Map Application files had to be modified as well CustomerDocSearchResults asp The search results ASP was originally written by Farallon Geographics Farallon 2004 and was modified
171. ed list of results follows below the summary with additional information on each result including the project name the data type the data source date and any available downloads or contact information 44 Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5 Microsoft Internet Explorer loj x Eile Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt O A A Bsearch GFavorites Smeda C4 B B 3p Links gt Address amp http pages sbeglobal net rizturner DC Search_Results html Your search returned 6 data sets in the following categories Stratigraphic Information 2 Insitu Engineering Test Data 3 Geophysical Test Data 1 Use the links below to preview and download available data STRATIGRAPHIC INFORMATION PROJECT NAME DATA TYPE DATA SOURCE DATE DOWNLOADS CONTACT h O C ring Boring Caltrans 1 Ex PREVIEW COSMOS Engineering Boring Pacifi 9 E PREVIEW Log ectric PROJECT NAME DATE DOWNLOADS CONTACT Ranch O C ans CONTACT Ranch O C Caltrans 3 1 199 Ex a PREVIEW Ranch O C netration Caltrans 3 E PREVIEW PROJECT NAME DATA TYPE DATA SOURCE DATE DOWNLOAD D P 2 28 1998 E Done i Internet Figure 2 11 Search results 2 19 44 Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5 Microsoft Internet Explorer loj xj File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Help Ea Back gt O A A search Favorites Gmedia lt 4 G gt GH 0 Links Address http pages sbcalobal Search_Results html v Go SSS ee sera
172. ed voltages from pressure and load transducers for CPT uncorrected blow counts for SPT along with transducer calibrations e g calibration for a pore pressure transducer on a CPT cone information on the in situ test equipment e g make model type key dimensions transducers CPT cone tip size SPT hammer lifting mechanism SPT hammer drop weight length SPT energy 2 11 transfer efficiency etc and field test conditions e g setup layout etc Definitions of raw primary and interpreted are presented in Table 2 3 2 5 5 Geophysical Testing Practice For geophysical testing P and S wave velocity measurements are the most commonly employed borehole techniques The most common surface geophysical testing methods are seismic refraction seismic reflection and SASW Geophysical test data is typically acquired by an equal combination of in house resources contracted resources and publicly available data generated by others For geophysical test data users want access in most cases to the interpreted data e g Poisson s Ratio shear modulus shear wave velocity etc readily available as well as information on the methods used to make the interpretations e g wave arrival picks etc Equally important was ready access to the primary data e g calibrated and filtered wave traces etc as well as information on the factors and methods used to develop the primary data e g calibration constants filtering techniques etc
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174. eliver real Excel spreadsheets over the Web without the need for Microsoft Excel SoftArtisans 2004 7 0 WORKFLOWS 7 1 Installation of ESRI ArcIMS 100 The purpose of this section is to aid in the installation process of the GVDC front and back ends This section is divided into five parts 1 installation of commercial GIS software 2 installation of custom code used to serve the end user s GIS maps and interface with the Harvester backend 3 loading of GVDC back end components including the harvester code 4 how to connect the front end to backend data repositories other than the example Access database provided with the code and 5 all of the steps involved in updating the COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical XML Schema It is highly recommended that the first part ESRI ArcIMS Installation Notes be reviewed even if the front end application will be configured with a previously installed functioning version of ArcIM S 1 Itis highly recommended to start with a clean computer without any versions of Java JDK Apache Tomcat or ArcIMS installed Uninstall any existing version of ArcIMS using the un installation instructions available on the new installation CD i e see Microsoft section and from the ESRI online support documents at ESRI Knowledge Base http support esri com index cfm fa knowledgeBase gateway 2 If the server will also contain the backend Harvester then the server may contain only t
175. embers at the University of Southern California http geoinfo usc edu GVDC home htm During this time period 217 complete responses were captured through the online website Over 1000 notices of the survey were sent by email and over 200 were sent by conventional mail to individual professional contacts in industry government and academia These contacts included geotechnical engineers and geologists in every State Department of Transportation every State Geological Survey and the FHWA The survey announcement was also distributed through email lists through the United States Universities Council on Geotechnical Engineering Research USUCGER USGEOTECH and the GeoCouncil Survey results were compiled and statistical calculations were performed using the data Charts showing the responses for each question are presented in the appendix 2 4 SURVEY RESULTS ABOUT THE RESPONDENTS More responses came from California based practitioners 32 than any of the other states as shown in Table 2 2 There was strong representation from the practice of geotechnical design 29 with smaller groups in the practices of engineering geology and regional geology earthquake engineering research and testing services as shown in Figure 2 2 The surveyed group was comprised mainly of professionals working in government agencies 64 the consultant sector 24 and research communities 9 as shown in Figure 2 3 Due to the large group represented in ge
176. enses Free to contributors 12 21 Those that indicated Other provided responses including how would you verify the quality of the contribute case by case basis government supported data should be free different users have different customer bill choice is outside my responsibilities a fee for noncontributors reasonable fee to cover expenses at least free for students undecided not sure our data could be available to all per use fee based on the amount of data our data is public information available to licensed geotechnical engineers and geologists data owned by client not public Charge non contributors big problems with this 63 What type s of software and hardware tool s would you prefer to use to access this data Please check all that apply a Through the internet using a standard web browser e g Netscape Explorer on a personal computer a Using a special program installed on your computer that accesses an online data warehouse a Through the internet using a web browser on a personal digital assistant e g Palm PocketPC a Using a special program installed on your personal digital assistant e g Palm PocketPC that accesses an online data warehouse a Other 48 A1 Program on PDA accessing an online data warehouse 3 Web browser and PDA Other T 2 Program on PC accessing an online data warehouse 14 Web browser and internet T4 Those that indicated Other provided re
177. ental Engineering Geology 4 13 g oo Regional Geology Geo EQ Engineering 14 12 Figure 2 2 Primary area s of practice University at Government Agency 9 2 64 Consultant 24 Utility Regulatory Agency 1 0 Figure 2 3 Type of entity of organization 2 6 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 PE GE SE RG CEG Other Figure 2 4 Percent of respondents holding professional licenses 2 7 None 2 PhD MS 43 Figure 2 5 Educational background of survey respondents Less than 2 years 0 More than 10 years 11 5 to 10 years 17 2 to 5 years 72 Figure 2 6 Number of years in practice 2 5 SURVEY RESULTS BASELINE PRACTICES Survey results reflect the practices primarily of engineers and geologists working in government agencies and in the consulting sector performing geotechnical designs or regional geologic studies Observations resulting from the survey are listed here 2 5 1 General Comments e Geotechnical borehole data lab test data and in situ engineering test data are the most frequently used data sets in practice Usage of geologic borehole data and geophysical test data is also significant Seismic related data is important to many e The data is most often used in a geotechnical design process Less common but significant is the use of the data in regional geologic scale studies and hazard mapping 2
178. ents were calibrated A text descriptor providing additional information relevant to the CPT Remarks parameters and equipment especially if those differ from standard requirements Date Last Updated The date of the last update to the data in this table A coordinate reference system for which a set of coordinates is given CRS This object contains information that will either reference a standard CRS or will define a local coordinate system particular to a site project Name Definition Narie A common name for the CRS This name does not need to be unique within the naming system Naming System A list of names or a method for developing a list of names The standard code for a well known CRS as defined and maintained by EPSGLode the European Petroleum Survey Group EPSG The Uniform Resource Locator for a dictionary entry to the standard URL CRS Type The type of CRS Values are geographic projected vertical Project Origin engineering A foreign key to the Project for which this CRS is a local engineering CRS This value indicates that the Project has defined a Location Reference Point which is to be used as the origin for this CRS A description of a point which serves as the origin of the CRS This is an Origin alternative to the Project Origin which uses a Location Reference Point as the origin North Direction The direction that is assumed to be north in the engineering CRS This is one of t
179. epth interval between 6 and 18 inches 150 to 450 mm The N value is reported in blows per foot blows per 300 mm Standard testing procedures are described in ASTM D 1586 SPT results are presented in this table Name Definition The hole of which these SPT data are a part The SPT data must be Hole related to a hole This value is a foreign key that should select an instance of Hole based on the Id value of the Hole The core of which these SPT are a part The SPT data must be related Core to a Core This value is a foreign key that should select an instance of Core based on the Id value of the Core SPT Parameters The SPT Parameters of which these SPT data are a part The SPT data must be related to the SPT Parameters This value is a foreign key that should select an instance of SPT Parameters based on the Id value of the SPT Parameters Blows First The number of blows required to drive the split spoon sampler for the first 6 inch 150 mm increment This first increment is considered the seating drive Penetration is stopped and often noted as refusal if the number of blows reaches 50 for any of the 6 inch 150 mm increment or if there is no observed advance during the application of 10 successive blows or if the total number of blows have reached 100 Blows First Penetration Penetration for first increment Complete increment is 6 inch 150 mm Partial increment should be recorded to the nearest inch
180. er of key parameters of which location and data type are the two most important Search results need to be presented to the user in a variety of formats including summary tables and short descriptions Additionally search results should be easily sorted The users need a function to preview the data either as text or in a graphical format and an efficient method to download the data Users prefer to receive the data in a format consistent with their practice Users suggested common spreadsheet image file database and text file formats for downloads 2 7 USER SCENARIO MOCK UP OF THE PILOT GEOTECHNICAL VIRTUAL DATA CENTER GVDC Although the survey results provide information on a wide range of uses of geotechnical and related data they are probably best used as an indicator of current geotechnical design practice A user scenario for a geotechnical designer is presented in this paper to show the activities involved in a typical geotechnical design investigation A mock up of the Virtual Data Center is shown within the context of this user scenario In this particular scenario a geotechnical engineer is contracted by a public agency to develop foundation recommendations for a new structure near an existing state highway A primary task for the engineer is to define the scope of the site investigation required to develop an adequate understanding of the subsurface site conditions and the engineering properties of the soils The greater the uncer
181. es environmental or situational conditions during the drilling operations e g weather breakdowns delays etc and drilling rates The USCS Visual Manual ASTM D2488 and Lab Based ASTM D2487 are the most commonly implemented soil classification methods used in practice Other observations related to soil description and classification are as follows a Soil color is commonly recorded a Age of deposits are almost always determined using primarily radiocarbon pediologic and paleontologic methods a Information on chemical composition of the deposits or pore fluids is typically not needed Pocket penetrometer testing is used frequently as is torvane testing for quick field testing procedures Most users find it important to have soil layer interpretations and comments e g fill alluvium colluvium etc recorded and available Final water depths in boreholes are routinely recorded Half of the time multiple measurements are taken including first water encountered with key parameters such as dates and times of recordings Although not frequently done long term water level monitoring is performed in some cases Groundwater modeling is performed in about a third of the practice MODFLO is the most frequently used analysis tool 2 5 3 Geotechnical Lab Testing Practice Common geotechnical lab testing associated with borehole logging practices includes testing for unit weight moisture content maximum minimum density
182. etailed documentation on the Geotechnical XML Schema developed for the COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 project the server side and client side GVDC architectures and workflow instructions for installing maintaining and updating parts of the system This document is organized in the following general sections e COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical Extensible Stylesheet Language XML Schema GVDC Database Structure Client Side Data Preparation and Exchange Protocol Server Side Back End System Architecture Server Side Front End Website Server Side Administrative Website Workflows Information of primary significance to GVDC data providers can be found in sections Client Side Data Preparation and Exchange Protocol and Workflows Integrating all of the applications described in this appendix into a centralized efficient data center presented special challenges as the various applications were for the most part coded in different programming languages by different individuals at different institutions The GVDC data center presents a unique success story of academic industry and agency collaboration Contact information for project participants who contributed to the various code development and documentation efforts is provided at the end of this appendix 2 0 COSMOS PEER LL GEOTECHNICAL XML SCHEMA As part of the COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 project the geotechnical data dictionary described in Chapter 3 and Appendix 2 Benoit et al this report wa
183. fly visualization of geotechnical data through a GVDC search results page A user can preview Cone 4 5 y COSMOS Administration Microsoft Internet Explorer Eile Edit View Favorites Tools Help e gt 0 Ala a 39 BB 3 M E Back Fonvard Stop Refresh Home Search Favorites History Mail Print Edit Discuss Real com Address ja http geodata cosmos data org 1100 admin index asp gt Go Links COSMOS PEER LL Te Administration Site Login Name iswitt Password Intemet Figure 4 4 GVDC administrative web interface Penetration Tests CPT logs and borelogs dynamically The previewers are activated by clicking on CPT and BLG Basic Lithology under heading Data Types on a search results page respectively i e Figure 4 10 The CPT previewer was created in NET by Caltrans and displays CPT XML files on the fly using SVG Scalable Vector Graphics SVG W3C 2004 Grimes 2004b The borehole previewer was coded in VB NET and C C by Savage Software Savage 2004 Borehole previews display geologic and geotechnical information in a typical boring log format for borehole records containing sufficient detailed lithologic information ROSRINE 2001 Behind the scenes the back end the data are retrieved using hyperlinks URL s from the host machine of the applicable agency If a borehole is shown on the map but the corresponding data is not yet available in the COSMOS PEE
184. g 4 sieve sa Cohesion intercept sa Percent grains passing 400 sieve sa Depth to top contact w fluid fp Permeability sa Dry density sa Plastic limit sa Grain size standard deviation sa Plasticity index sa Kurtosis sa Relative density sa Liquid limit sa Shear strength sa Lithology lith and sd Skewness sa Median grain size sa Specific gravity sa Mode grain size sa SPT Standard Penetration Tests ptr Moisture content sa Unit weight sa Percent clay sa Void ratio sa Percent grains passing 10 sieve sa A generalized illustration of how the CGS data set is integrated with the GVDC is provided in Figure 7 Geotechnical Geotechnical Virtual Data Center GVDC Engineering Community End Users Java Backend LB ne s i d MySQL California Geological Survey Data Provider pelea As of December 2004 Fed oa Comection Poanse Oae roisase_auttve Administrative 2 Excel Administrative End Users architecture 55 Static VBA XML Translator for Access Static Visual Basic Applications VBAs within the CGS geotechnical Access database directly translate data from the tables into digital XML files The VBAs reside within the Access database mdb file under Modules The newly generated XML files are formatted according to the COSMOS Geotechnical Data XMLSchema Chapter 3 Benoit et al this report see Contact Information J Hu The VBA
185. g upgraded and will be also available in early 2005 The details of this effort as well as the ancillary tables supporting the backend and front end applications are described in subsequent sections of this Appendix 50 FS MySQL Control Center 0 9 4 beta Console Manager F5 Console Options HotKeys Window Help Eile view Acti on Hotkeys l 2 sau Be eS amp SB T x ine i FE adminhelpfaq E adminusers i alias bassoc coreproviders countries crs i datatypes FE deletedrecords E firsttab faroe FE hole_test_assoc FE hole_tests E mvals E parentkey FE providers E ers_direction E ers_type FE _depth_datum FE _depth_qualifier E _hole_type E inquiry E _layer_source p E _location_accuracy t_location_method i t_site_type varchar 40 CODESPACE varchar 40 YES NAME varchar 255 YES NAMINGSYSTEM varchar 40 YES SITE_ID varchar 40 YES TYPE varchar 40 YES DRILLER varchar 40 YES LOGGER yarchar 40 YES START_DATE varchar 40 YES END_DATE varchar 40 YES ELEVATION _VALUE Sinan YES ELEVATION_UOM varchar 40 YES ELEVATION_DATUM varchar 40 YES MAP_PROJECTION varchar 100
186. ginal date of data collection 6 Last Updated date that data sets were digitized or modified 7 Contact Contact for provide data 8 Downloads check boxes to indicate the type of file you would like to download x tLe E Done 5 i Internet Figure 19 GVDC search results page Borehole records are passed to CustomerDataSearchResults asp and displayed as a list in the main website frame 98 r Fle Edit View favorites Tools Help p S Seach Favores Meda rel tom Gee O SG data org CustomerDocSearchResut asp J Bo Links gt ABOUT CALENDAR USER SURVEY FORUM NEWS ANO EVENTS active Map DocumentSearh Account Hei EI nent Search Results ays the results of your search of our geotechnical documentation database eturned data sets from the following data providers rimert of Transportation 3 s returned 3 tment of Transportation i Hole Data Type Project Ote Updated Contact Downloads y 100041 Cakrans Ste for GVOC Piet CPT 10 CPT 2001 01 24 2000 11 28 Loren Tumer Fs FF say ace x 102116 Cahrans Ske for GVDC Pace CPT 25 CPT 2002 02 20 2002 02 20 Loren Tumer FF y I jag O Can 0na Tape KD1400 Cahrans Ske for GVOC Pact CPT 1 CPT 2001 07 18 2000 10 12 Loren Tumer ranpay eel I seca M a toenioas Data rom this Provider bi Orma _ Unique 10 peso the Vrtuat Oata Center Na G Data Typa thras letter daa type 5 Project Ome wiginal de of dna
187. gn Senior GIS Web Application Developer Farallon Geographics Inc 609 Mission St 2nd Floor San Francisco CA 94105 Email apeters fargeo com http www fargeo com Daniel Ponti and Sean Devlin USGS PostgreSQL database implementation OAIB integration Dynamic Java XML Translator and associated documentation United States Geological Survey USGS 345 Middlefield Road MS 977 Menlo Park CA 94025 Email dponti usgs gov 128 Charles Real CGS Access database implementation California Geological Survey 801 K Street MS 12 31 Sacramento CA 95914 Email creal consrv ca gov Paul Grimes and Loren Turner Caltrans Access database implementation OAIB integration Access XML Translator for CPT tests NET XML SVG CPT Previewer and associated documentation GeoResearch Group Division of Research amp Innovation California Department of Transportation 5900 Folsom Blvd MS 5 Sacramento CA 95819 Email Paulgrimes sbcglobal net Loren_turner dot ca gov Carl Stepp Project PI Executive Director Consortium of Strong Motion Observation Systems COSMOS Building 454 Room 121 1301 South 46 Street Richmond CA 94804 4698 Email cstepp moment net http www cosmos eq org Jennifer N Swift Project Co PI Research Assistant Professor and Task 3 Workgroup Leader Department Civil and Environmental Engineering KAP 230A University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 90089 Email jswift usc edu Sha
188. gram of Caltrans database tables and keys MS Access See Tables 5 6 and 7 for more information on tables ccccccccccccceceesssssscsceesesssssstsssseeeeess 66 Figure 12 Schematic overview of Caltrans remote database and GVDC system architec tiree nne Nea AA act an Se et Ne ele at Dla Ms enon ala A Nea ES a 73 Figure 13 Schematic diagram of USGS PostgreSQL database the USGS dynamic XML translator and the GVDC system architecture left c ec cececseeeseeeteeeseeeeeeeteeeeneeees 81 Figure 14 GVDC access requirements to the USGS PostgreSQL datasbase 04 81 Figure 15 At present the GVDC only supports a standardized coordinate system 82 Figure 16 The GVDC harvester accesses a view that also uses backend stored procedures t s t harvested values seron ie a ae soaodeqsdausvehensaaseuementiventadssaanears 82 Figure 17 A borelog dynamically generated by the borehole previewet eee 92 Figure 18 Charts and related metadata output for one CPT generated by the CPT POW E E E E A E A E EE 94 Figure 19 GVDC search results page Borehole records are passed to CustomerDataSearchResults asp and displayed as a list in the main website frame 98 Figure 20 GVDC search results page Charts and metadata for one CPT are displayed in anew browser Window enaissi ciiis tasin ieia aia E E E o EE Ea T naivety 99 Figure 21 XML data file displayed in new browser window ASCII text eee 100 Figure
189. gt lt xsd enumeration value ground water barrier regulation gt lt xsd enumeration value industrial supply gt lt xsd enumeration value injection recharge gt lt xsd enumeration value irrigation gt 36 lt xsd enumeration value municipal public supply gt lt xsd enumeration value observation gt lt xsd enumeration value standby emergency supply gt lt xsd enumeration value stock gt lt xsd restriction gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type extElevCodeEnum Parent type None Direct sub types None Name extElevCodeEnum Content e Union of following types o otherNameType o elevCodeEnum Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name extElevCodeEnum gt lt xsd union memberTypes otherNameType elevCodeEnum gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type elevCodeEnum Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None Name elevCodeEnum Content e Built in XSD Type string e value CF CV KB RB GL DF RT SF LAT KO SL UN Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name elevCodeEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value CF gt lt xsd enumeration value CV gt lt xsd enumeration value KB gt lt xsd enumeration value RB gt lt xsd enumeration value GL gt lt xsd enumeration value DF gt lt xsd enumeration value RT gt lt xsd enumeration value SF gt
190. hat converts PostgreSQL borehole database records directly into valid XML in a HTTP request response environment Devlin 2004 Ponti 2004 The XML is compliant with the COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical XML Schema see section COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical XML Schema This application must be installed on the GVDC server rather than the USGS remote data server The translator application is written entirely in Java designed to run in any web container that adheres to the java servlet specification The translator application is divided into three packages e org foqus xml generated e org foqus xml objectFactories e org foqus xml servlet The generated package contains many classes and interfaces for Object to XML binding These classes are compiled directly from the schema using Castor an open source java XML binding tool Castor 2004 This tool can analyze a schema and produce a java object model that maps to an XML data model providing the functionality to consume and produce valid XML to and from the object model This package handles all of the XML generation The Castor tool is not fully schema compliant and has some limitations one of which being it doesn t recognize abstract types and substitution groups In these instances the schema was customized and the validation code was rewritten The application will not generate invalid XML If an invalid data value is retrieved from the database then the application will throw a vali
191. he 10 cm2 and 200 cm2 for the 15 cm2 aa Text Friction Area Unit of Measure TIPSLEEVE Naber The distance between the tip and the center of DISTANCE i the friction sleeve E UOM Text Tip Sleeve Distance Unit of Measure 7 The type of Piezocone is defined in part by the position of the filter element The types in use a Type 1 on the tip apex or at the eZ ene ven midface on the tip b Type 2 at the shoulder or behind the tip c Type 3 above the friction sleeve or d other The type of material used as porous filter element The following materials are typically POROTE ERE T used a plastic b sintered bronze c sintered steel d ceramic or e other The fluid used to saturate the porous filter element The following deaired fluids are Ee TEEN Legi typically used a water b glycerin c silicon oil or d other A description of the procedure used to SATE RATION Text saturate the porous filter element Correction to adjust the penetration cone resistance due to penetration water pressures AREA RATIO Kiba acting behind cone tip Net area ratio correction a is applied to the cone resistance qc which becomes the corrected total cone resistance qt a is dimensionless 71 Data Field Name Description Type The type of pushing rods used for CPT ROD TYPE Text penetration Standard nomenclature can be used such as A rod or N rod A description of the type size and location of FRICTIO
192. he versions of Tomcat and Java JDK required by the backend These versions should also be compatible with the version of ArcIMS being installed 3 The default port for IIS must be different from that reserved for Apache Tomcat this is the port that will serve ArcIMS In the example shown in Figure 22 the IIS default po T Administrative Tools Q ex Q amp pa rt is 1100 Search gt Folders E Address 4 Administrative Tools File and Folder Tasks Rename this file Be Move this file in Copy this File Publish this file to the 2 Internet Information Services Fe Local Security Policy A Name a amp Component Services computer Management fa Data Sources ODBC fl Event Viewer MBinternet Information Services Type Shortcut Shortcut Shortcut Shortcut Shortcut Shortcut ERE Links Date Modified 9 3 2002 12 31 PM 8 22 2003 8 00 PM 8 22 2003 7 19 PM 3 12 2003 10 56 PM 4 18 2003 11 32 AM 3 12 2003 11 26 PM Default Web Site Properties File Action View Help gt fhB 2 gt ean 9 Web Sites A Name Path Wi Default Web site Bustelp c windowsthelp jishelp ja 2 TSHelp Printers C WINDOWS web printers ia 2 Printers G _vti_bin C Program Files Common Files Micr ja amp zti bin GB GDC Demo C 4rcIMS Website Farallon 2 aaa E Jakarta C Tomeat4 bin win32 g Website website C ArcIMS Website Gg Output E output C ArcIM5
193. hear and cyclic triaxial to obtain shear modulus and damping parameters as a function of strain as well as assess liquefaction behavior and cyclic densification and settlement Organizations acquire dynamic lab test data largely through contract testing services and internal testing and to a lesser extent through the use of existing publicly available data generated by others 2 5 4 Geotechnical In situ Testing Practice By far the most commonly used geotechnical in situ test methods are the Standard Penetration Test SPT and the Cone Penetration Test CPT For geotechnical in situ testing most organizations use a balanced combination of in house testing services and contracted testing services Existing publicly available data is used less often For geotechnical in situ test data users want access in most cases to the interpreted data e g CPT based soil type undrained shear strength pressuremeter modulus corrected N1 60 SPT blow counts as well as information on the methods used to make the interpretations e g assumptions of the water level elevation or soil unit weight etc Equally important was ready access to the primary data e g CPT tip resistance and sleeve friction depth etc readily available as well as information on the factors and methods used to develop the primary data e g calibration constants filtering techniques etc More than half of the users routinely need access to the raw data e g unprocess
194. his Use Policy is subject to change without notice Privacy Policy For details regarding the California Department of Conservation s Privacy Policy please see our Conditions of Use The text below reflects general requirements for State departments Pursuant to Government Code Section 11019 9 all departments and agencies of the State of California shall enact and maintain a permanent privacy policy in adherence with the Information Practices Act of 1977 Civil Code Section 1798 et seq that includes but not necessarily limited to the following principles a Personally identifiable information may only be obtained through lawful means b The purposes for which personally identifiable data are collected shall be specified at or prior to the time of collection and any subsequent use of the data shall be limited to and consistent with the fulfillment of those purposes previoucptDatalInfoy specified c Personal data may not be disclosed made available or otherwise used for a purpose other than those specified except with the consent of the subject of the data or as required by law or regulation d Personal data collected shall be relevant to the purpose for which it is needed e The general means by which personal data is protected against loss unauthorized access use modification or disclosure shall be posted unless the disclosure of those general means would compromise legitimate agency objectives or law enforcement p
195. hnical Virtual Data Center Project supported by the PEER Lifelines LL Program Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Institute has finalized the system architecture supporting web based interfaces providing access to participating publicly available geotechnical data sets Over the long term the main objective is to extend this pilot system and link multiple data sets of other government agencies universities and private companies The GVDC is capable of serving the broad needs of practicing geotechnical engineering and earthquake hazards professionals as a central repository of searchable metadata on publicly available geotechnical data sets uploaded from data providers The project s Virtual Data Center Work Group VDCWG consists of seventeen participants from government agencies industry and academia The VDCWG has designed and implemented a pilot Geotechnical Virtual Data Center GVDC that allows users to download geotechnical borehole data from four data providers including California Geological Survey CGS California Department of Transportation Caltrans the United States Geological Survey USGS Ponti 2004 and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company PG amp E Figures 4 1 and 4 2 The GVDC consists of both a GIS enabled end user web interface Figure 4 3 and an administrative web interface Figure 4 4 The system architecture design is based on the results of the geotechnical user scenario survey and on the data dictionary de
196. hole Logging Crosshole velocity data and velocity profiles derived using surface wave profiling SASW laboratory geotechnical testing i e triaxial consolidation and so on and insitu testing i e pressuremeter A Data Dictionary Working Committee constituted of experts in the development of data dictionary standards and experts in the specific types of data to be captured by the revised dictionary will accomplish this task Task 2 will be completed early in the Project and will become input to Task 1 Task 3 Development of an Operation and Maintenance Plan This task will build on the discussions and recommendations developed in the June 21 23 2004 COSMOS PEER LL FHWA Workshop Discussion Groups identified policy and implementation issues that must be addressed and resolved as part of long term M amp O Plan for the GVDC and developed extensive recommendations This task will use the workshop recommendations as a framework for developing a draft O amp M plan 8 0 DATA USAGE AND PRIVACY POLICIES 8 1 GVDC Data Usage and Privacy Policies 8 1 1 Use Policy Thank you for visiting COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 web site and reviewing our Use Policy By visiting this web site you are accepting the policies and practices described in this Notice Please note that this Use Policy is subject to change without notice and that it reflects COSMOS PEER LL current business practices This Use policy is dated August 10 2003 This Use Policy is subject
197. hose that indicated other had responses including OSI TL paleomag lithologic correlation stratigraphy sample descriptions historic data reference geologic maps USGS visual relative lucustrine relations published reports field relationships prior regional geologic mapping and soil description and correlation across boreholes How important is it in your work to have information on the chemical composition of the deposits or the pore fluids being drilled Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important DODDO 13 A1 Not Important ita a a Important 17 19 Neutral 64 14 Al 34 What standard does your organization use to classify soils a Visual manual based USCS or extensions such as ASTM D2488 a Lab based USCS or extensions such as ASTM D2487 ag AASHTO a USDA Textural Chart a Other Other USDA 5 7 AASHTO Visua manual USCS 14 Lab based USCS 32 The above chart shows the distribution of standards used to classify soils Those that indicated other had responses including modified AASHTO Burmeister BS5930 and specific versions of USCS modified for DOT use 35 What types of field strength index test data do you utilize not including in situ testing None Torvane Pocket Penetrometer Other Oooo Other None 7 0 Torvane 39 Pocket Penetrometer The above chart shows the distribution of types of strength index tests used in the field Tho
198. hzad Tiwana Harvester Java development OAIB integration Other Participants Mohamad Ali Faisal Nasir ArcptDataInfoan Javed and Yasir Khan Computer Sciences University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 90089 Email tiwana usc edu mali usc edu fnasir usc edu ajaved usc edu ykhan usc edu 129 APPENDIX 4 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE JUNE 21 23 WORKSHOP ARCHIVING AND WEB DISSEMINATION OF GEOTECHNICAL DATA Three Topical Discussion Groups convened in breakout sessions and developed the conclusions and recommendations of the workshop The breakout discussion topics were Technical Issues John Bobbitt Chair Jennifer Swift Recorder Policy Issues Charles Real Chair Clifford Roblee Recorder and Implementation and Management Issues Carl Stepp Chair Loren Turner Recorder Each Topical Discussion Group reported the results of its breakout discussions as conclusions and recommendations to the workshop attendees in plenary session Discussions of the Topical Discussion Group reports developed the consensus conclusions and recommendations of workshop attendees that are summarized below Technology Issues l Short term Implementation COSMOS should proceed with implementation of the GVDC using the Geotechnical Data XML Schema GVDC XML W3C 2004a versioning 1 0 2 0 Implementation should include the establishment of a working group that will oversee the maintenance of the release
199. ibb M Corona S and McGuire T 2004 Cosmos Geotechnical XML Schema Satellite Schema V1 0 Geotechnical XML Schema work website http geoinfo usc edu gvdc geotech_schemas Satellite html 12 04 CGS 2004 California Geological Survey Seismic Hazards Mapping Website Interactive Mapping and GIS Data http gmw consrv ca gov shmp index htm Devlin S 2004 Foqus XML Translation Software Documentation COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 Internal Project Document 2 p Farallon 2004 Farallon Geographics Inc http www fargeo com 12 04 4 15 Grimes P 2004a Converting data files to XML format Caltrans CPT data example COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 Internal Project Document 11 p Grimes P 2004b CPT Pre Viewer Application Code Structure and Installation COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 Internal Caltrans Report 7 p MySQL 2004 MySQL Open Source SQL database management system http www mysql com 12 04 NCSA 2004a The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting Digital Library Technology National Center for Supercomputing Applications UIUC Champaign Il http www openarchives org OAI 1 1 openarchivesprotocol html 12 04 NCSA 2004b Open Archives in a Box OAIB Digital Library Technology National Center for Supercomputing Applications UIUC Champaign Il http dlt ncsa uiuc edu oaib 12 04 OAI 2004 Open Archives Initiative http www openarchives
200. ic XML files maintained by the data provider on a remote server under their control or 2 The URL points to an application installed on the GVDC which dynamically queries the data provider s remote database and streams the results back to the GVDC i e in a Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP W3C 2004b In an HTTP request response environment the XML data is appended to the HTTP output stream to the end user Since the data display is dynamic no XML is actually stored anywhere unless the end user saves the data to another media The decision as to which download method to implement is solely at the discretion of the data providers as both options can be supported by the current GVDC system architecture The first option allows the data provider complete control over all static XML files generated and updated in house by their translator The translator and files will be updated and maintained by the data provider Note that this requires particular attention to potentially long term storage and maintenance issues for the data provider Database Administrator DBA The second option frees the data provider from having to periodically generate update store and maintain XML files over the long term Nevertheless the latter option requires the data providers to write and maintain their own dynamic translators Based on the current technology used in this project such applications will be installed on the GVDC The GVDC administrator will assist
201. ient side requests The borehole records requested by the end user through the GIS interactive map are passed to CustomerDocSearchResults asp The geotechnical data download and previewer blocks are outside of the GIS map code structure see Data Translators Dynamic Java XML Translator for PostgreSQL and Data Previewers The results can be downloaded by an end user via CustomerDocSearchResults asp see section Search Results Data Download Borehole and CPT previewers are also activated through the CustomerDocSearchResults asp 6 5 Search Results Data Download Each borehole record passed to the CustomerDocSearchResults asp via the GIS interactive map or the text based Documents Search can be downloaded and CPT and BLG data types can be previewed Figure 19 The end user may choose the XML ASCII text file and or MS Excel check boxes to directly download the files The user may also use the CPT or BLG previewer links under Data Types to view graphical representations of the data Figures 17 18 and 20 The geotechnical borehole records chosen by the uder by clicking in the check boxes to the right of each record are dynamically streamed to the user in a zip file ZBit 2004 The program ZBit is a zip unzip component installed on the GVDC server This component is invoked from the CustomerDocSearchResults asp and zips the selected records on the fly for the user The zip is delivered to the user through a
202. iewer application is first passed a URL corresponding to the location or path of an XML file containing Caltrans CPT data The XML files must be compliant with the COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical XML Schema see section Static VB NET Translator for CPT data The previewer application downloads the requested XML file as a temporary file on the GVDC server tmp xml The temporary XML file is parsed and the required CPT data is processed to dynamically generate multiple SVG images charts per CPT The CPT charts and related metadata are displayed using HTML within a new browser window on the end user s computer Figure 18 The SVG images provide the user with a graphical representation of the CPT data The temporary XML and SVG are recreated and overwritten each time the browser window is refreshed or a user accesses the same CPT link on a GVDC search results page 93 Caltrans CPT Previewer Microsoft Internet Explorer Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay gt a A Pi Search IE Favorites Media H A amp E Address Eal http geodata usc edu 1 100 XML25YG xml_to_svg aspx xmURL http geoinfo usc edu gvdc CaltransData LAData 07 4G9701 2007 LA 213 2 3 E Go Links Friction Ratio Tip Resistance Local Friction Inclination Fs Qt Qt Tonsft 2 Fs Ton ft 2 degrees 0 00 12 0 0 00 400 0 00 15 0 00 6 5 0 F 10 0 15 0 E P 20 0 p H M 25 0 30 0 35 0 bma 40 0 45 0 50 0 Data
203. iles do not include all of the data reuired to complete a useful geotechnical XML file for CPT tests nor all of the data necessary to satisfy the GVDC front end user website search requirments The missing information includes critical parameters such as latitude and longitude as well as CPT test specific details describing the cone tip used contact information etc 65 Three tables of project level and CPT test specific metadata were manually added to the Caltrans Access database in order for useful XML files to be generated and for the data set to be searchable through the GVDC website e BAssoc business associates table information on the business contact for the CPT tests e cptDataInfo CPT data information data pertaining specifically to the collection method and locality of CPT soundings and information required by the OAIB for metadata harvesting e cptParams CPT parameters detailed information pertaining to CPT cone tip used during the test The Caltrans database structure is loosely based on the COSMOS PEER LL XML data format Figure 11 The pilot project Caltrans Access database including example data is provided in the root Data Sets Caltrans level directory of the report CD CODESPACE NAME NAMING_SYSTEM TYPE ADDRESS_1 ADDRESS_2 ADDRESS_3 CITY STATE POSTAL_CODE COUNTRY VOICE _PHONE FAX_NUMBER CELL_PHONE EMAIL ASSOCIATED_WITH BA_CONTACT qpiDatalnfo_ID NAME_OF_CONTACT
204. ily available as well as information on the factors and methods used to develop the primary data e g calibration constants filtering techniques etc Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Oooo Neutral Not Important 14 1 Absolutely Necessary 45 Important 40 44 1 1 How important is it in your work to have the raw data readily available e g unprocessed voltages from pressure and load transducers for CPT uncorrected blow counts for SPT Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important DODO Not Important 7 Absolutely Necessary 33 Neutral 26 Important 34 29 Al 44 1 1 1 How important is it in your work to have information on transducer calibration data for test equipment e g calibration for a pore pressure transducer on a CPT cone Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important DODO Not Important Absolutely Necessary 7 20 Neutral 44 Important 29 44 2 How important is it in your work to have information on the in situ test equipment e g make model type key dimensions transducers CPT cone tip size SPT hammer lifting mechanism SPT hammer drop weight length SPT energy transfer efficiency etc and field test conditions e g setup layout etc Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Not Important Neutral 2 21 Absolutely Necessary 38 Important 39 30 Al
205. imary and interpreted are shown in Table 2 3 Data Type Description Raw Data This data is comprised of the most fundamental measurement from a particular test This data may be the uncorrected readings from a pressure dial gauge the raw unfiltered voltages from a strain gauge a visual reading off of a linear scale etc Primary This data is comprised of measurements that have Data been converted from raw data and processed to engineering units and corrected for other factors This data may also have been filtered for electrical noise zeroed to a baseline or clipped to remove outliers An 2 10 example of primary data would be load reported in pounds versus settlement reported in inches Interpreted This data typically consists of the result s of a Data particular test In many cases the interpreted data requires some level of judgment by the person performing the test and generating the result A first order interpretation could be defining the slope of a line through a scatter of data points A second order interpretation could be to average a collection of first order interpreted results to come up with an average value representative of a larger group Table 2 3 Definition of Data Types Dynamic lab test data is used by approximately a third of the practitioners Only about one quarter of those using and generating this data are in the research fields The most common dynamic test methods include cyclic simple s
206. imate outcrop unknown 44 Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name compSourceEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value core gt lt xsd enumeration value CPT gt lt xsd enumeration value cuttings gt lt xsd enumeration value geophysical log gt lt xsd enumeration value estimate gt lt xsd enumeration value outcrop gt lt xsd enumeration value unknown gt lt xsd restriction gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type extQualifierEnum Parent type None Direct sub types None Name extQualifierEnum Content e Union of following types o otherNameType o qualifierEnum Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name extQualifierEnum gt lt xsd union memberTypes otherNameType qualifierEnum gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type qualifierEnum Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None Name qualifierEnum Content e Built in XSD Type string e value personal work permanent Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name qualifierEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value personal gt lt xsd enumeration value work gt lt xsd enumeration value permanent gt lt xsd restriction gt lt xsd simpleType gt 45 Simple Type extPhoneEnum Parent type None Direct sub types None Name extPhoneEnum Co
207. in order to accommodate the text based Document Search option and the CPT previewer application see the root GIS_Map_Application scripts level directory on the report CD These modifications are necessary to insure that the CPT previewer option is only available when corresponding to boring logs that actually contain CPT data and that the URL and QueryString contain the necessary information when the CPT Pre viewer is actually loaded CosmosUtils js To accommodate the modifications made in SearchResults asp one function was also added to CosmosUtils js This function retrieves the URL including the appropriate QueryString values for xml_to_svg aspx described above When invoked this URL is opened in a new browser window 95 CPT Previewer Installation The installation of the CPT previewer requires the use of Microsoft Visual Studio NET To install the VB NET CPT previewer application on a server MS Windows Operating System 2000 or XP 1 Obtain a copy of XML2SVG zip see the report CD 2 Extract the ZIP file to a folder named XKML2SVG 3 Copy the folder onto your web server or make the XML2SVG folder a virtual directory see below creating a virtual directory particularly step 9 Open Microsoft Visual Studio NET Click File highlight Open then click Project Browse to the XML2SVG directory and open the XML2SVG project file after the project opens successfully in
208. ing the signed certificate along with an intermediate certificate and certificate installation instructions for all supported Web servers The specifics of the installation procedure are determined by the choice of Web server software Following installation of the certificate on the GVDC e All transactions are now confidential and are secured with SSL Secure Socket Layer encryption e End user and data provider inforation registration MySQL metadata and other website information are protected The front end GIS map interface coding Farallon 2004 see Contact Information A Peters data translators and previewers and the Java harvester back end administrative web pages and functionalities are integrated into the main website pages summarized above These principal website functionalities are described below The following techniques were used in the development of the overall front end and administrative websites and the GIS interactive map web pages Farallon 2004 e N tier architecture design where site data sources business rules and content presentation can be upgraded and maintained relatively independently e Modular site design that facilitates upgrading individual parts of the site without significantly impacting the rest of the site e Use of re usable functions or modules that contain code optimized to process specific data and return a set of results e Encapsulation of complex code into re usable objects that support o
209. ion type cptTableType gt lt xsd element name Moisture type moistureTableType gt lt xsd element name ParticleSize type partSizeTableType gt lt xsd element name StandardPenetration type sptTableType gt lt xsd element name AdditionalTests type additionalType gt lt xsd choice gt lt xsd extension gt lt xsd complexContent gt lt xsd complexType gt 14 2 2 6 Element SupportingData e This element can be used wherever the following element is referenced o _ Dictionaries Name SupportingData Type dictionariesType Nillable no Abstract no Documentation A nonabstract element that substitutes for the abastract Dictionaries This includes the two dictionaries Business Associate and Coordinate Reference Systems The using groups may extend this by adding their own dictionary types XML Instance Representation lt SupportingData gt Start Choice 1 lt BusinessAssociate gt busAssocType lt BusinessAssociate gt 1 lt CoordReferenceSystem gt crsDictType lt CoordReferenceSystem gt 1 End Choice lt SupportingData gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd element name SupportingData type dictionariesType substitutionGroup _Dictionaries gt Complex Type dictionaries Type Parent type abstractBasicType derivation method extension Direct sub types None Name dictionariesType Abstract no Documentation The inclusion of two dictionaries BusinessAssocia
210. ire compliance standards Provide for documentation of numerated lists Hire a full time person to operate the GVDC and interact with data providers and users Develop training materials and hold training classes for GVDC data providers and their user base 4 Other recommendations e e Release example data and the standard now Initiate major changes merging with AGS OGC now The GVDC should only have simple previewers 2 A4 e Farm out reliability and liability to another entity e Have software vendors test the schema e COSMOS should evaluate whether the GVDC has enough end user applications in place to go to implementation e COSMOS should establish sister sites linked through the GVDC Policy Issues l DOTs interest level in advancing common standards States have a genuine interest in developing common standards for data exchange but believe there are barriers that must be overcome The high benefit of having the ability to exchange data in a common standard is recognized however A common standard would help achieve consistency completeness in contracts e A common standard would add value with respect to intrastate sharing 2 Is the GYDC technology appropriate for general application by all states More time is needed to evaluate the GVDC and compare the Data Dictionary with agency needs The GVDC is moreover only one component of a geotechnical asset management system 3 Would the GVDC system
211. irectory indicated in the documentation for installing ArcIMS ver 4 0 see ESRI Knowledge Base for notes applicable to a given installation 9 Following installation confirm the settings of the System Environment variables in Win XP see Control Panel gt System gt Advanced gt Environment Variables i e a JAVA HOME C j2sdk1 4 1_ 02 b CATALINA HOME C Tomcat4 These should point to the Java JDK and Tomcat directories respectively i e Figure 23 102 E Control Panel System Restore Automatic Updates General Computer Name Hardware Advanced Environment Variables You must be logged on as an Administrator to make most of these changes User variables For tiwana Performance Visual effects processor scheduling memory usage and virtual memory variable ze C Documents and Settings tiwanaiLoc C Documents and Settings tiwanalLoc User Profiles Desktop settings related to your logon Startup and Recovery Variabl Val ariable alue System startup system failure and debugging information CATALINA HOME C Tomcat4 ComSpec CAWINDOWS system32 cmd exe INCLUDE C Program Files Microsoft Visual Studio JAVA_HOME Ci j2sdk1 4 1_02 SA System variables Figure 23 System Environment Variables example settings for GVDC 10 Confirm the setup of the following Virtual directories Win XP Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Internet Information Service
212. iscussed above e web xml OAI configuration file Identifies the OAI JDBC interface servlet OAI server OAIB data configuration file and JDBC target class Tabe A4 above shows the correlation of CGS borehole data to OAIB compliant metadata the XML Schema which satisfies the GVDC front end website search page requirements The portion of the OAIB data configuration file test_oaib_cgs xml including the data mapping is as follows XML Instance Representation lt result gt lt md format namespaceLocation http geodata usc edu schema prefix oai_dc schemaLocation http geodata usc edu schema http geodata usc edu schema harvester_geotech xsd gt lt geotechData gt lt identifier gt lt column name sl_official_name gt lt identifier gt lt longitude gt lt column name sl_longitude gt lt longitude gt lt latitude gt lt column name s1_latitude gt lt latitude gt lt id_key gt lt column name id_key gt lt id_key gt lt data_source gt lt column name sl_ data_source gt lt data_source gt lt start_date gt lt column name sl_start_date gt lt start_date gt lt end_date gt lt column name sl_end_date gt lt end_date gt lt last_updated gt lt column name sl_date_last_updated gt lt last_updated gt lt site_name gt lt column name sl_site_name gt lt site_name gt lt depth gt lt column name sl_total_depth gt lt depth gt lt depth_uom gt lt column name sl_ depth uom gt lt
213. ive of this project is to develop a pilot virtual database system linking a few geotechnical databases the ultimate goal is to link public and private geotechnical databases throughout the United States and internationally 1 3 Project Implementation The GVDC project is a strong success story joining academic industry and agency collaboration Implementation of the project was accomplished in four main technical tasks 1 definition of geotechnical data user scenarios for a pilot virtual geotechnical data dissemination system 2 development of a data dictionary standard for the pilot system that is expansible to an anticipated larger dictionary standard that links multiple geotechnical databases 3 integration of these results into the design of a pilot geotechnical virtual data center system architecture and 4 planning and implementation of a workshop structured to obtain geotechnical community review and recommendations Three Working Groups constituted of 5 to 7 experts from government agencies industry and academia were organized to accomplish these tasks each Working Group was assigned a specific task to accomplish The Work Groups proceeded independently meeting together at predetermined stages of work completion in project meetings to review and coordinate progress and to identify technical issues requiring resolution These coordination meetings identified a number of specific software development needs specialized software developer
214. ked by a URL request to the full path of the host and application concatenated with the VDC code for the desired borehole and xml Example http localhost 8080 usgs VDC_2227 XML 6 0 FRONT END WEBSITE The final release of the GVDC Demo front end website https geodata cosmos data org was built using Macromedia Dreamweaver and Homesite software developments tools Generally accepted techniques were used throughout the development of the site 6 1 Main Website Design The overall GVDC website look and feel was created by Interseller 2004 and Internovations 2004 see Contact Information M Jarvis and J Castro respectively The front end and administrative webpages are coded in ASP VBScript HTML and JavaScript These blocks consist of 607 files in 22 folders and can be obtained by contacting COSMOS see root Main Website readme txt on the report CD J Carl Stepp Execustive Director COSMOS Office Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center University of California Berkeley 86 1301 South 46th Street Richmond CA 94804 4698 Phone 510 231 9436 FAX 510 231 9471 e mail cosmos eerc berkeley edu The website background design displays geotechnical engineering related activities in illustrations collected from the project participants Apart from the GIS map interface the website conists of dynamic webpages with the following fucntionalities e End user registration and Login functionalities behind S
215. l Schema Components 2 2 1 Element GeotechnicalData Name GeotechnicalData Type geotechDataType Nillable no Abstract no Documentation The root element for the application schema XML Instance Representation lt GeotechnicalData gt lt posc DocumentInformation gt lt posc DocumentInformation gt 0 1 lt Site gt lt Site gt 1 lt Tests gt lt _Tests gt 0 lt _Dictionaries gt lt _Dictionaries gt 0 lt GeotechnicalData gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd element name GeotechnicalData type geotechDataType gt 2 2 2 Element Dictionaries e The following elements can be used wherever this element is referenced o SupportingData Name _ Dictionaries Type abstractBasicType Nillable no Abstract yes Documentation An abstract placeholder for delivering dictionaries and resolving references XML Instance Representation lt _Dictionaries gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd element name _Dictionaries type abstractBasicType abstract true gt Complex Type geotechDataType Parent type None Direct sub types None Name geotechDataType Abstract no Documentation The root element contains four parts The first part is basic document information imported from POSC The second is the context which consists of the Site Hole Layers Cores etc all put in their proper place The next part is a container for all the Tests Finally there is a ho
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217. ld Modify Server Side Data Previewers Work in this subtask will be done to modify 112 e Convert existing SVG previewer for CPT and boreholes to a Java bases application for cross platform compatibility e Convert existing Caltrans NET SVG previewer for CPT data to a Java based application for cross platform compatibility e Develop and integrate into the GVDC a new Java based previewer for down hole seismic velocity logs and suspension velocity logs Subtask le Modify Server Side Front End Interactive Ma Work in this subtask will enhance the interactive GIS Map application and related code i e SQL as well as the Map Search Results code for compatibility with other modifications of the GVDC proposed here Subtask If Modify Search Results and Data Download code Work in this subtask will modify the ExcelWriter download in Excel from XML and develop XSLT Stylesheet for easily viewing XML downloads for compatibility with other modifications of the GVDC proposed here Subtask lg Develop and integrate into the GVDC a new Java based previewer for seismic velocity logs and suspension velocity logs This task will develop a previewer software module for various seismic velocity including PS Logging Downhole Logging Crosshole velocity data and velocity profiles derived using the surface wave profiling SASW This module will be similar to the previewer modules for CPT soundings and for borehole logs The first action of
218. ld select an instance of Cone Penetration Test Data based on the Id value of the Cone Penetration Test Data The depth of dissipation measurement at the penetrometer Tip Depth tip Penetration Pore Fluid pressure measured using the piezocone during the Pressure dissipation test Elapsed Time Elapsed time of reading for dissipation measurement A text descriptor providing additional information relevant Remarks to the CPT dissipation data results and procedures Date Last Updated The date of the last update to the data in this table 3 3 CONCLUSIONS A data dictionary was devised for use with a pilot system for archiving and web dissemination of geotechnical data The tables for the pilot system are easily expandable and designed to encourage data providers to contribute new as well as legacy data to the geotechnical virtual data center This pilot system will be reviewed to obtain input and consensus of the geotechnical community 3 4 REFERENCES Association of Geotechnical Specialists AGS 1992 Electronic Transfer of Geotechnical Data from Ground Investigations United Kingdom Benoit J Sawyer S M Adams M and de Alba P A 1994 National Geotechnical Experimentation Sites Central Data Repository User Manual U S Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Publication No FHWA RD 94 071 December 152 p Swift J N et al 2001 Proceedings Invited Worksho
219. lding position for dictionaries and resolution of references XML Instance Representation lt gt lt posc DocumentInformation gt lt posc DocumentInformation gt 0 1 lt Site gt lt Site gt 1 lt Tests gt lt _Tests gt 0 lt _Dictionaries gt lt _Dictionaries gt 0 lt gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name geotechDataType gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd element ref posc DocumentInformation minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element ref Site gt lt xsd element ref _Tests minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element ref _Dictionaries minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd complexType gt 2 2 3 Element Site Name Site Type siteTableType Nillable no Abstract no Documentation The Site is a collection of holes and samples obtained at a common place It is a direct parent of Hole and offers the top level of the context hierarchy XML Instance Representation lt Site id keyid 0 1 modver 1 0 0 1 gt lt ID gt codeSysEIlAttType lt ID gt 1 lt Name gt nameSysElAttType lt Name gt 0 1 lt Alias gt nameSysElAttType lt Alias gt 0 lt Type gt extSiteTypeEnum lt Type gt 0 1 lt Organization gt simpleRefType lt Organization gt 0 1 10 lt Contact gt simpleRefType lt Contact gt 0 1 lt SiteAddressLocation gt 0 1
220. le may be from a core or cuttings from a borehole surface excavation or any other highly local sampling method This term is used to represent the sample collecting activity as well as the sampling station 18 XML Instance Representation Kon id keyid 0 1 modver 1 0 0 1 gt lt ID gt codeSysElAttType lt ID gt 1 lt Name gt nameSysElAttType lt Name gt 0 1 lt Alias gt nameSysElAttType lt Alias gt 0 lt SiteID gt simpleRefType lt SiteID gt 1 lt Type gt holeEnum lt Type gt 0 1 lt Driller gt simpleRefType lt Driller gt 0 1 lt Logger gt simpleRefType lt Logger gt 0 1 lt StartDate gt anyDate lt StartDate gt 0 1 lt EndDate gt anyDate lt EndDate gt 0 1 lt ElevationDatum gt xsd string lt ElevationDatum gt 0 1 lt Elevation gt QuantityType lt Elevation gt 0 1 lt Location gt survLocType lt Location gt 0 lt LocalLocation gt locOffsetT ype lt LocalLocation gt 0 1 lt DepthDatum gt extElevCodeEnum lt DepthDatum gt 0 1 lt Depth gt QualifiedQuanType lt Depth gt 0 1 lt Inclination gt QuantityType lt Inclination gt 0 1 lt SurfaceGeology gt xsd string lt SurfaceGeology gt 0 1 lt LocationMethod gt extLocMethodEnum lt LocationMethod gt 0 1 lt LocationAccuracy gt extLocAccuracyEnum lt LocationAccuracy gt 0 1 lt DataSource gt xsd string lt DataSource gt
221. lockwise gt lt xsd restriction gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type extLocAccuracyEnum Parent type None Direct sub types None Name extLocAccuracyEnum Content e Union of following types o otherNameType o locAccuracyEnum 31 Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name extLocAccuracyEnum gt lt xsd union memberTypes otherNameType locAccuracyEnum gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type locAccuracyEnum Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None Name locAccuracyEnum Content e Built in XSD Type string e value 0 3 m 3 m 15 m 30 m 90 m 150 m 300 m 800 m above 800 m Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name locAccuracyEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value 0 3 m gt lt xsd enumeration value 3 m gt lt xsd enumeration value 15 m gt lt xsd enumeration value 30 m gt lt xsd enumeration value 90 m gt lt xsd enumeration value 150 m gt lt xsd enumeration value 300 m gt lt xsd enumeration value 800 m gt lt xsd enumeration value above 800 m gt lt xsd restriction gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type extCRSEnum Parent type None Direct sub types None Name extCRSEnum Content e Union of following types o otherNameType o crsEnum Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name extCRSEnum gt lt xsd union
222. m NAMING SYSTEM Text A list of names or a method for developing a list of names from which Name is developed The type of Business Associate This should be TYPE Text one of the following company person consultant work group agency other ADDRESS 1 Text The street portion of the address This may be multiple lines ADDRESS 2 Text Alternate 2 street portion of the address This may be multiple lines ADDRESS 3 Text Alternate 3 street portion of the address This z may be multiple lines The name of the city where the Business ane TN Associate address is located STATE Text The name of the state where the Business Associate address is located POSTAL_CODE Text The postal code appropriate to the given country where the Business Associate address is located COUNTRY Text The name of the country where the Business Associate Address is located VOICE PHONE Text The phone number of the Business Associate The phone number is qualified by the type of phone number eg fax voice voice mail mobile and the nature business or personal FAX NUMBER Text The fax number of the Business Associate The phone number is qualified by the type of phone number eg fax voice voice mail mobile and 67 Field Name Data Type Description the nature business or personal CELL PHONE Text The cell phone number of the Business Associate The phone number is qu
223. m minOccurs 0 gt ion gt The name of the country where the site is located Either the two or three character ISO code may be used For the United States the appropriate codes would be US or USA lt xsd documentation gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd element gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd complexType gt A sample of an XML file instantiated from the above schema is shown below lt Site gt lt ID codeSpace USGS_ID gt Lonr C_31861788 bD19 lt ID gt lt Name namingSystem USGS PostgreSQL name gt 15 lt Name gt lt Name namingSystem USGS_common_name gt Long Beach Pier C lt Name gt lt Alias namingSys lt Alias namingSys lt Type gt geotechnical lt Type gt lt Organization gt CalWaterRep lt Organization gt lt Contact gt Dan Pon lt SiteAddressLocation gt lt Address gt Street address i lt Ci ty gt Long Beach lt City gt lt State gt CA lt State gt lt Co lt Co unty gt Los Angeles lt Coun untry gt US lt Country gt lt SiteAddressLocation gt lt Loca adjacent tionReferencePoint gt Wes tem USGS Abbreviation gt LBPC lt Alias gt tem USGS Other ID gt Long Beach 4 lt Alias gt ti lt Contact gt known lt Address gt ty gt tern end of Pier C Container facility to Channel Two lt LocationReferencePoint gt lt Quadrangle gt LONG BEACH lt Quadrangle gt lt PLSS xsi type USLegal gt lt Township gt 5S lt Tow
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225. may be used by the data providers repositories In OAI terminology if a GVDC record is no longer available then it is to be considered deleted The GVDC maintains deleted records as Persistent in the GVDC MySQL database In the case of the GVDC Persistent means that the MySQL database maintains information about deletions with no time limit OAI requests are expressed as HTTP requests A typical implementation uses a standard Web server that is configured to dispatch OAI requests to the software handling these requests All responses to OAI requests must be well formed XML instance documents Encoding of the XML must use the UTF 8 representation of Unicode Character references rather than entity references must be used Character references allow XML 84 responses to be treated as stand alone documents that can be manipulated without dependency on entity declarations external to the document COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical XML Schema elements were selected as metadata to be harvested for the MySQL database based on the requirements of the GVDC front end website search capabilities requested by the project developers 5 0 SERVER SIDE BACK END SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE The GVDC Demo harvester system architecture was built using Boreland JBuilder 6 0 438 Java software development tool Generally accepted techniques were used throughout the development of the site 5 1 Dynamic XML Translation The USGS created an XML Translator t
226. memberTypes otherNameType crsEnum gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type crsEnum 32 Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None Name crsEnum Content e Built in XSD Type string e value geographic projection vertical engineering Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name crsEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value geographic gt lt xsd enumeration value projection gt lt xsd enumeration value vertical gt lt xsd enumeration value engineering gt lt xsd restriction gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type stateCodeEnum Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None Name _ stateCodeEnum Conte e Built in XSD Type string nt e value CALAK AS AR AZ CA CO CT DE DC FM FL GA GU H T TD TL IN TA KS K Y LA ME MH MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ INM NY NC ND MP OH OK OR PW PA PR RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VI VA WA WV WT WY Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name stateCodeEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value AL gt lt xsd enumeration value AK gt lt xsd enumeration value AS gt lt xsd enumeration value AR gt lt xsd enumeration value AZ gt lt xsd enumeration value CA gt lt xsd
227. mentations of MySQL have been integrated with OAIB Open Archives IN A Box NCSA 2004a e ODBC compliant therefore can be easily integrated with the Internet Map Services IMS interface required for the user front end website MySQL software users can choose to use the MySQL software as an Open Source Free Software product under the terms of the GNU General Public License The MySQL website provides the latest information about the MySQL software MySQL 2004a Mapping the COSMOS PEER LL geotechnical data dictionary Benoit et al this report to the relational database model was accomplished by converting the data dictionary into MySQL tables attribute by attribute definition by definition according to the information in the data dictionary spreadsheets contained in the root Original Data _Dictionary_Spreadsheets level directory on the report CD current working versions of the data dictionary are available online see Bobbitt et al 2004 i e see Geotechnical Data Dictionary and Entity Relationship Diagram Version 3 Therefore the geotechnical data structures described in Benoit et al this report are for nearly identical to the corresponding tables in the MySQL database model Additional reference tables were added to the relational model consisting of extensible enumerated lists of information defining original data dictionary elements Thouh the reference tables should be considered static their content will be updated ac
228. mployment history readily identifiable to that specific isdividual A domain name or Internet Protocol eddress if not considered personal information hovever it is considered electronically icoliected pertsonal information t omteyea legen Figure 4 9 The CGS Data Usage and Privacy Policies A user must agree to the data provider s data usage and privacy policies in order to download data 4 11 COSMOS PEER LL Microsoft Internet Explorer Ble Edt Yew Favortes Tools Help J m ta me meman tae ne SO Search r Favortes Meda O O a DO K E O DBA Pm frn Gaa O Sa data org CustomerDocSearchResuk asp z 4 SO Links zj a E E E E a te pent L AE TA gt C Pactan Rate Tp nmen Pd wa gi F a OOS a es MOS PEER hLhL ABOUT CALENDAR JSER SURVEY FORUM EVENTS nent Search Results ays the results of your search of our geotechnical documentation database eturned data sets from the following deta providers riment of Transportation 3 s returned 3 T Pmeoee aaah cent Oe ae eee SAFE eT ERIN eee he F 10 2001 01 24 2000 11 28 Loren Tumer M e oe FF jae 1 02116 Cakrans Ske for GVDC Pact CPT 25 CPT 2002 02 20 2002 02 20 Loren Tumer FFF roe Tee Date Soren Comma CT Ong Siw Cobu SNI ATEGO X01400 Cahrans Ske for GVDC Piot CPT 1 CPT 2001 07 18 2000 10 12 Loren Tumer p r Omaa maset ymaa g Laas sa O Cae DORI S7 1820 ATA Eee F ona errs medal r gt Bort eebtwaes to
229. n Plastic Limit The water content of a soil at the arbitrary boundary between the plastic and semi solid states generally expressed in percent The maximum water content at which a reduction in water content will Shrinkage Limit not cause a decrease in volume of the soil mass generally expressed in percent ane Th f th th to determine the shrinkage limit Meth Shrinkage Limit Method e name of the method used to determine the shrinkage limi ethods include the use of mercury or wax The water content of a soil in it s natural in situ moisture condition Natural Water Content generally expressed in percent A text descriptor providing additional information relevant to the Remarks Atterberg Limit test 1 A2 Business Associate The information about a business associate The business associate may be a person company group agency or any other person or collection of persons that is related to the object Name Name Definition A common name for this business associate This name does not need to be unique within the naming system Naming System A list of names or a method for developing a list of names from which Name is developed The type of Business Associate This should be one of the following Type company person consultant work group agency other Street Address The street portion of the address This may be multiple lines Ci
230. n surveys particle velocity and frequency secondary data sources geotechnical reports remote sensing data paleontology lithologic outcrop data earthquake catalogues geologic maps geochemical sample information foundation testing data surface water and weather climate data faults DEMS earthquake epicenters seismological and paleomagneto data 17 For what general purpose s do you use geotechnical data Please check all that apply Q Q Environmental investigations Site investigations to develop design recommendations and or perform geotechnical designs Regional scale studies or hazard mapping Calibration or validation of constitutive or predictive models Other 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 ze o 2 55 D ec o c o w co 20 Z c eS ES s5 3233 2 Sg EF ees ase z2 3 BES ges o 9 TUN o E The above chart shows the percentage of all of the respondents that checked the particular response Those that indicated other had responses including research studies database development risk evaluations fossil identification geologic mapping lithostratigraphy aquifer characterization construction quality assurance education failure analysis and forensic studies of failures 18 Do you develop maps or map related products a Yes 63 a No 37 18 1 What kind s of techniques or software do you use for map making a GIS a Hand drafting
231. name to contact for more information about the Site This is intended Contact to be a foreign key to a possible database entry although there is no expectation that this entry will actually exist Location Reference Point A description of a point at the Site which represents the location of the Site The location given in other attributes will be the location of this point In general a local CRS coordinate reference system for locating other objects at the site will use this as the origin Map Projection The map projection used to give the X and Y locations of the location reference point Location X The first coordinate for the location of the location reference point In the US this would be the Easting Location Y The second coordinate for the location of the location reference point In the US this would be the Northing Geodetic Datum The geographic coordinate reference system used to give the latitude and longitude of the location reference point The latitude of the location reference point given in the Geodetic Datum Latitude CRS i The longitude of the location reference point given in the Geodetic Done Datum CRS A description of the method by which the location reference point coordinates were obtained This should be one of the following DGPS Location Method Estimated from Well ID GPS Digitized from existing map LORAN Location Accuracy Posted to map from description
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233. nded that a project be undertaken to design a pilot web based geotechnical data dissemination system initially linking a few databases COSMOS lead the development of a research project to implement this recommendation COSMOS provided the project management of the research which had substantial direct participation of researchers and geotechnical database specialists from a number of academic government and private organizations listed in Appendix E The University of Southern California USC the University of New Hampshire UNH and the University of Illinois National Center for Supercomputing Applications UI NCSA had major direct participation in the project In addition the Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium POSC provided liaison and made significant contributions to the project Four database providers had important direct participation in the project the California Department of Transportation Caltrans the California Geological Survey CGS the U S Geological Survey USGS and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company PG amp E and provided data sets for the Pilot GVDC The PEER Lifelines Program Committee provided oversight for the work The pilot project included holding a workshop for the purpose of obtaining broad feedback and input form the geotechnical engineering community The Federal Highway Administration Resource Center and a number of state Transportation Departments provided support for the workshop While the object
234. ne application is straightforward ConvCmd input xml output svg max_sample_hieght There is a single function call that converts borehole XML data to SVG ConvXML Converter Convert infile outfile max_sample_hieght Example ConvXML Converter Convert in xml out svg 60 The borehole previewer application is currently installed under HS in the same root directory as the main website pages After installation these blocks consist of 24 files in 5 folders There is a sample application in a TestApp directory A copy of the compiled application and or a copy of the source code can be obtained by contacting COSMOS see root Previewer_Applications BoreLog readme txt on the report CD 92 J Carl Stepp Execustive Director COSMOS Office Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center University of California Berkeley 1301 South 46th Street Richmond CA 94804 4698 Phone 510 231 9436 FAX 510 231 9471 e mail cosmos eerc berkeley edu 6 3 2 VB NET SVG Previewer for CPT Logs The GVDC CPT previewer was coded in VB NET by Caltrans to allow end users to view graphical charts of CPT data Grimes 2004b The CPT previewer is accessed on the GVDC front end website by clicking the CPT link under Data Types in a search results webpage see section Main Website Design When the CPT link is clicked CPT charts are generated on the fly and are displayed in a new browser window The CPT prev
235. ng data from it s respective native format such as Microsoft Access MySQL or PostgreSQL databases into the standardized COSMOS PEER LL geotechnical data XML format Benoit et al 2004 Caltrans CGS and PG amp E maintain their searchable geotechnical parameters in Microsoft Access databases while the USGS utilizes PostgreSQL Caltrans and USGS developed new geotechnical databases based on the COSMOS PEER LL XML data format as part of this project while existing CGS and PG amp E database structures were customized to interact with the GVDC harvester CGS is also currently implementing other custom borehole download features through the CGS Seismic Hazards Mapping Program website a separate effort from this project CGS 2004 The GVDC CGS harvesting and 4 7 Aa https geodata cosmos data org CustomerDataMap_v2 htm Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q ax gt x 2 Ay JO search Sie Favorites A P Address amp https geodata cosmos data org CustomerDataMap_v2 htm COSMOS PEER LL HOME PROJECT INFO ABOUT CALENDAR USER SURVEY FORUM NEWS AND EVENTS p ka 118 165019833391 118 0126 18998134 33 9783247524582t Fitter Search Results amp Datum Nads3 lone 117 7535375781986 deg Latitude 33 95546462716977 deg 8 Internet Figure 4 6 GVDC front end user GIS map interface showing are selected using arrow tool upper left A search of the GVDC MySQL databas
236. nique within the naming system NAMING SYSTEM Text Table BAssoc A list of names or a method for developing a list of names TYPE Text Table BAssoc The type of Business Associate This should be one of the following company person consultant work group agency other ADDRESS 1 Text Table BAssoc The street portion of the address This may be multiple lines CITY Text Table BAssoc The name of the city where the Business Associate address is located STATE Text Table BAssoc The name of the state where the Business Associate address is located POSTAL_CODE Text Table BAssoc The postal code appropriate to the given country where the Business Associate address is located COUNTRY Text Table BAssoc The name of the country where the Business Associate Address is located VOICE PHONE Text Table BAssoc The voice phone number of the Business Associate EMAIL Text Table BAssoc The email address of a Business Associate ASSOCIATED_WITH Text Table BAssoc The company or group that this Business Associate is associated with If the Business Associate is an employee for example the associate with would be the company which employs her BA_CONTACT Text Table BAssoc A foreign key to another Business Associate who serves as a Business Associate for this Business Associate ID KEY Text Table cptDataInfo
237. nistrator c Open a browser and enter the address of the Virtual directory Website created during the ArcIMS installation 1 e http geodata usc edu 1100 website Figure 29 d Click on htmlviewer directory the Generic Map Setup Figure 30 on the Sample HTML Viewers page Figure 29 e Under Load Map Service choose Main Map and Overview Map to be the services previously setup in ArcIMS Administrator such as Cosmos2 i e Figures 31 and 32 select Load f Seeing this test map or a similar example from the axl files listed in the directory Program Files ArcGIS ArcIMS Samples TutorialData A XL is confirmation of a successful ArcIMS installation 107 A geodata usc edu website Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Q Back 7 x a A po Search e Favorites media 3 B ee gt Address http geodata usc edu 1 100 website v EJ co Links geodata usc edu website To Parent Directory Friday September 05 2003 2 30 PM lt dir gt ArcIMSTutorial Tuesday September 16 2003 3 51 PM lt dir gt farallon Friday September 05 2003 2 38 PM lt dir gt htmlviewer Tuesday September 09 2003 9 59 AM lt dir gt install Tuesday September 09 2003 10 00 AN lt dir gt javaviewer Thursday September 04 2003 1 59 PM lt dir gt test html Thursday September 04 2003 2 00 PM lt dir gt test java v D
238. nship gt lt Range gt 13W lt Range gt lt Section gt 3 lt Section gt lt PrincipalMeridian gt San Bernardino Base and Meridian lt PrincipalMeridian gt lt PLSS gt 21 A2 lt Location gt lt CRS gt NAD83 lt CRS gt lt LatitudeValue uom deg gt 33 77095 lt LatitudeValue gt lt LongitudeValue uom deg gt 118 22052 lt LongitudeValue gt lt Location gt lt Can also include a non lat lon location if desired lt Location gt lt CRS gt UTM 11N NAD83 lt CRS gt lt Easting uom m gt 386982 7 lt Easting gt lt Northing uom m gt 3737429 lt Northing gt lt Location gt gt LocationMethod gt GPS lt LocationMethod gt LocationAccuracy gt 3 m lt LocationAccuracy gt DataSource gt USGS lt DataSource gt LastUpdated gt 2002 08 29 lt LastUpdated gt Hole gt information about Holes Cores Specimen etc are also included lt Site gt NANA AA 22 A2 APPENDIX 3 COSMOS PEER LL XML SCHEMA DETAILED SYSTEM ARCHITECHTURE DESCRIPTION AND WORKFLOWS Jennifer Swift Joe Futrelle Dan Ponti John Bobbitt Charles Real Paul Grimes Sean Devlin Alexei Peters J oesph Castro Ivan Ninic Shahzad Tiwana J ianping Hu Loren Turner and Carl Stepp Department Civil and Environmental Engineering KAP 230A University of Southern California Los Angeles CA 90089 Email jswift usc edu The National Center for Supercomputing Applications NCSA
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240. ntent e Union of following types o otherNameType o phoneEnum Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name extPhoneEnum gt lt xsd union memberTypes otherNameType phoneEnum gt lt xsd simpleType gt Simple Type phoneEnum Parent type xsd string derivation method restriction Direct sub types None Name phoneEnum Content e Built in XSD Type string e value voice fax mobile voice fax voicemai Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name phoneEnum gt lt xsd restriction base xsd string gt lt xsd enumeration value voice gt lt xsd enumeration value fax gt lt xsd enumeration value mobile gt lt xsd enumeration value Vvoice fax gt lt xsd enumeration value voicemail gt lt xsd restriction gt lt xsd simpleType gt 3 0 GVDC DATABASE STRUCTURE An index of available geotechnical borehole data from participating data providers is contained in one MySQL database which is integrated with the GVDC harvester system architecture MySQL 2004a MySQL was chosen because of the following advantages e MySQL is aclient server system that consists of a multi threaded SQL server that supports different backends several different client programs and libraries administrative tools and a wide range of application programming interfaces APIs e Open Source thus it is possible for anyone to use and modify the software 46 e Successful previous imple
241. nts the findings and recommendations of the User Scenario Work Group USWG in identifying a baseline of current practices within the geo professional community and prioritizing desired functional requirements in the development of a proposed comprehensive geotechnical information management system This work was Caltrans 2 City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering 3 California Energy Commission 4 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power 5 Geovision Inc 6 Pacific Gas amp Electric Company 7 U S Geological Survey 8 University of Southern California 9 California Geological Survey 10 PEER Lifelines Program 11 UC Santa Barbara conducted as an initial phase of the larger Pilot GVDC system development to demonstrate the effectiveness of a web based virtual data center for the dissemination of geotechnical data from multiple linked databases of various government and private sector organizations An online survey was administered over the course of several months reaching practitioners across the nation The results from the survey were compiled and examined to provide direction and focus for the other project teams in the development of a user driven pilot data system 2 2 BACKGROUND AND APPROACH The primary task of the USWG was to define and document user scenarios User scenarios are commonly used in the computer sciences in the life cycle development of software They have been defined as descriptions of how one or more user
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243. oad data from multiple organizations in a uniform file format with one stop at the Pilot GVDC Review and input from the broad community of geotechnical data users and providers was obtained through a workshop which included both domestic and international participation Over the long term the objective is to extend the Pilot System and link multiple databases of government agencies universities and private companies il ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We want to acknowledge and thank the PEER Lifelines Project Caltrans the California Energy Commission and PG amp E for funding support and for providing regular review of the work through the PEER LL Committee We extend a special thank you to Joe Futrelle and Joel Plutchak at NCSA for their continued support of the OAIB architecture components Singular acknowledgement goes to John Bobbitt of Petrotechnical Open Source Consortium for his extensive valuable assistance in translating the Pilot System geotechnical data dictionary into XML Schema Special recognition goes to Dan Ponti and Sean Devlin at USGS Paul Grimes at Caltrans Terilee McGuire at CGS and Jianping Hu at USC for their significant contributions to data set mapping and XML translator programming The authors would also like to thank the following additional participants in Task 3 of the project who provided valuable assistance in the GVDC development Joseph Sun Jean Pierre Bardet Mindy Squibb Hank Rastzesberger Debra Bartling Keith F
244. oject implementation involved a large number of academic and practicing specialists in the acquisition and use of geotechnical data for both practice and research working together with government agency and private sector geotechnical data archiving and dissemination specialists Three geotechnical data providers the California Geological Survey Caltrans the U S Geological Survey and the Pacific Gas and Electric Company collaborated with the project and served as resources for their data types and their data archiving and dissemination practices Three working groups each responsible for the accomplishment of an independent task but working together in a coordinated project management structure accomplished the work Working Group 1 established the basic requirements for system design based on uses of geotechnical data and on data providers practices for archiving and disseminating data Working Group 2 developed a geotechnical data dictionary standard for the Pilot GVDC that is extensible to include the range of geotechnical data from many data providers Working Group 3 performed the code development and integration required to implement the Pilot GVDC architecture The system design specifically responds to data providers individual data dissemination polices by allowing multiple data providers to make their data available through a uniform web interface while each retains possession and control of the data A user is able to view and downl
245. omponent Representation e Global Schema Components o Elements XML Instance Representation Schema Component Representation Complex and Simple Types 2 1 Schema Document Properties Target http www cosmos org v10 Namespace Element and e Global element and attribute declarations belong to this Attribute schema s target namespace Namespaces e By default local element declarations belong to this schema s target namespace e By default local attribute declarations have no namespace Schema e This schema imports schema s from the following Composition namespace s o Attp www posc org schemas DocumentInfo xsd see the root geotech_schema directory of the report CD e This schema includes components from the following schema document s see the root geotech_schema directory of the report CD o 6Tests xsd o Location xsd 2 1 1 Declared Namespaces Prefix Namespace Default namespace _http www cosmos org v10 xml http www w3 org XML 1998 namespace xsd http www w3 org 2001 XMLSchema posc http www posc org schemas xsi http www w3 org 2001 XMLSchema instance Schema Component Representation lt xsd schema targetNamespace http www cosmos org v10 elementFormDefault qualified gt lt xsd include schemaLocation Tests xsd gt lt xsd include schemaLocation Location xsd gt lt xsd import namespace http www posc org schemas schemaLocation DocumentInfo xsd gt lt xsd schema gt 2 2 Globa
246. on of holes and samples obtained at a common place It is a direct parent of Hole and offers the top level of the context hierarchy lt xsd documentation gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd element gt lt xsd complexType name siteTableType gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentation gt The Site is a collection of holes and samples obtained at a common place It is a direct parent of Hole and offers the top level of the context hierarchy lt xsd documentation gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd element name ID type codeSysElAttType gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentation gt A code or simple name for a Site This value is intended to be a foreign key for referencing this data instance lt xsd documentation gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd element gt lt xsd element name Name type nameSysElAttType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentation gt A common name for the Site This name does not need to be unique within the naming system lt xsd documentation gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd element gt lt xsd element name Alias type nameSysElAttType minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentation gt Zero or more alternate names for the Site This name does not need to be unique within the naming system This element is useful if the Site has different names in different databases or if it is kn
247. onary and Formatting Standard for Dissemination of Geotechnical Data submitted to Geo Trans 2004 Los Angeles CA July 27 31 Bobbitt J 2004a Projects Sites and Holes COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 Internal Project Document Open Software Consortium POSC 4 p Bobbitt J 2004b Adding New Tests COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 Internal Project Document Open Software Consortium POSC 10 p Bobbitt J 2004c Examples of XML Dictionary Usage COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 Internal Project Document Open Software Consortium POSC 18 p Bobbitt J 2004d Handling the Test COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 Internal Project Document Open Software Consortium POSC 3 p Bobbitt J 2004e Use of Dictionaries COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 Internal Project Document Open Software Consortium POSC 2 p Bobbitt J Benoit J Ponti D Turner L Shimel S Squibb M Corona S and McGuire T Cosmos Geotechnical XML Schema Satellite Schema V1 0 Geotechnical XML Schema work website http geoinfo usc edu gvdc geotech_schemas Satellite html 12 04 125 Castor 2004 The Castor Project Open Source data binding framework for Java tm www castor org CGS 2004 California Geological Survey Seismic Hazards Mapping Website Interactive Mapping and GIS Data http gmw consrv ca gov shmp index htm Devlin S 2004 Foqus XML Translation Software Documentation COSMOS PEER LL 2L02 Internal Project Document
248. one Internet Figure 29 List of ArcIMS directories under virtual directory Website 108 2 Sample HTML Viewers Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help O O HAO Address http geodata usc edu 1100 websiteshtmlviewer Sample HTML Viewers IM 5 includes several sample implementations of the HTML Viewer the sample links go to the setup instructions for the sample you want to try 109 ArcIMS Viewer Microsoft Internet Explorer BAR File Edit View Favorites Tools Help A gt i O A a Q sax amp a p Search Ig Favorites Media 2 amp Lad Address E http geodata usc edu 1100 website htmlviewer Generic viewer htm Title ArcIMS Z0HTML 20Viewer v Go Links JA VI iewe E G 4 BH 3 f 5 aeta Abe Load MapService Done Internet Figure 31 Generic Map Diaglogue Box and HTML viewer example 110 ArcIMS Viewer Microsoft Internet Explorer BAR Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Q tack Q x a A P Search J Favorites A Media 2 B ze Z Address a http geodata usc edu 1100 website htmlviewer Generic viewer htm Title ArcIMS Z0HTML 20Viewer v B Go Links gt stores O pizza O highways blockgroups Info Refresh Map TARAVAL ST rao 4 R j A Tiss TR Map 122 39 37 75 Image 523 208 ScaleFactor 0 000213754
249. ongitude and latitude boundaries form to the right of the map As an alternate method of defining a search area the end user may enter coordinates directly into the longitude and latitude boundaries form rather than drawing a box on the map Additional search criteria including data types dates of investigation and total borehole depth may be used to narrow the data selection e g Figure 4 7 only boreholes with SPT data that are between 1 and 10 m deep Once the desired data are identified and the user submits a search a detailed list of borehole records follows with additional information on each result including the project name the data type the data source date and any available downloads or contact information Figure 4 8 The available data are grouped in sets on the search results page according to data provider Check boxes are provided to the right of each record on a search results page to allow the end user to download geotechnical data in XML ASCII and or Microsoft Excel formats A VBscript translator converts COSMOS PEER LL geotechnical XML schema compliant data on the fly into Excel Softartisans 2004 Each record represents a COSMOS PEER LL geotechnical XML schema compliant XML file containing data on a single type of test data from one borehole Data exchange using the standardaized XML ZJ Geotechnical Vatual Data Center Microsoft Internet Explores Fie Edt View Favortes Tools Help 2 9 2BeBi a 4giegez s
250. org 12 04 Ponti D 2004 USGS Electronic Borehole and Well Repository for the Los Angeles Region Powerpoint Presentation to GeoTrans 2004 Los Angeles CA July 27 31 2004 PostgreSQL 2004 PostgreSQL http www postgresql org 12 04 Savage 2004 Savage Software http www savagesoftware com 12 04 Softartisans 2004 ExcelWriter http officewriter softartisans com officewriter 37 aspx 12 04 Swift J Stepp J C Vaughan D Grimes P and Turner L 2002 Collaborative research on web dissemination of geotechnical data Conf Report and Proc National Conference on Digital Government Research 2K02 National Science Foundation Los Angeles CA May 20 22 CD ROM 4 p Turner L Brown M Chambers D Davis C Diehl J Hitchcock C Holzer T Nigbor R Plumb C Real C Reimer G Steidl J Sun J TincptDataInfoey J and Vaughn D 2004 Baseline practices and user needs for web dissemination of geotechnical data submitted to Geo Trans 2004 Los Angeles CA July 27 31 W3C 2004a Extensible Markup Language XML W3C World Wide Web Consortium http www w3 org XML 12 04 W3C 2004b Introduction to ASP W3C World Wide Web Consortium http www w3schools com asp asp_intro asp 12 04 4 16 ZBit 2004 ZBit zip unzip component pro http www zbitinc com product aspx p 1 12 04 4 17 APPENDIX 1 USER SURVEY RESULTS Responses to the
251. ortant is it in your work to have specific information on the drilling tools e g auger type and measurements drill rod and casing type and measurements drill bits and sampler types etc a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Not important Neutral Not Important Absolutely Necessary 17 1 42 Important 40 How important is it in your work to have information as to drilling rate Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important DODO Not Important 3 Absolutely Necessary g Neutral 43 mportant 45 11 Al 31 How important is it in your work to have information on soil color a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Not important Not Important Neutral a en 17 Important 54 32 How important is it in your work to have information on the age of the deposits being drilled a Absolutely necessary a Important Q Neutral a Not important Not Important Neutral 0 0 Absolutely Necessary 19 Important 81 12 Al 32 1 What methods do you employ or data do you use to determine the age of the 33 deposits Radiocarbon or other absolute age samples Pediologic profile descriptions Paleontology information or faunal lists Tephra correlations Other Oovocvodo Other Radiocarbon 25 Paleontology 22 Pediologic 11 27 The above chart shows the distribution of methods or data used to determine age of deposits T
252. otechnical design practice and engineering and regional geology it was not surprising to find that 57 of the respondents held a Professional Engineering P E license and 46 were either a Registered Geologist R G or a Certified Engineering Geologist C E G as shown in Figure 2 4 Of the 11 that indicated other when asked about professional licenses typical responses included Registered Geophysicist Professional Geologist P G Licensed Professional Geologist L P G Certified Soil Scientist and Certified Petroleum Geologist Advanced graduate degrees were held by 68 of respondents as shown in Figure 2 5 And most respondents 72 had been in practice from 2 to 5 years as shown in Figure 2 6 State Count Total State Count Total AK 2 0 9 MT 1 0 5 AL 3 1 4 NC 4 1 8 AR 1 0 5 ND 3 1 4 AZ 1 0 5 NE 2 0 9 CA 70 32 3 NH 2 0 9 CO 5 2 3 NJ 1 0 5 CT 2 0 9 NM 1 0 5 DE 2 0 9 NV 3 1 4 FL 3 1 4 NY 2 0 9 GA 0 0 0 OH 3 1 4 HI 0 0 0 OK 0 0 0 IA 1 0 5 OR 2 0 9 ID 1 0 5 PA 3 1 4 IL 0 0 0 RI 0 0 0 IN 3 1 4 SC 4 1 8 KS 3 1 4 SD 1 0 5 KY 0 0 0 TN 2 0 9 LA 0 0 0 TX 3 1 4 MA 1 0 5 UT 1 0 5 MD 2 0 9 VA 1 0 5 ME 0 0 0 VT 0 0 0 MI 3 1 4 WA 4 1 8 MN 3 1 4 WI 2 0 9 MO 2 0 9 WV 0 0 0 MS 0 0 0 WY 2 0 9 Table 2 2 Survey Response by State Shallow Geophysics Other 3 9 Geotech Design 29 Petroleum 0 Geo Testing and Services 8 Research 8 Environm
253. ovider has a simple subset of a more complicated test that does not need the full modeling These additional tests can be added as long as they are identified as non standard additions to the schema The meaning of a non standard addition is that there will be no attempt by the COSMOS PEER LL standards group to maintain backward compatibility so that the schema for a test might change abruptly from one month to the next Thus a slot for additional tests was added to the schema This structure allows for any group to work independently of the overall COSMOS PEER LL project The DDWG also created supporting data structures including Associate Alias and CRS Coordinate Reference System Benoit et al this report These were designed to a resolve references to objects or attributes and b allow developers and a user to include supplemental information about attributes Bobbitt 2004e This allows a lot of information normally attached to the basic Site table to be contained in another section of the schema Other types of supporting data can be added in the future The supporting data portion of the schema is optional allowing the data sender to fill in more information if desired The Geotechnical XML Schema documents are provided in the root Geotechnical XML_Schema level directory of the report CD The schema is described below in the following breakdown Bobbitt et al 2004 e Schema Document Properties o Declared Namespaces o Schema C
254. own in the industry by different names lt xsd documentation gt 19 A2 lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd element gt lt xsd element name Type type extSiteTypeEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentation gt Primary purpose for data collection at the Site These values are from an enumerated list and may be extended using Other xx method lt xsd documentation gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd element gt lt xsd element name Organization type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentation gt A reference to a business associate that is the owner at the Site Details about the business associate may if desired be carried in the dictionary portion or this exchange file or may obtainable through a service lt xsd documentation gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd element gt lt xsd element name Contact type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentation gt A reference to a business associate that is the contact at the site at the time of data collection There is no expectation that the site contact will be the same at a later date lt xsd documentation gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd element gt lt xsd element name SiteAddressLocation minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentation gt The geopolitical location state city county country of the Site with the add
255. p c semi automatic d automatic or e other Drop Height The hammer drop height for SPT penetration The standard procedure requires a drop of 30 inches 0 76 m Rod Type The type of sampling rods used for SPT penetration Standard nomenclature can be used such as A rod or N rod Rod External Diameter The external diameter of the sampling rods used for SPT penetration Rod Weight The drive rod weight per unit length typically given per meter or per foot Cathead diameter The diameter of the cathead used to pull the rope attached to the hammer Typical diameters range from 6 to 10 inches 150 to 250 mm Rope Turns Number The number of rope turns on the cathead for performing the SPT Maximum allowed number of turns is 2 1 4 A description of the equipment used to measure energy during the SPT ENTEN penetration A text descriptor providing additional information relevant to the SPT Remarks parameters and equipment especially if those differ from standard requirements Date Last Updated The date of the last update to the data in this table 18 A2 Sample Mapping Site Table to XML An example mapping is shown that takes the information from the Site table and encodes it into XML schema and is expressed in an XML file The schema is shown below lt xsd element name Site type siteTableType gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentation gt The Site is a collecti
256. p from description Unknown from owner operator Unknown from 3rd party Location Accuracy An estimate of the accuracy of the location reference point This should be one of the following 0 3 m 1 100 sec 3 m 1 10 sec 15 m 1 2 sec 30 m 1 sec 90 m 3 sec lt 150 m 5 sec 300 m 10 sec 800 m 1 min gt 800 m gt 1 min Hole_Test_Assoc The studies and analyses that are performed at a Hole and that may be available for direct access through the Geotechnical Virtual Data Center Name Hole Definition The hole of which this Hole Data is a part Hole Data must be related to a hole This value is a foreign key that should select an instance of Hole based on the Id value of the Hole Hole Tests Parent The Hole Tests of which this Hole Data is a part Test must be related to a Hole Tests This value is a foreign key that should select an instance of Hole Tests based on the Id value of the Hole Tests The Parent Hole Tests of which this Hole Data is a part Parent must be related to a Hole Tests This value should be the Parent attribute of the Hole Tests associated with this instance of Hole Data Grandparent The Grandparent Hole Tests of which this Hole Data is a part Grandparent must be related to a Hole Tests This value should be the Grandparent attribute of the Hole Tests associated with this instance of Hole Data 9 A2 The mea
257. p on Archiving and Web Dissemination of Geotechnical Data October 4 5 Richmond CA COSMOS Publication CP 2001 03 3 10 lt u AAL TAE LIJTS 20Aq a9TS 9ueU quauIaTa psx gt uonejuasaiday juauoduioy ewayss a lt a315 gt amp Cey lt TOH gt lt paaepdgaset gt lt paaepdpase i gt o lt aaanoseqed gt fe CT lt AaernaayuoTyesaoT gt M T0 lt poyaeyuotaesot gt amp fy t0 lt aTHuezpend gt uris T0 lt autogasuazazayuotyesoT gt DUTI lt qUTogaauarzazayquotyeaoq gt lt UOTIBAOTSsaappysa4ats gt t o lt amp 2quno9 gt tmuqspopAaqunos lt A amp aquno9 gt t o lt Aqunop gt Taas psx lt Aqunog gt t o lt aaeag gt lt aqeas gt aso pol xAm lt ATO gt 6 I lt ssaappy gt Sutais lt ssaappy gt aaas e yno ajqeuie qo T0 lt uwotaeso ssaappysats gt Aew 10 ajy afueyoxa siy so uoipod Meuonaip ayp ul pawes E m0 SdALJ y duts lt qoequop gt aq pausap jl Aew ayeisosse ssauisng ay jnoge syejaq ays TtT 0 lt wotqyeztuebag gt 3d Ep E lt uotqeztuebhao gt ay Je Jaumo ay S Jey AJeIIOSSe ssauisng e 0 89u818431 Y it EE 3 lt adAp gt s o lt setty gt lt SeTTY gt uoljyeziuebio 3u 3w 3 T 0 lt surey gt T1 lt I gt XJ 3 7 dbdcq ausazuj osos UOLEZIUPSIO uawa E uoneyuasaiday aaueysuy TWX B Ayaesaly pxajuoa ay 40 ada
258. pe lt Alias gt 0 lt Type gt extSiteTypeEnum lt Type gt 0 1 lt Organization gt simpleRefType lt Organization gt 0 1 lt Contact gt simpleRefType lt Contact gt 0 1 lt SiteAddressLocation gt 0 1 lt Address gt xsd string lt Address gt 0 lt City gt xsd string lt City gt 0 1 11 lt State gt stateCodeEnum lt State gt 0 1 lt County gt xsd string lt County gt 0 1 lt Country gt countryCodeEnum lt Country gt 0 1 lt SiteAddressLocation gt lt LocationReferencePoint gt xsd string lt LocationReferencePoint gt 0 1 lt Quadrangle gt xsd string lt Quadrangle gt 0 1 lt PLSS gt legalLocType lt PLSS gt 0 1 lt Location gt survLocType lt Location gt 0 lt LocationMethod gt extLocMethodEnum lt LocationMethod gt 0 1 lt LocationAccuracy gt extLocAccuracyEnum lt LocationAccuracy gt 0 1 lt DataSource gt xsd string lt DataSource gt 0 1 lt LastUpdated gt xsd string lt LastUpdated gt 0 1 lt Hole gt holeTableType lt Hole gt 1 lt gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name siteTableType gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd element name ID type codeSysElAttType gt lt xsd element name Name type nameSysElAttType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Alias type nameSysElAttType minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd elemen
259. pe lt Moisture gt 1 lt ParticleSize gt partSizeTableType lt ParticleSize gt 1 13 lt StandardPenetration gt sptTableType lt StandardPenetration gt 1 lt AdditionalTests gt additionalType lt AdditionalTests gt 1 End Choice lt Tests gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd element name Tests type testsType substitutionGroup _Tests gt Complex Type testsType Parent type abstractBasicType derivation method extension Direct sub types None Name testsType Abstract no Documentation A container type It allows an unlimited choice of the six test types This allows the instance writer to deliver the tests in any order XML Instance Representation lt gt Start Choice 1 lt Atterberg gt atterbergTableType lt Atterberg gt 1 lt ConePenetration gt cptTableType lt ConePenetration gt 1 lt Moisture gt moistureTableType lt Moisture gt 1 lt ParticleSize gt partSizeTableType lt ParticleSize gt 1 lt StandardPenetration gt sptTableType lt StandardPenetration gt 1 lt AdditionalTests gt additionalType lt AdditionalTests gt 1 End Choice cS Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name testsType gt lt xsd complexContent gt lt xsd extension base abstractBasicType gt lt xsd choice maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element name Atterberg type atterbergTableType gt lt xsd element name ConePenetrat
260. penetration test SPT involves driving a split spoon sample barrel into the ground from the bottom of a borehole by dropping a 140 Ib 63 5 kg hammer a height of 30 inches 0 76 m From the test a penetration resistance or blowcount N is obtained which equals the number of blows to drive the sampler over the depth interval between 6 and 18 inches 150 to 450 mm The N value is reported in blows per foot blows per 300 mm Standard testing procedures are described in ASTM D 1586 Relevant testing parameters are described in this table Name Definition Sampler Length The length of the split spoon sampler barrel Standard lengths are 18 inches 450 mm and 24 inches 600 mm Sampler Internal The inside diameter of the split spoon sampler Diameter The use of a liner to produce a constant inside diameter is permitted and Liner should be noted Basket The use of a basket retainer is permitted and should be noted 17 A2 Hammer Mass The hammer mass used to drive the split spoon sampler The standard mass is 140 lb 63 5 kg Hammer type The type of hammer or drive weight assembly used for the sampling and penetration Typical hammer types include the following a donut b safety or c other Hammer Release The mechanism used to lift and drop the hammer or drive weight assembly Typical hammer release mechanisms include the following a rope and cathead b tri
261. pgrade the system server to support a larger user base The current version of the COSMOS XML Schema will be modified The modifications will involve the following COSMOS GVDC system components GVDC Database Structure Client website interface and tools Client Side Data Preparation and Exchange Protocol Server Side Back End System Architecture and Administrative Website Server Side Front End Website The modified system will be documented and a users manual will be prepared Work to accomplish Task 1 is divided into the following subtasks Subtask la Modify MySQL Database The required modifications to the GVDC database structure MySQL will consist of changes to tables existing attribute names attribute definitions and relationships keys as well as any other modifications that may be identified during the development of the Task 1 Subtask 1b Modify Client Side Exchange Protocol Modification of database structure i e applicable stored procedures and OAIB configuration file will be made as required for the linked databases of the current data providers California Geological Survey Pacific Gas amp Electric Company Caltrans and the US Geological Survey s PostrgreSQL Subtask Ic Modify Server Side Data Translators This subtask will make required modifications of e USGS Java XML Translator for PostgreSQL e CGS and PG amp E VBA XML Translators for Access e Caltrans Translator for Legacy CPT Data Files Subtask
262. ples a Personally identifiable information may only be obtained through lawful means b The purposes for which personally identifiable data are collected shall be specified at or prior to the time of collection and any subsequent use of the data shall be limited to and consistent with the fulfillment of those purposes previoucptDataInfoy specified c Personal data may not be disclosed made available or otherwise used for a purpose other than those specified except with the consent of the subject of the data or as required by law or regulation e The general means by which personal data is protected against loss unauthorized access use modification or disclosure shall be posted unless the disclosure of those general means would compromise legitimate agency objectives or law enforcement purposes 8 2 Individual Data Provider Policies 117 Data usage and privacy policies obtained from data providers are displayed online through the GVDC as is without any modification of text by the GVDC administration These policies are stored in the MySQL gvdc database table coreproviders Disclaimers Examples of policies provided for the GVDC pilot project by the data providers are presented below 8 2 1 California Geological Survey Conditions of Use Please note that this Use Policy is subject to change without notice and that it reflects California State s current business practices This Use policy is dated December 7 2000
263. pographic maps that we use to locate borings and estimate elevations predate changes due to local development and grading Difficulty in discerning from the log and associated report all of the parameters used in making the boring is very common Occasionally we have been required to make deductions and assumptions about how the borings were advanced A few parameters for example dry density can be recorded exactly as presented on the log or on the associated laboratory data sheets Alternatively because not all labs and firms report parameters the same way we may trancptDataInfoate the data to a different form for recording in our database 123 Soil descriptions are taken verbatim from the logs reports However in a very few cases we have had to supplement or correct apparent errors in descriptions or classifications that were omitted from the original log or incorrectly reported Because of these limitations we ask that the data not be stored and widely redistributed from another data server These data are under continuous updating auditing editing and in some cases are completely removed from distribution because of serious uncorrectable errors By restricting distribution to the DOC CGS data server propagation of erroneous information can be kept to a minimum The Geotechnical Virtual Data Center uploads data directly from the DOC CGS server and is kept aware of its current contents and changes via regular metadata updates T
264. portant is it in your work to have the raw data readily available e g unprocessed transducer voltages Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Oooo Not Important Absolutely Necessary T 14 mportant 32 25 Al 41 1 1 1 How important is it in your work to have information on transducer calibration data for test equipment Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Oooo Not Important 0 Absolutely Necessary Neutral 50 Important 33 41 2 How important is it in your work to have information on the lab test equipment e g make model type key dimensions transducers etc test conditions e g estimated in situ vertical pressure for a consolidation test or test specimen e g initial sample thickness for a consolidation test for a particular test result a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral Q Not important Absolutely Not Important Necessary 5 12 Neutral 38 Important 45 26 Al 42 What types of geotechnical in situ test data do you use and or generate Please check all that apply Standard Penetration Test SPT Cone Penetration Test CPT Vane Shear Test VST Pressuremeter Test PMT Dilatometer Test DMT Plate Load Test Packer Test Pump Test Other OvovooOOoOOoOCODOD 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 SPT CPT VST PMT DMT Plate Load Test
265. procedures are described in ASTM D 5778 Cone Penetration dissipation data are presented in this table Name Definition Cone Penetration Test Data The Cone Penetration Test Data of which these CPT dissipation data are a part The CPT dissipation data must be related to a Cone Penetration Test Data This value is a foreign key that should select an instance of Cone Penetration Test Data based on the Id value of the Cone Penetration Test Data Tip Depth The depth of dissipation measurement at the penetrometer tip Penetration Pore Pressure Fluid pressure measured using the piezocone during the dissipation test Elapsed Time Elapsed time of reading for dissipation measurement 5 A2 Remarks A text descriptor providing additional information relevant to the CPT dissipation data results and procedures Date Last Updated The date of the last update to the data in this table Cone Penetration Test Parameters The cone penetration test CPT consists in determining the resistance to penetration of a conical pointed penetrometer into subsurface soils Standard testing procedures are described in ASTM D 5778 Relevant testing parameters are described in this table Name Definition Hole Cone Type The hole of which these CPT parameters are a part The CPT parameters must be related to a hole This value is a foreign key that shoul
266. r Split core section Whole core section The name of the classification system used to describe the lithology of the Sample This can be a scientific system such as USCS USDA or AASHTO or a local custom system This is expected to be a foreign key to an instance however there is no requirement that the instance exist The value that describes the primary lithology of the Specimen This is Pomoy Taikology intended to be an element of the classification system The name of the test for which the Specimen was collected This is Test intended to be a name from an enumerated list and should be one of those listed on the Tests worksheet The business associate that collected the Specimen This is intended to Collector be a foreign key to a possible database entry although there is no expectation that this entry will actually exist 15 A2 Date The date and time when the Specimen was obtained from the cored interval or other specimens Remarks A text descriptor providing additional information relevant to the Specimen Standard Penetration Test Data The standard penetration test SPT involves driving a split spoon sample barrel into the ground from the bottom of a borehole by dropping a 140 Ib 63 5 kg hammer a height of 30 inches 0 76 m From the test a penetration resistance or blowcount N is obtained which equals the number of blows to drive the sampler over the d
267. ract to others for lab testing Use existing publicly available data generated by others Other Oooo Conduct lab testing Other internally 27 i Contract to others for Use existing publicly available data lab testing generated by others 24 23 The above chart shows the percentages of the respondents that had indicated that they used lab test data in question 16 that checked the particular response Those that indicated other had responses including use in house data banks use data acquired by owner hired geotechnical engineer requesting access to private data sets use existing proprietary data and consultant files How important is it in your work to have the interpreted data e g Compression Index Shear Strength Unit Weight readily available as well as information on the methods used to make the interpretations Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Oooo 23 Al Not Important Neutral 2 19 Absolutely Necessary 32 Important 47 24 A1 41 1 How important is it in your work to have the primary data e g calibrated settlement vs time readily available as well as information on the factors and methods used to develop the primary data e g calibration constants filtering techniques etc Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Oooo Neutral Notlmportant 13 1 Absolutely Necessary Important 51 41 1 1 How im
268. rameter data to be harvested from the data providers data sets 3 back end GVDC Java applications interacting with the OAIB installations supporting a combination Geohazard Assessment and Mapping Design of Structures and Foundations CURR re Cocca EAT Research Studies Mapping and Exchange Field amp Native Data Legacy Data Database Translation to XML Figure 4 1 General overview of GVDC system architecture harvesting federation system architecture and 4 XML translators for producing downloadable XML files from the various data provider s databases mapped to the geotechnical data dictionary developed by the DDWG Chapter 3 Benoit et al this 4 2 report A detailed discussion on all of these applications can be found in Appendix 3 of this report A data storage strategy to permanently archive geotechnical data generated through PEER Lifelines funding or by others is currently being designed and will be implemented in the next phase of this project COSMOS PEER LL 2L03 4 2 FRONT END SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE Technologically the GVDC is essentially a GIS based end user search interface coupled with a back end database and harvester and data translators Figure 4 1 The GVDC does not contain the actual boring logs but rather maintains an index or metadata catalog to available data from participating data providers in a MySQL database MySQL 2004 con
269. rans Access database Once all required data has been retrieved from the native CPT file and the Caltrans Access database the construction of an XML file is initiated The translator application uses VB NET s StreamWrite class to generate XML files In order to create the XML file a URL or path is required The application creates a subdirectory named xml in the same directory as that of the native CPT file being processed and saves the XML file in that xml directory To summarize 1 An XML file is generated in the desired location oStreamWrite File CreateText cptFilePath amp _ xml amp cptSounding amp xml 2 The XML file contents are written to the newly created file one line at a time oStream Write WriteLine lt xml version 1 0 gt oStream Write WriteLine oStream Write WriteLine lt GeotechnicalData _ xmins http www cosmos org v10 _ xmins xsi http www w3 org 2001 XMLSchema instance oStreamWrite WriteLine xsi schemaLocation _ _ _ x3sp cosmos SatelliteSchema xsd gt 74 variable values are entered into the XML structure oStreamWrite WriteLine lt SiteID gt Caltrans_ amp cptJobNum amp _ amp eptLocation amp lt SiteID gt oStream Write WriteLine lt Type gt test exploratory boring lt Type gt oStream Write WriteLine lt Driller gt amp cptOperator amp lt Driller gt oStream Write WriteLine lt Logger gt amp
270. reconnaissance phases of project development Information from nearby borings can be used to establish general subsurface conditions and to identify problematic strata that could affect the project design Having quality access to this information can help to tailor a drilling program to assure good coverage of problematic zones or layers This in turn would lead to better subsurface characterization with fewer surprises and reduced drilling costs Each boring that does not need to be drilled results in a savings on the order of several thousands to tens of thousands of dollars Geotechnical research and practice demands efficient organization archiving and dissemination of data collected by various independent organizations Access is the primary impediment to realizing the full potential of utilizing the vast resource of existing subsurface data The major barriers to access are 1 simple lack of knowledge regarding data availability 2 differing and incompatible methods both paper and electronic for archiving and distributing the data and 3 institutional barriers that restrict the sharing and dissemination of data Although only very limited efforts have been made to date to archive data in searchable electronic databases the economic benefit of having geotechnical data readily accessible to the broad community of users is clearly recognized This report describes how the critical issues related to archiving and electronic dissemination of geot
271. remaining survey questions are summarized in the following pages In general bar charts and pie charts show the percentage of the total number of respondents that indicated that particular response Sub categories of questions indicated by XX X X numbering notation were presented to respondents only if they answered Yes Absolutely Necessary or Necessary to the primary question Percentages shown in the charts reflect the responses only from those to which the questions were presented 16 What types of geotechnical and related data do you routinely use in your work Please check all that apply a Geotechnical borehole data soil classification visual description groundwater level etc Geological borehole data dating bedding orientation etc Lab test data e g consolidation gradation strength etc In situ engineering test data SPT CPT vane shear pressure meter etc In situ hydrogeologic test data e g pumping tests dye tests fluid penetration etc a Geophysical test data e g shear wave velocity etc a Other DODDO Geological Borehole Data Lab Test Data In Situ Engineering Test Data In Situ Hydrogeologic Data Geophysical Test Data zt o T Fa E o Ze 3S o Sn The above chart shows the percentage of all of the respondents that checked the particular response Those that indicated other had responses including position location survey vibratio
272. rence on Digital Government Research 2K02 National Science Foundation Los Angeles CA May 20 22 CD ROM 4 p Turner L Brown M Chambers D Davis C Diehl J Hitchcock C Holzer T Nigbor R Plumb C Real C Reimer G Steidl J Sun J TincptDataInfoey J and Vaughn D 2004 Baseline practices and user needs for web dissemination of geotechnical data submitted to Geo Trans 2004 Los Angeles CA July 27 31 W3C 2004a Extensible Markup Language XML W3C World Wide Web Consortium http www w3 org XML 12 04 W3C 2004b Hypertext Markup Language HTTP W3C World Wide Web Consortium http www w3 org Protocols W3C 2004c Scalable Vector Graphics SVG Scalable Graphics for the Web W3C World Wide Web Consortium http www w3 org Graphics SVG 12 04 W3C 2004d Cascading Stylesheets W3C World Wide Web Consortium http www w3 org Style CSS 12 04 127 ZBit 2004 ZBit zip unzip component pro http www zbitinc com product aspx p 1 12 04 10 0 CONTACT INFORMATION The following persons are co authors of this Appendix and participated in the development of the GVDC system architecture These participants and authors are listed in alphabetical order along with their contributions to the system development and associated documentation All are sited as authors of the companion Chapter 4 Swift et al this report which references this appendix John Bobbitt
273. resent both the sample collected as well as the interval within the hole that is sampled If a physical sample of material is recovered from the interval it is contained within the interval and is coherent meaning that the material represents the relative position and properties of the strata or geological material in its in situ condition Material collected from a Core may be a tested as a whole b further sub sampled for geotechnical lab tests c described in detail or d subjected to geophysical tests such as density scans etc Cores cannot overlap within a single hole 20 XML Instance Representation Kon id keyid 0 1 modver 1 0 0 1 gt lt ID gt codeSysElAttType lt ID gt 1 lt Name gt nameSysElAttType lt Name gt 0 1 lt Alias gt nameSysElAttType lt Alias gt 0 lt HoleID gt simpleRefType lt HoleID gt 0 1 lt Top gt QualifiedQuanType lt Top gt 0 1 lt Base gt QualifiedQuanType lt Base gt 0 1 lt SampleTop gt QualifiedQuanType lt SampleTop gt 0 1 lt SampleBase gt QualifiedQuanType lt SampleBase gt 0 1 lt SamplingMethod gt extSampMethEnum lt SamplingMethod gt 0 1 lt SamplingDate gt anyDate lt SamplingDate gt 0 1 lt SampleRecovery gt QuantityType lt SampleRecovery gt 0 1 lt Remarks gt xsd string lt Remarks gt 0 1 lt DataSource gt xsd string lt DataSource gt 0 1 lt LastUpdated gt xsd string lt
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275. ress added to the sequence of values In geotechnical sampling a site can often be located with a simple address lt xsd documentation gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd complexType gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd element name Address type xsd string minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentation gt The physical address for the site The site may be located by giving an address lt xsd documentation gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd element gt lt xsd element name City type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentation gt The name of the city where the site is located lt xsd documentation gt lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd element gt 20 A2 lt xsd element name State type stateCodeEnum minOccurs 0 gt The name lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentat ion gt of the state where th the two character postal code lt xsd element gt lt xsd lt xsd documenta lt xsd annotation gt element name County lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentat site is located The state is given as tion gt type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt ion gt The name of the county where the site is located lt xsd element gt lt xsd documenta lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd element name Country lt xsd annotation gt lt xsd documentat tion gt Gl type countryCodeEnu
276. rmat a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Notimportant Not Important Neutral 17 om Absolutely Necessary 36 Important 45 43 A1 57 58 How important do you think it will be for your future work to have geotechnical data stored in an electronic format a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Not important Neutral Not Important 5 1 Important 34 Absolutely Necessary 60 How important is it in your current work to have geotechnical data initially collected in an electronic format a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral Q Not important ie alt Absolutely Necessary Neutral 35 Important 44 44 A 58 1 How do you currently collect geotechnical data electronically Automated data acquisition with PC Automated data acquisition with PDA e g Palm PocketPC Manual data entry on a PC Manual data entry with PDA e g Palm PocketPC Other Oooco Manual data entry with Other PDA 3 6 Automated with PC 34 Automated with PDA Manual data entry with 8 PC 49 Those that indicated other had responses including GPS and copy and scan 59 How important do think it will be for your future work to have geotechnical data initially collected in an electronic format a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Not important Not Important Neutral 16 Absolutely Necessary 33 Important 49 45 A
277. romagnetics Magnetics Other OooooOOoOOoCodo 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Seismic Refraction Seismic Reflection Resistivity 2D or 3D Radar Electromagnetics Magnetics The above chart shows the percentages of the respondents that had indicated that they used borehole geophysics data in question 16 that checked the particular response Those that indicated other had responses including magnetotellurics and ground penetrating radar 32 A1 72 How does your organization typically acquire borehole geophysical test data Please check all that apply a Conduct borehole geophysical testing internally a Contract to others for borehole geophysical testing a Use existing publicly available data generated by others a Other Use existing publicly available Other data generated by 1 Conduct borehole others geophysical testing 28 internally 35 Contract to others for borehole geophysical testing 36 73 How important is it in your work to have the interpreted data e g Poisson s Ratio shear modulus shear wave velocity etc readily available as well as information on the methods used to make the interpretations e g wave arrival picks etc Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important DODO Not Important Neutral 1 Absolutely Necessary 26 27 Important 46 33 Al 73 1 How important is it in your
278. rop Other Layer Top The measured depth to the top of the layer The depth is measured from the depth datum of the hole and is positive downward as measured along the hole alignment The value may also be qualified by who measured the depth loggers drillers Layer Base Classification System The measured depth to the lowermost boundary of the layer The depth is measured from the depth datum of the hole and is positive downward as measured along the hole alignment The value may also be qualified by who measured the depth loggers drillers The name of the classification system used to describe the layer This can be a scientific system such as USCS USDA or AASHTO or a local custom system This is expected to be a foreign key to an instance however there is no requirement that the instance exist Primary Classification The value used as a primary description for the layer This is intended to be an element of the classification system Secondary Classification The value used to describe a part of the layer considered to be a secondary component of the layer This is intended to be an element of the classification system and is only relevant if the primary classification attribute exists The value may be qualified by the measured or estimated percentage of the layer for which this classification is relevant Tertiary Classification The value used to describe a portion of the layer considered to be
279. rs This value is intended to be a foreign key for referencing this data instance CONE_USED Text A value describing which cone penetrometer was used for testing CODESPACE Text A value that describes the context for the development of the Id value The Id is unique within this context HOLE ID Text The hole of which these CPT parameters are a part The CPT parameters must be related to a hole This value is a foreign key that should select an instance of Hole based on the Id value of the Hole CONE TYPE Text Type of cone penetrometer used for testing a mechanical cone b electric cone c piezocone d seismic piezocone e lateral stress cone f dynamic cone g acoustic cone h resistivity cone 1 vibratory cone j miniature cone or k other 70 Data Field Name Type Description The business name of the company MANUFACTURER Text manucturing the cone penetrometer For example Fugro Hogentogler Delft etc The conical base area of the penetrometer tip URES Number Typical values are 10 cm2 and 15 cm 2 TIP AREA_UOM Text Tip Area Unit of Measure The apex angle of the conical point of the TIP ANGLE Number penetrometer tip The standard value is 60 degrees TIP ANGLE UOM Text Tip Angle Unit of Measure The surface area of the friction sleeve located immediately behind the penetrometer tip PREMORE a D li Typical values are 150 cm2 for t
280. rue north magnetic north projected north unknown The rotation from the north direction of the X axis The rotation is X Axis Azimuth positive clockwise If the x axis is due east the value would be 90 deg X Axis Description A description of the X axis If the X Axis Azimuth is not given then a textual description of the direction of the X axis should be given 7 A2 Y Axis Rotation The Y axis is assumed to be rotated 90 deg from the X axis The rotation may either be clockwise counter clockwise The usual value is counter clockwise A single sampling station from which earth materials are collected or described or earth material properties are measured The sample may be Hole from a core or cuttings from a borehole surface excavation or any other highly local sampling method This term is used to represent the sample collecting activity as well as the sampling station Name Definition Name A common name for the hole This name does not need to be unique within the naming system Naming System A list of names or a method for developing a list of names The Site of which this hole is a part A hole must be related to a Site Site This value is a foreign key that should select in instance of Site based on the Id value of the Site The primary or current type of sampling station hole This is used to Type supply more specificity to the Sit
281. ry a Important a Neutral a Notimportant le al Absolutely Necessary 18 Neutral 47 Important 30 When using this data how important is it to you to know the detailed test conditions e g locations and types of load and deformation transducers sequence of steps in procedures measured B values consolidation strains etc Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Notimportant Absolutely Necessary 5 9 Important 28 Neutral 58 38 Al 52 In what form does your organization currently prepare report and or archive geotechnical data Please check all that apply Paper Microfiche Electronic Other Oooo Other Electronic 45 Paper 50 Microfiche 4 53 What types of electronic formats do you use to store geotechnical data Please check all that apply a ASCII delimited text e g text file with parameters separated by commas tab etc Rich Text Format e g Word Database format e g Access Filemaker Pro Oracle Spreadsheet format e g Excel Image file e g JPEG TIFF Web based Format e g XML Proprietary binary format for specific software Other Ooooocoo Proprietary Binary 5 Other ASCII Web Based 13 3 Rich Text Format 16 Image File 18 Database Spreadsheet 16 23 39 Al Those that indicated other had responses including GTGS GIS LogPlot ArcView home made software Microstation A
282. s i Reports 3 Pages Macros A Modules Groups Favorites 4 Ready jagga aga gagag agaa uutt lol Create table in Design view Create table by using wizard Create table by entering data Alias Atterberg BAssoc Component Core CPTData CPTDissipation CPTParams CRS Hole Hole_Test_Assoc Hole_Tests Layer Moisture Particlesize ParticleSizeParams HHHHHHHHAHHAAAHHAAA R_CRS_Direction R_CRS_Type R_Depth_Datum R_Depth_Qualifier R_Hole_Type R_Inquiry R_Layer_Source R_Location_Accuracy R_Location_Method R_Site_Type R_Specimen_SamplingMethod R_Speciment_Tests R_ _Axis_Rotation Site Specimen SPTData SPTParams be Ps Z Figure 2 Example Access database constructed for testing the proposed geotechnical database model equivalent to the data dictionary Benoit et al this report 49 wee eescomtices anes source LAST ASOATED ounce kast MPOATED structures MS Access At present the MySQL tables are populated with example data sets from three of the four data providers which include the California Department of Transportation Caltrans California Geological Survey CGS the United States Geological Survey USGS and Pacific Gas amp Electric PG amp E Caltrans CGS and USGS data sets were harvested in repeated trials during the initial setup and testing phase of developing the harvester backend system At present the PG amp E dataset is bein
283. s contained within the interval and is coherent meaning that the material represents the relative position and properties of the strata or geological material in its in situ condition Material collected from a Core may be a tested as a whole b further sub sampled for geotechnical lab tests c described in detail or d subjected to geophysical tests such as density scans etc Cores cannot overlap within a single hole Name Definition Name A common name for the Core This name does not need to be unique within the naming system Naming System A list of names or a method for developing a list of names Hole The hole of which this Core is a part A Core must be related to a hole This value is a foreign key that should select an instance of Hole based on the Id value of the Hole Core Top The measured depth to the top of the Core The depth is measured from the depth datum of the hole and is positive downward as measured along the hole alignment The value may also be qualified by who measured the depth loggers drillers Core Base The measured depth to the lowermost boundary of the Core The depth is measured from the depth datum of the hole and is positive downward as measured along the hole alignment The value may also be qualified by who measured the depth loggers drillers Sample Top The inferred measured depth to the top of any sample recovered from the Core The depth i
284. s engage in some meaningful activity with an envisioned system in order to guide the design process Rosson and Carroll 1996 In many design applications the user scenarios are developed early in a project as a way to clarify the problem for which the software is to address With some analysis the problem can be formatted into a set of functional system requirements which in turn can be transformed into specifications The specifications are then used to develop and implement the system This type of approach referred to as the cartesian design method Ostwald 1996 is widely employed in software development cycles The skill based method Ostwald 1996 a more recent generation of design methodology recognizes that users don t necessarily know precisely what features they want or need in a system beforehand This approach takes into consideration that users need a model to which they can react and provide feedback to designers The use of prototyping and mockups are an integral component of this method A combination of both approaches was used for this project as the activities of the three work groups proceeded in parallel 2 3 USER SURVEY The USWG held its first meeting in June 2002 during the kickoff workshop for the project Following discussion on strategies of developing user scenarios the group concurred that an approach utilizing a user survey was likely to provide the best information in the short timeframe of the project The re
285. s mapped to Extensible Markup Language XML schema a data exchange structure which can be easily integrated with the GVDC system architecture code Bobbitt 2004a Bobbitt et al 2004 DSTC 2004 The Data Dictionary Work Group DDWG first defined structures for Site Hole Core Specimen Layer and Component Figure 1 Data structures for five geotechnical FRORQSER PILOTYPGENTIVABELATIQNSEIP DIAGRAM mm mm mm mm eee symbobgy I E gt Hb I i E Ss if p j IMPLEMENTED IN VDC MySQL DATABASE e e Hotei Hole _Teets 1d zd pa Association p mal Component PartkleSizeParams iD Partic eSizeParams ParticleSze PartkeszeParams D Ai SPT Params e SPT Data SPTPavams D CPTParsensiD cPTDetaD CPT Params CPT Data CPT Dissipation CP TParams D CPTData a0 Figure 1 Geotechnical Data Dictionary entity relationship Entity Relationship ER Diagram Benoit et al this report Za a g engineering tests were also defined including moisture Atterburg particle size SPT and CPT tests Bobbitt 2004b These and other supplemental structures described below were mapped to XML schema as slots of the same names Mapping the data dictionary to the relational model and to the XML schema was done by looking at the various types of information that needed to be defined and mapping Bobbitt 2004a Bobbitt 2004c Every data type in a definition Instances Aggregates Multiplicities
286. s measured from the depth datum of the hole and is positive downward as measured along the hole alignment The value may also be qualified by who measured the depth loggers drillers Sample Base The inferred measured depth to the base of any sample recovered from the Core The depth is measured from the depth datum of the hole and is positive downward as measured along the hole alignment The value may also be qualified by who measured the depth loggers drillers The name of the sampling method used to obtain a Core Sampling methods can be one of the following a undisturbed sampling by Shelby Sampling Method tube or Piston sampler b disturbed sample by split spoon c block sample d disturbed sample by other methods e rotary drill cored sample or f other sampling method Date The date and time when the Core was sampled at the site The length of material recovered solid or unconsolidated from the Sample Length cored interval using one of the sampling methods A text descriptor providing additional information relevant to the Core Remarks Examples of this could be drill rig behavior driller s comments and drill time through the layer 4 A2 Cone Penetration Test Data The cone penetration test CPT consists in determining the resistance to penetration of a conical pointed penetrometer into subsurface soils Standard testing procedures are described in ASTM D 5778
287. s name type KML2SVG click Next 10 Browse to the XML2SVG directory click Ok click Next Po ON 96 11 For permissions put check marks next to Read Run Scripts Execute and Write 12 Click Finish 6 4 GVDC Server Side Code Structure The GIS interactive map web pages are designed to flow from request to response in a circular fashion Farallon 2004 All application level variables can be instantiated in the global inc file Initially an end user enters the map page via the CustomerDataMap asp page which passes control to the Map_Functions asp General Functions asp and HTML functions asp CustomerDataMap asp defines global variables used which functions will be called and what actions will be performed Map_Functions asp CosmosFunctions asp General_Functions asp and HTML Functions asp are the main pages creating the map features General_Functions asp sets up the connection to the GVDC MySQL database see MySQL Database Structure Map Functions asp and CosmosFunctions asp create the map and associated features and render an acetate layer to dynamically display the borehole data contained in the GVDC MySQL database as points on the map HTML _Functions asp creates the navigation tools vicinity map latitude and longitude entry boxes legend and data type date and depth filters The main JavaScript blocks ZoomBox js CosmosUtils js and FGIVJSUtilities js handle most cl
288. s perform the following functions 1 Updates native Access database tables to include information required by the GVDC see Table 4 for required metadata 2 Converts geotechnical borehole test data and associated metadata into XML files 3 Stores the XML files URLs within a table in the Access database 4 Saves the XML files to a permanent directory on a hard drive Based on the example data set provided by CGS for this project Table 3 displays the CGS data types that are currently being mapped to the existing XML schema data types see section COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical Xml Schema Table 3 Correlation of native CGS database tables data types with COSMOS PEER LL XML Schema data types The corresponding GVDC DataTypes acronyms utilized on the GVDC website are shown in parenthese Native CGS Geotechnical Data gt XMLSchema Data Types Atterburg Limits ATL Basic Lithology BLG Detailed Lithology DGC Fluid Level In Situ Hydologic Test FLL Moisture Content MSC Particle Size Analysis PSA Standard Penetration Tests SPT Unit Weight UWT As new data types are added to the COSMOS geotechnical data dictionary and subsequently to the XML schema the CGS data mapping can be expanded to include more data types see Table 2 Thus in the future more CGS geotechnical data types will be available through the GVDC Prior to running the VBA translator the following attri
289. s were engaged to develop the code packages which were integrated into the system architecture Working Group 3 1 4 Report Organization The following sections of this report describe the results of the three main technical tasks The fourth task the workshop is described in a separate workshop proceedings In preparation Section 2 describes the results of user scenario task and is supported by results presented in Appendix 1 Section 3 describes data dictionary standard development results and is supported by results presented in Appendix 2 Section 4 describes the GVDC system architecture development and is supported by results presented in Appendix 3 The conclusions and recommendations of the Pilot GVDC workshop held on June 21 23 2004 are presented in Appendix 4 1 5 References Swift J N J C Stepp C J Roblee L L Turner C R Real W U Savage 2001 Proceedings Invited Workshop on Archiving and Web Dissemination of Geotechnical Data COSMOS Publication No CP 2001 03 COSMOS Richmond CA 2 ESTABLISHING BASELINE PRACTICES AND IDENTIFYING USER NEEDS FOR ELECTRONIC ARCHIVING AND WEB DISSEMINATION OF GEOTECHNICAL DATA Loren L Turner Michael Brown David Chambers Craig Davis John Diehl Christopher Hitchcock Tom Holtzer Robert Nigbor Clifford Plumb Charles Real Mike Reimer J oseph Sun John Tinsley Jamison Steidl Diane Vaughn 2 1 INTRODUCTION This section prese
290. sdocer as seuee tas sacnante sonaaes 55 Table 3 Correlation of native CGS database tables data types with COSMOS PEER LL XML Schema data types The corresponding GVDC DataTypes acronyms utilized on the GVDC website are shown in parenthese c ccccccssccesscessceeseeesseeesecessecesseeseesseees 56 Table 4 The customized CGS Access query attributes that satisfy the OAIB requirements for m tadata harvestihgisrenisinner ii yii a i E ances E S E S 57 Table 5 Caltrans Access database table BAssoc This table is identical to the BAssoc table described in Chapter 3 Benoit et al this report ssssssssessesssessssrsseesssssessesssesee 67 Table 6 Caltrans Access database table cptDataInfo 0 0 0 cee eecceseesceeeteeeeeeeeeeeteeeees 68 1 0 INTRODUCTION This Appendix is intended as a companion to Chapter 4 entitled Pilot Geotechnical Data System Architecture and Databases Swift et al this report The purpose of this appendix is to assist in the understanding of the methodology used in constructing the COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical Virtual Data Center GVDC demo data center as well as the logic behind its development The GVDC data center consists of data provider s data sets and supporting applications a centralized metadata database supporting end user search capabilities an end user front end website and an administrative website see Chapter 4 Figure 11 Swift et al this report This appendix contains d
291. se of the cone should be reported if used Penetration Rate The rate of advance of the penetrometer Rate should be between 20 5 mm second Tip Load Cell Cap city The capacity of the tip load cell atin Toad Cell The capacity of the sleeve load cell Capacity purtate roe The capacity of the surface load cell Capacity Pore Pressure Load Cell Capacity The capacity of the pore pressure load cell Last Calibration Date The date of the last calibration of the penetrometer Specify which components were calibrated A text descriptor providing additional information relevant Remarks to the CPT parameters and equipment especially if those differ from standard requirements Date Last Updated The date of the last update to the data in this table 3 8 Cone Penetration The cone penetration test CPT consists in determining the resistance to penetration of a conical pointed penetrometer into subsurface soils Standard testing procedures are Test Data described in ASTM D 5778 Cone Penetration data are presented in this table Name Definition Cone Penetration Test Parameters The Cone Penetration Test Parameters of which these CPT data are a part The CPT data must be related to a Cone Penetration Test Parameters This value is a foreign key that should select an instance of Cone Penetration Test Parameters based on the Id value of the Cone Penetration
292. se that indicated other had responses including point load 15 Al unconfined compressive with spring loading vane shear finger thumb and screwdriver 16 Al 35 1 How important to your work is it to have information on the make model of 36 the particular test instrument and any key dimensions or tests parameters Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Oooo Not Important Absolutely Necessary 8 Important Neutral 39 43 How important is it in your work to have interpretations and comments other than lithologic descriptions on a particular soil layer e g fill alluvium colluvium etc a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Not important Neutral Not Important Absolutely Necessary 13 2 Important 55 17 Al 37 How important is it in your work to have the information on the depth of water in a borehole Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Oooo Neutral Not Important 5 2 Important 28 Absolutely Necessary 65 37 1 Do you require information on depth to water at various times in a boring in addition to the final recorded water level a Yes 52 a No 48 37 1 1 How important is it in your work to have information on the depth of first water encountered in a borehole Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important DODDO Neutral NotImportant 11 0 Absolutely Necessary
293. sible for its accuracy lt p Disclaimer gt lt p DataOwnerID gt Caltrans lt p DataOwnerID gt lt p DocumentInformation gt lt Site gt lt ID codeSpace Harvester_ID gt Caltrans_050300_07125201_00145 lt ID gt lt Name namingSystem Caltrans_Project_Name gt 07 125201 lt Name gt lt Alias namingSystem gt lt Type gt Geotechnical lt Type gt lt Organization gt California DOT lt Organization gt lt Contact gt Tyler lt Contact gt lt siteAddressLocation gt lt Address_1 gt 5900 Folsom Blyvd lt Address_1 gt lt Address_2 gt MS 5 lt Address_2 gt lt Address_3 gt lt City gt Sacramento lt City gt lt State gt California lt State gt lt County gt lt Country gt USA lt Country gt lt siteAddressLocation gt lt LocationReferencePaint gt lt gt Figure 21 XML data file displayed in new browser window ASCII text v 6 5 2 Download in Excel A translator is also required to convert the geotechnical XML data into Microsoft MS Excel a download format strongly desired by the geotechnical user community The FileConversion inc is coded in VBScript to translate XML data from the COSMOS Geotechnical Data XMLSchema version 1 0 into MS Excel worksbooks see Contact Information J Hu and J Castro Thus this include file converts both static and dynamically generated XML data from any data provider as long as their XML data are valid The FileConversion inc utilizes Softartisan s ExcelWriter to d
294. siting of descriptive information about the boreholes e g date drilled total depth types of test information available etc The structure of the MySQL database conforms precisely to the COSMOS PEER LL Geotechnical data dictionary and XML Schema format Chapter 3 Benoit et al and Appendices 2 and 3 this report The GIS end user interface was written in Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP W3C 2004b and utilizes ESRI ArcIMS software for the map rendering service Farallon 2004 The GIS interface is customized primarily in VBScript W3C 2004c embedded in ASP web pages while the administrative back end Java Harvester fucntions are coded in Java Server Pages JSP Sun 2004 embedded in the overall ASP website design All end users connect to the GVDC system through browsers Figure 4 2 The end user is required to register and provide a user name and password Figures 4 5 Once a user has successfully logged into the website the GIS map interface allows effective search of the GVDC database by location or a specified region of interest Figure 4 3 The user may use the map tools e g buttons for ZOOM PAN turn layers on and off to navigate and locate a general area of interest The user may use the arrow selection tool to define an area of interest on the map Figure 4 6 shows an example area of interest delimited by a box encompassing many boreholes in the Los Angeles area The limits of the area are automatically entered into the l
295. sive remedy Personal Information And Choice Personal information is information about a natural person that identifies or describes an individual including his or her name address and electronic email address identifiable to that specific individual Electronically collected personal information means any information that is maintained by COSMOS PEER LL that identifies or describes an individual user including his or her name address and electronic email address Electronically collected personal information refers to if you voluntarily register on this website or participate in an activity that asks for specific information i e a request for assistance personalizing the content of the web site sending an e mail or participating in a survey where more detailed data will be collected If any type of personal information is requested on the web site or volunteered by the user State law including the Information Practices Act of 1977 Government Code Section 11015 5 and the federal Privacy Act of 1974 may protect it However this information may be a public record once you provide it and may be subject to public inspection and copying if not otherwise protected by federal or State law Under Government Code 11015 5 if you choose you may have any personal information collected about you discarded without reuse or distribution provided we are contacted in a timely fashion 115 Information Collected And How It Is Used
296. sponses including web based GIS tablet PC and libraries still work well 64 Please indicate how often you would use each of the following methods to search for geotechnical data Frequent Occasional Seldom a Location e g map interface Thomas Bros Grid Lat Long street address Seldom 9 Occasional 19 Frequent 72 a Data type e g search only for data that contain SPT blow count measurements search only for monitoring well data etc Seldom 9 Frequent Occasional 51 40 a Data value e g search only for data with SPT blow counts less than 10 search only for boreholes with specific lithologic descriptions etc 49 A1 Frequent Seldom 26 35 Occasional 39 Q Quality of Data e g search only for data that contain SPT blow counts with measured transfer efficiency Frequent 21 Seldom 41 Occasional 38 a Source of Data e g search only for data generated by USGS Frequent 17 Seldom 44 Occasional 39 50 Al a Date of site investigation Frequent 18 Seldom 39 Occasional 43 a Date that data was added to the information system Frequent 12 Seldom 52 ccasional 36 a Search by other parameter Responses included stratigraphic units person and elevation of data point Seldom 29 Frequent 42 Occasional 29 51 Al 65 How would you want the results of the search presented to you Please check all that
297. ss_1 Text Table Contact The street portion of the address This may be multiple lines city Text Table Contact The name of the city where the Business Associate address is located state Text Table Contact The name of the state where the Business Associate address is located postal code Text Table Contact The postal code appropriate to the given country where the Business Associate address is located country Text Table Contact The name of the country where the Business Associate Address is located voice_phone Text Table Contact The voice phone number of the Business Associate email Text Table Contact The email address of a Business Associate associated_ with Text Table Contact The company or group that this Business Associate is associated with If the Business Associate is an employee for example the associate with would be the company which employs her ba_contact Text Table Contact A foreign key to another Business Associate who serves as a Business Associate for this Business Associate id key Text Table hole tests The ID or acronym for the study 58 Field Name Data Type Description type Primary key to table study_type id inquiry Text Table hole_tests Whether or not Data is avalable See reference table R_Inquiry name should be one of the following Data
298. sults of the survey were needed quickly to guide the other work group s efforts in the development of the data dictionaries and web technologies Over the next few months a survey was developed using input from the group and other practitioners to gather information on how geo professionals both in practice and in research fields currently generate store and disseminate geotechnical information The two primary goals of the survey were to 1 establish a baseline of current practices and 2 identify desired functional requirements of a geotechnical information management system Establishing the baseline entailed gathering information on the who the users and providers of geotechnical data are the types of geotechnical data being used the lifecycle of the geotechnical data i e field data collection analysis presentation storage and the patterns of use Identifying functional requirements required input and suggestions from potential end users on software user interface access methods e g internet data availability and data formats e g Excel XML The collection of this type of information would then be used to identify functional system requirements and develop mock ups for design iteration The survey was structured as a series of multiple choice questions and organized by topical areas of practice The survey was comprised of a total of 98 questions The distribution of questions across topical areas are as shown in Table
299. sured depth to the uppermost or shallowest extent of the Hole Data The depth is measured from the depth datum of the hole and is Top Depi positive downward as measured along the hole alignment The value may also be qualified by who measured the depth loggers drillers The measured depth to the lowermost extent of the Hole Data The depth Bottom Depth is measured from the depth datum of the hole and is positive downward SRR as measured along the hole alignment The value may also be qualified by who measured the depth loggers drillers A URL of the XML file that contains the results of this hole data that XML File Name resides with the data provider If this attribute is NULL then the hole data exists but is not available for download from the data provider A reference to a publication or publications and or to a URL that reports Reference the hole data results its implications and the methods by which the data were obtained The business associate to which inquiries about this Hole Data may be Contact addressed This is intended to be a foreign key to a possible database entry although there is no expectation that this entry will actually exist Remarks Hole Tests The studies and analyses that are performed at a Hole and that may be mas available for direct access through the Geotechnical Virtual Data Center Name Definition ID A simple name for the Hole Test This value is intende
300. t lt xsd element name Specimen type specimenTableType minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt 21 lt xsd element name Component type componentTableType minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd attribute name id type keyid use optional gt lt xsd attribute name modver type xsd string fixed 1 0 gt lt xsd complexType gt Complex Type specimenTableType Parent type None Direct sub types None Name specimenTableType Abstract No Documentation A sample of earth material collected for the purpose of description or testing A specimen may be collected directly from a site or hole collected from the same Specimen material or from another Specimen XML Instance Representation Sci id keyid 0 1 modver 1 0 0 1 gt lt ID gt codeSysElAttType lt ID gt 1 lt Name gt nameSysElAttType lt Name gt 0 1 lt HoleID gt simpleRefType lt HoleID gt 0 1 lt CoreID gt simpleRefType lt CoreID gt 0 1 lt PartOfSpecimen gt simpleRefType lt PartOfSpecimen gt 0 1 lt Top gt QualifiedQuanType lt Top gt 0 1 lt Base gt QualifiedQuanType lt Base gt 0 1 lt SamplingMethod gt extSpecSampEnum lt SamplingMethod gt 0 1 lt ClassificationSystem gt xsd string lt ClassificationSystem gt 0 1 lt PrimaryLithology gt xsd string lt PrimaryLithology gt 0 1 lt Test gt specimenTestEnum lt Test gt 0
301. t View Favorites Tools Help Back gt Q A GQsearch Favorites media 4 B 3 w a g Address PESI http geoinfo usc edujgvdc User_Survey sysRegs5 aspruserID 462 63 What type s of software and hardware tool s would you prefer to use to access this data Please check all that apply M Through the internet using a standard web browser e g Netscape Explorer on a personal computer C Using a special program installed on your computer that accesses an online data warehouse l Through the internet using a web browser on a personal digital assistant e g Palm PocketPC C Using a special program installed on your personal digital assistant e g Palm PocketPC that accesses an online data warehouse I other 64 Please indicate how often you would use each of the following methods to search for geotechnical data Erequent Occasional Seldom FOS NA C CC Location e g map interface Thomas Bros Grid Lat Long street address C OC Datatype e g search only for data that contain SPT blow count measurements search only for monitoring well data etc Data value e g search only for data with SPT blow counts less than 10 search only for boreholes with specific lithologic descriptions etc EE agp memet Figure 2 1 Online survey The online survey was conducted between July 19 2002 and February 4 2003 through the GeoInfo website a site hosted by one of the project team m
302. t is defined as the ratio of D30 2 over D60 times D10 Percent Fines The percentage of fines by weight passing the No 200 sieve finer than 0 075 mm A text descriptor providing additional information relevant to the particle a size analysis of the soil specimen Site A collection of holes and samples obtained at a common place Name Definition Naime A common name for the Site This name does not need to be unique within the naming system Naming System A list of names or a method for developing a list of names Primary purpose for data collection at the Site This should be one of the Type following see Site Types sheet Address The physical address for the site City The name of the city where the site is located State The name of the state where the site is located Zip The zip or postal code where the site is located County The name of the county where the site is located Country The name of the country where the site is located 13 A2 Quadrangle The name of the USGS 7 5 quadrangle where the site is located PLSS The Public Land Survey System township range section and quarter quarter section where the site is located The manager operator or owner of the Site This is intended to be a Organization foreign key to a possible database entry although there is no expectation that this entry will actually exist A
303. t name Type type extSiteTypeEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Organization type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Contact type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name SiteAddressLocation minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd complexType gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd element name Address type maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element name City type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name State type stateCodeEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name County type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Country type countryCodeEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd complexType gt lt xsd element gt lt xsd element name LocationReferencePoint type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Quadrangle type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name PLSS type legalLocType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Location type survLocType minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element name LocationMethod type extLocMethodEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name LocationAccuracy type extLocAccuracyEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name DataSource type xsd string minOccurs 0 mi xsd string minOccurs 0 gt 12 lt xsd element name LastUpdated type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Hole type holeTabl
304. t organization s geotechnical data in an electronic format 2 12 2 6 SURVEY RESULTS END USER NEEDS The survey provided a good indication of the types of features and interface necessary for a successful geotechnical data management system In general most users thought that it would be absolutely necessary in the future to have geotechnical data stored electronically Also there were strong indicators to suggest that in the future users would need to initially collect geotechnical data electronically in both automated and manual fashion using some type of computing device such as a personal computer PC or a personal digital assistant PDA The majority of users were interested in taking advantage of electronic data management systems both within their respective organizations as well as on a larger multi organization system Also most expressed a willingness to contribute their data to a larger data management system for use by others As most survey respondents were from governmental agencies they suggested that the data should be made available freely to anyone or at least free to the data contributors Some users felt that a fee based system would be necessary to cover the expenses in operating such a large and complex system Most users concurred that an internet based system using a standard web browser would provide the best overall user experience The interface needs to facilitate users in searching for data based upon a numb
305. taining the PostgreSQL database A summary of the GVDC access requirements are presented in Figure 14 15 and 16 Access Administrative access_group fs_user ae i location_polygon vdc_holes hole gr vdc fl 7 Viaurllink _ hole_data_ digital_files external assoc files Figure 14 GVDC access requirements to the USGS PostgreSQL datasbase site_project_ assoc spatial_ref_sys bassoc hole_diam 81 Uses PostGIS backend transform functions to re project data into NAD27 geographic from NAD83 UTM access_group fs_user site_project_ assoc EF es a hole_diam y hole_data_ digital_files external assoc files WAUN external files Figure 16 The GVDC harvester accesses a view that also uses backend stored procedures to set harvested values 4 1 4 Pacific Gas amp Electric Simlar to the CGS applications static VBAs are coded within the PG amp E geotechnical Access database which trancptDataInfoates data directly from Access database tables into 82 XML files The newly generated XML files are formatted according to the COSMOS Geotechnical Data XMLSchema Chapter 3 Benoit et al this report see Contact Information J Hu The VBA s perform the following functions 1 Update native Access database tables to include information required by the GVDC 2 Convert geotechnical borehole test data and associated metadata into XML files 3 Save
306. tainty or variability at the site the more drilling that is required in developing the information Often times others have developed information in the vicinity Perhaps a utility company had performed an investigation in 2 13 support of a tower installation Or perhaps the State or City had conducted subsurface investigations for roadways walls or highway facilities in the area Other information may have been developed for nearby structures or for environmental purposes In any case the difficulty for the engineer lies in identifying the availability of data accessing the files and interpreting this past information In many cases it s difficult to assess the availability of past investigations Even when it s apparent that boring logs have been developed by others accessing the actual document may be a problem Finally the boring logs may not contain sufficient detail or meet quality standards required by the end user If information is limited in any of these ways new drilling will be required However ready access to even substandard data would serve a reconnaissance purpose and help guide the new drilling program The engineer in this scenario gathers the necessary information with the help of the internet Using a web browser the user navigates to a Virtual Data Center VDC a website maintained by a reputable geo standards consortium as shown in Figure 2 7 The site links public data repositories of multiple data providers an
307. tatic COSMOS data dictionary refernce table StudyType Data types and descriptions which are part of the GVDC system e study type assoc Data mapping between the native CGS data types and the COSMOS PEER LL XML Schema data types see Table 3 This information must be maintained by the CGS database administrator with technical oversight A simple Access query was designed to support the OAIB installtion on the CGS server see section CGS OAIB customization This query assimilates all of the data required for the GVDC search webpage The OAIB Access query includes the following parameters Table 4 Table 4 The customized CGS Access query attributes that satisfy the OAIB requirements for metadata harvesting Field Name Data Type Description official name Text Table sl Unique CGS internal ID for each borehole longitude Text Table sl The longitude of the borehole given in the Geodetic Datum CRS Changed from type Number for OAIB latitude Text Table sl The latitude of the borehole given in the Geodetic Datum CRS Changed from type Number for OAIB site_id Text Table sl Unique ID for each site generated by VBA CGS offical name required by OAIB data_source Text Table sl Name of the original source agency institution etc of borehole data start_date Date Time Table sl Starting date of the collection activity for a given borehole Format Month Day Year
308. tays psx adAa Aqumog sueu quauiata psx gt lt uxOu SanaaqutTm Whugepojezeys 2d44 97e4S 9NKU JUSaWIETa psx gt lt uQu EINIDQUTU KHutays psx 9dAq ARTO 2ueU JuaMaTa psx gt lt papunoqun EINIDOXEM pOu EINIJQUTU Hutazs psx 3dAq sseappy sUNeU JuUaWaTa psx gt lt anuanbas psex gt lt adAyLxatTdmoa psex gt lt u 0u EINIDQUTU UOTPeIO TssaappyeyTs sueU lt aQu Sanacoutm BaATyayetTaurs adAq 30eQuOD aueu lt aOu Sanacqutu sdALyayeTaurs i uotzeztuebag s0eu lt uOu Sanacqutm WNugeadzyaytsyxe adAq ad y aureu lt apapunoqun Sansagxeu 4QO Sanaaqutu sdALZVwWrasASoweu sdA set py 20U lt aOu Sanacoqutm sak_FWrasASoweu 3d44 awey avmeu lt u BAA WVWTasASapod adh9 p AI U lt u IA L TM L34Ts 30 uoneyuasaiday zuauodwog ewayrs i quaumatTa pex gt quana PSX quana i pPESXx gt quauatTa psx gt quawatTa psx gt quauatTa psx gt quauatTa psx gt lt 3ouanbas psx gt u adAL_xatduoa pex gt Figure 3 5 Schema Example for Site continued 3 13 3 14 3 15 4 PILOT GEOTECHNICAL VIRTUAL DATA CENTER SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND DATABASES Jennifer Swift Joe Futrelle Dan Ponti John Bobbitt Charles Real Paul Grimes Sean Devlin Alexei Peters J oesph Castro Ivan Ninic Shahzad Tiwana J ianping Hu Loren Turner and Carl Stepp 4 1 GVDC PILOT SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE The Pilot COSMOS PEER LL GVDC Geotec
309. te and CoordReferenceSystem These may be instantiated in any order as often as needed XML Instance Representation lt gt Start Choice 1 lt BusinessAssociate gt busAssocType lt BusinessAssociate gt 1 lt CoordReferenceSystem gt crsDictType lt CoordReferenceSystem gt 1 End Choice lt gt Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name dictionariesType gt 15 lt xsd complexContent gt lt xsd extension base abstractBasicType gt lt xsd choice maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element name BusinessAssociate type busAssocType gt lt xsd element name CoordReferenceSystem type crsDictType gt lt xsd choice gt lt xsd extension gt lt xsd complexContent gt lt xsd complexType gt Complex Type busAssocType Parent type None Direct sub types None Name busAssocType Abstract no Documentation The information about a business associate The business associate may be a person company group agency or any other person or collection of persons that is related to the object XML Instance Representation lt id keyid 0 1 modver 1 0 0 1 gt lt ID gt codeSysElAttType lt ID gt 1 lt Name gt nameSysElAttType lt Name gt 0 1 lt Alias gt nameSysElAttType lt Alias gt 0 lt Type gt xsd string lt Type gt 0 1 lt Address gt xsd string lt Address gt 0 lt City gt xsd string lt City gt 0 1
310. ternet Explorer X Bo Links x s a Las Vegas BERBER Bee eee Ree eee 9 Filter Search Results T Figure 4 7 GVDC front end user GIS map interface showing use of Data Types Filter popup check boxes and Total Borehole Depth Filter lower right Datum Nadas Longitude 121 61497205111074 deg Latitude 37 56700983620497 deg The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting OAI was selected by the project participants as an appropriate digital library protocol to implement the GVDC harvester system OAI 2004 OAIB NCSA 2004a was used to provide a set of OAI compliant data services backed by the providers databases and a harvesting service used by the GVDC to acquire data from those services The OAIB installations on the data providers servers include the following components 1 Java Development Kit JDK 2 Java 3 Apache s Jakarta Tomcat 4 the OAIB Java files NCSA 2004 and 5 configuration files mapping native data set attributes to their corresponding data names in the MySQL database The data provider s servers and GVDC harvester components are configured to allow access only to the GVDC server and only to specific databases and XML file directories All four data providers will utilize firewalls to protect their OAIB servers The system administrators include the GVDC developers and the data providers database administrators The adminis
311. ters other than the server deploying ArcIMS the port number must be added manually to the ArcIMS Administrator HTTP URL see View gt Site Properties ArcIMS Site and Server Output tags such as http gvdc 1100 Figures 26 and 27 In this example though the domain is geodata usc edu the server hostname required is gvdc and the IIS default port 1100 must be appended to the URL 105 Site Properties Site Properties x ArcIMS Site Hostname Directory Location gvde 1100 cvarcims Output E Host Alias HTTF Location URL fwd Sti 7273 FHFt C lt CSt http ovac 1 100 output Server Cleanup 10 minutes HTTP Location URL nttp iqvele 1 100 panet Web Site Directory None 30 min 60 min cuarcIMSWebsite ed imaga Memor Limit 4 Megabytes Total Pixels 1048576 Typical image dimension limits 1024 x 1024 OK Cancel OK Cancel Figure 26 Administrator ArcIMS Figure 27 Administrator Server Site HTTP and port setup Output HTTP and port setup 13 Test the installation by using the ArcGIS gt ArcIMS gt Diagnostic tool enter the hostname such as gvdc not http domainname and the IIS port Figure 28 F ArcIMS Diagnostics Microsoft Internet Explorer Bee TT ie Edit View Favorites Tools Help ar i gt A O A wm Q Ba Q x a O Pi Search Sie Favorites A media GS S z Address El C Program Files 4rcGI5 4rcIMS Common Di
312. the XML files to a permanent directory on a hard drive The PG amp E example database requires additional information in order for the data to be harvested utilizing OAIB VBA s specific to the PG amp E dataset are currently being updated that will generate the required parameters and save the information in PG amp E database tabels The PG amp E dataset will be available online in early 2005 4 2 OAIB Open Archives in a Box OAIB is an application specifically designed for exporting metadata stored in a relational database management system RDBMS over the OAI protocol for metadata harvesting NCSA 2004a OAIB is based on the Components for Constructing Open Archives COCOA framework which is included in the distribution installed on the GVDC data providers servers OAIB was used in this project to set up an the GVDC as an Open Archives server Thus the GVDC can provide metadata based on the contents of RDBM s such as Access PostgreSQL or MySQL This enables the data providers who have geotechnical data in RDBMS s to make their data accessible to the geotechnical engineering community The OAIB distribution used in this project also provided a configuration wizard enabling the application features to be controlled without requiring programming The configuration wizard is described in detail by NCSA 2004b OAIB also provides an additional installation tool NCSA 2004c 2004d OAIB is written in Java and has been teste
313. this effort will be to evaluate whether the Petrochemical Open Software Consortium POSC module WellLogML can suitably be adopted If it is determined that WellLogML can suitability be adopted for previewing geotechnical seismic velocity logs the emphasis of this subtask will be on properly integrating the WellLogML package into the GVDC The subtask will be accomplished by a small working group constituted of experts in the acquisition and geotechnical application of seismic velocity logs The seismic velocity log previewer package will be integrated into the GVDC System as part of the modification of Server Side data previewers in Subtask 1d Subtask Ih Hardware Upgrade and Redundancy The GVDC will be duplicated on a second high capacity server which will become the production server The existing server will be used to support system development and modification and for redundancy of the system Subtask li Documentation Users Manual and Final Report The modifications to the GVDC System and changes to the architecture will be fully documented and will be included in the Final Report This subtask also will include the preparation of a users manual which will be made available to users at the GVDC website Task 2 Expansion of the Data Dictionary Standard AS part of 2L03 the current GVDC Data Dictionary COSMOS XML v1 0 will be expanded to include data standards for various seismic velocity i e PS Logger 113 Down
314. tion lt id keyid 0 1 modver 1 0 0 1 gt lt ID gt codeSysElAttType lt ID gt 1 lt HoleID gt simpleRefType lt HoleID gt 0 1 lt CoreID gt simpleRefType lt CoreID gt 0 1 lt LayerID gt simpleRefType lt LayerID gt 0 1 lt Source gt extCompSourceEnu lt Source gt 0 lt Top gt QualifiedQuanType lt Top gt 0 1 lt Base gt QualifiedQuanType lt Base gt 0 1 lt ClassificationSystem gt xsd string lt ClassificationSystem gt 0 1 lt Type gt xsd string lt Type gt 0 1 lt Description gt xsd string lt Description gt 0 1 lt Abundance gt abundanceEnum lt Abundance gt 0 1 lt AbundanceDescription gt xsd string lt AbundanceDescription gt 0 1 lt Remarks gt xsd string lt Remarks gt 0 1 lt DataSource gt xsd string lt DataSource gt 0 1 lt LastUpdated gt xsd string lt LastUpdated gt 0 1 ss Schema Component Representation lt xsd complexType name componentTableType gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd element name ID type codeSysElAttType gt lt xsd element name HoleID type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name CoreID type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name LayerID type simpleRefType minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Source type extCompSourceEnum minOccurs 0 maxOccurs unbounded gt lt xsd element name Top type QualifiedQuanT
315. tion and querying purposes along with the appropriate URL that points to the actual data which resides in XML files generated by the data providers The following 20 entities are part of the current pilot system ay sur 10 gor 1S 3721104 2AS3 NHEd arsueegazisa pied Biaqany afsisay P0H s4531 JOH swejedaZsa ed gt aredd J rE PrsisaL aoh Oria eed lds aruawnads uawipads uonepossy Sal 3 OH edid P ar f arsusmiog sd swese SWEIEd d gt d dd aok amp farsworgdids gt SWPIEd LdS Grswesed ds juauodwo amnossy sausng ianossy g WYYDY10 dIHSNOILYTIY ALILNI DGA LOTId Ary eumig Eas ami Aan deuaa Puo ay eds dary diusucnepy Auew 07 200 gt ar eioH ABojoquiss Figure 3 1 Entity Relationship Diagram for Pilot Virtual Data Center 3 3 Entities with a subset of attributes Entities with attributes given in stored in the GVDC RDBMS XML to the end user by the data provider Business Associate Alias Site Core Coordinate Reference System Layer Hole Component Hole Test Association Specimen Hole Tests Moisture Atterberg Particle Size Parameters Particle Size Standard Penetration Test Parameters Standard Penetration Test Data Cone Penetration Test Parameters Cone Penetration Test Data Cone Penetration Dissipation Test The data model itself is implemented in XML which is provided to the end user by the data provider Within
316. to change without notice Ownership In general information presented on this web site unless otherwise indicated is considered in the public domain It may be distributed or copied as permitted by law COSMOS PEER LL claims no ownership or proprietary rights in the Geotechnical Data itself hereinafter referred to as the Data COSMOS PEER LL is merely disseminating the Data in Microsoft Excel XML and ASCII formats for the convenience of the Geotechnical Data user community The Data is freely redistributable subject to any restrictions placed on the Data by the Data Source Providers COSMOS PEER LL shall have the unlimited right to use for any purpose free of any charge all information submitted via this site except those submissions made under separate legal contract Disclaimer Of Warranty COSMOS PEER LL attempts to maintain the highest accuracy of content on its web site Any errors or omissions should be reported for investigation The user exprescptDataInfoy acknowledges that the Data may contain some nonconformities defects or errors COSMOS PEER LL does not warrant that the Data will meet the user s needs or expectations that the use of the Data will be uninterrupted or that all 114 nonconformities defects or errors can or will be corrected COSMOS PEER LL encourages verification for accuracy and currency with the Data Source Providers The entire risk of use of the Data shall be with the user COSMOS PEER LL makes no c
317. to meet the needs voiced by the respondents of the survey Recognizing that the design of the system is an iterative process the user scenario and mock up represent only and initial recommendation for the user experience Continued feedback from end users and revision are necessary to develop a successful system 2 9 REFERENCES Rosson M B and John M Carroll 1996 J M Object Oriented Design From User Scenarios Proceedings from the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 2 22 April 13 18 1996 Vancouver British Columbia Canada http www acm org sigchi chi96 proceedings tutorial Rosson mbr_txt htm Ostwald J 1996 Knowledge Construction in Software Development The Evolving Artifact Approach A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Colorado in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of Computer Science http www cs colorado edu ostwald thesis section3 4 html 2 23 2 24 3 Data Dictionary and Formatting Standard for Dissemination of Geotechnical Data Jean Benoit W Allen Marr John I Bobbitt Terilee McGuire Daniel J Pont Salvatore Caronna Scott A Shimel Melinda Squibb David Jang 3 1 INTRODUCTION Following the invited workshop on Archiving and Web Dissemination of Geotechnical Data COSMOS PEER 2001 discussions of available geotechnical databases provided a framework for developing a
318. toring well etc a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Not important Neutral Not Important Absolutely Necessary 14 nia 26 Important 58 8 Al 25 26 How important is it in your work to have information on environmental or situational conditions during the drilling operations e g weather temperature breakdowns delays etc a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Not important Not Important Absolutely Necessary T 6 Important Neutral 42 45 How important is it in your work to have a description of the setting at the location of the borehole e g natural ground fill raised casing etc a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Not important Not Important Absolutely Necessary Neutral 2 27 Important 47 9 Al 27 How important is it in your work to have specific information about the source of the data e g organization name of logger name of driller etc Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Oooo Neutral Not Important 12 1 Absolutely Necessary 34 Important 53 28 How important is it in your work to have specific information on the drilling equipment used to generate the borehole e g manufacturer model etc a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Notimportant Not Important Absolutely Necessary 8 26 Neutral 24 Important 42 10 Al 29 30 How imp
319. trans Data Provider ono As of December 2004 Traeral Reve rE gpf ONOCI 6 Fier Coleccion g data to be Administrativ e End Users Figure 12 Schematic overview of Caltrans remote database and GVDC system architecture Static VB NET Translator for CPT data The Caltrans experience in complying with the GVDC requirments is provided as a rough guideline for converting geotechnical ACII text data files to XML Grimes 2004a The process outlined herein is specific to Caltrans where native CPT files Hogentogler are converted into COSMOS PEER LL geotechnical XML schema complinat XML files The 50 example XML files used in the GVDC pilot project are provided in the root Previewer_Applications CPTLog Caltrans K ML2S VG LAData level directory of the report CD The Caltrans VB NET translator source code and example input files can be obtained by contacting Caltrans Loren Turner Chief of Geotechnology Implementation Branch Division of Research amp Innovation Caltrans 5900 Folsom Blvd MS 5 Sacramento CA 95819 Email Loren_Turner dot ca gov An ASP NET translator was developed at Caltrans using VB NET to convert native CPT data files into valid XML Grimes 2004a see Contact Information Paul Grimes The ASP NET application processes each CPT file individually and each file in sequence within each CPT archive directory The translator requires data from both the native CPT files and from the Caltrans Access database The dat
320. trators are the super users of the system The GVDC developer maintains the front end and back end web interfaces as well as an index of available geotechnical borehole data from participating data providers in a MySQL database Administrators can activate the harvester and update the central database whenever required e g Figure 4 4 Whenever the update button is clicked the GVDC harvester interacts with the OAIB installations on the data providers servers This interaction takes the form of an update which is either and addition update or deletion 4 9 3 COSMOS PEER LL Microsoft Internet Explorer oj x File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay Q Back O x eA Psearch se Favorites Meda O GS OUK Address je https geodata cosmos data org CustomerDocSearchResult asp gt Go Links 7 COSMOS PEER LL HOME PROJECT INFO ABOUT CALENDAR USER SURVEY FORUM NEWS AND EVENTS This page displays the results of your search of our geotechnical documentation database aa Document Search Results a i Your search returned data sets from the following data providers A gt California Geological Survey 247 4 2 Total data sets returned 247 Y California Geological Survey r Data Project MDC Record ID Project Hole Type Date Updated Contact Downloads Ma a fe a 6 ica 000002_00039_33117H8 ORANGE FWY CGS _O00002_00039_33117H8 SPT 1989 08 10 2002 03 14 Teri McGuire 57 AND TONNER CANYON B
321. ty The name of the city where the Business Associate address is located State The name of the state where the Business Associate address is located Postal Code The postal code appropriate to the given country where the Business Associate address is located The name of the country where the Business Associate Address is Country Phone Number located The phone number of the Business Associate The phone number is qualified by the type of phone number eg fax voice voice mail mobile and the nature business or personal Email The email address of a Business Associate Associated With Contact The company or group that this Business Associate is associated with If the Business Associate is an employee for example the associate with would be the company which employs her This is a foreign key to another instance of business associate It is not required that the other instance be instantiated A foreign key to another Business Associate who serves as a contact for this Business Associate 2 A2 Component A physical feature or condition observed at a point or within an interval of earth material within a hole typically described megascopically A Component may represent a notable textural or lithologic feature within a layer or some other physical structural diagenetic mineralogical biological or geophysical characteristic It also may represent a condition temporal or persistent des
322. u 4 6 CONCLUSIONS To make the Pilot GVDC a reality institutional and technical hurdles were overcome On the institutional side the participating organizations had a common interest in sharing data and agreed on a framework for coordination Swift et al 2004 This included finding acceptable mechanisms to assure data provider s adequate control over their data and a mechanism to provide appropriate attribution to the source of the data served by the GVDC On the technical side the system architecture is now in place an extensible standard data dictionary and schema have been defined standard file formats and protocols have been utilized and further developed CPT and borelog previewers have been coded and implemented database to XML and XML to Excel spreadsheet translators have been written and implemented and the websites are secured by SSL encryption 4 14 The GVDC front end website provides searching capabilities based on standard and well defined geotechnical attributes This caters to the current need of researchers and engineers for an accessible centralized geotechnical data source and provides a frame work for additional organizations to become data providers and share their data online Being a collaborative project of various organizations this creates a platform for future joint research and reduces the need for repeated drilling and thus significantly reduces costs for the organizations involved 4 7 ACKNO
323. uardians If you are a minor you should seek guidance from your parents If the State decides to begin collecting personal information from children it will notify parents that it is being requested disclose the reasons for collecting it and disclose our intended use of it The State will seek parental consent before collecting any personally identifiable information If it does collect it parents may request information on the type of data being collected view their child s information and if they choose prohibit the State from making further use of their child s information The State will not provide personal information about children to third parties INFORMATION COLLECTED AND HOW IT IS USED We do collect personal information directly from individuals who volunteer to use some of our services Collection of this information is required to deliver the specific services but use of these services is voluntary If you do nothing during your visit to the web site but browse or download information we automatically collect and store the following information about your visit The Internet Protocol Address and domain name used but not the e mail address The Internet Protocol Address is a numerical identifier assigned either to your Internet service provider or directly to your computer We use the Internet Protocol Address to direct Internet traffic to you and generate statistics used in the management of this site The type of browser a
324. urposes Each department shall implement this privacy policy by Designating which position within the department or agency is responsible for the implementation of and adherence to this privacy policy Prominently posting the policy physically in its offices and on its Internet website if any Distributing the policy to each 124 of its employees and contractors who have access to personal data Complying with the Information Practices Act Civil Code Section 1798 et seq the Public Records Act Government Code Section 6250 et seq Government Code Section 11015 5 and all other laws pertaining to information privacy and Using appropriate means to successfully implement and adhere to this privacy policy 8 2 2 California Department of Transportation Caltrans The conditions of use and privacy policy information for the Caltrans data set will be provided by Caltrans and subsequently available throiugh the GVDC in early 2005 8 2 3 United States Geological Survey USGS The conditions of use and privacy policy information for the USGS data set will be provided by the USGS and subsequently available throtugh the GVDC in early 2005 8 2 4 Pacific Gas amp Electric PG amp E The conditions of use and privacy policy information for the PG amp E data set will be provided by PG amp E and subsequently available throtugh the GVDC in early 2005 9 0 REFERENCES Benoit J Bobbitt J Ponti D and Shimel S 2004 Data Dicti
325. veloped by the project s User Scenario University of Southern California gt The National Center for Supercomputing Applications NCSA Champaign IL gt United States Geological Survey USGS 4 Petrotechnical Open Standards Consortium POSC gt California Geological Survey CGS California Department of Transportation Caltrans 7 Farallon Geographics Inc Internovations Inc Savage Software Inc 10 Geotechnology Consortium of Strong Motion Observation Systems COSMOS 4 1 USWG and Data Dictionary DDWG Work Groups see Chapter 2 Turner et al and Chapter 3 Benoit et al this report respectively Bobbitt et al 2004 GVDC website security has been significantly enhanced with SSL Secure Socket Layer meaning all transactions are now confidential and are secured with SSL encryption and end user and data provider information registration MySQL metadata and other website information are protected The following software applications were developed by the VDCWG to support the pilot implementation of the GVDC 1 a user friendly GIS ArcIMS front end designed by the USWG Chapter 2 Turner et al this report Turner et al 2004 including on the fly downloading of geotechnical data in Extensible Markup Language XML W3C 2004a and Excel file formats 2 Open Archives in a Box OAIB Java applications NCSA 2004 OAI 2004 customized and installed on the data providers servers to allow search pa
326. with a list of data types The symbol next to a label indicates that the client would like to include that type of data in the search The carat symbol or triangle next to the label indicates that additional options are available under that particular category F Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5 Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Links Back gt O A A Gsearch GaFavorites meda lt 4 B S fe a Address amp http pages sbeglobal net rlzturner DC main html A TDN Si Virtual Data Center EME 2 Sveci Data Type Microsoft Internet eeploreri ETETE File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Help HAN 3 Home Search Help Cq Stratigraphic Information Lab Test Data In situ Engineering Test Data Geophysical test data Groundwater Data Data Providers 38 56489756 38 45896412 COSMOS Capital Counties 120 65896548 120 62358974 E Done Figure 2 9 Advanced search features For example if the client expands all search options the list of options appears as shown in Figure 2 10 The client can then select any combination of data type for the search In this example the client is searching for all stratigraphic information and all geophysical information but only some in situ and some lab test data The client is also only interested in data from some of the providers F Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5 Microsoft Internet
327. woke 3 HOME PROJECT INFO ABOUT CALENDAR USER SURVEY FORUM NESS LOGIN Copyright 2004 COSMOS PEER Al rights reserved Done re Figure 4 2 GVDC user entry web page https geodata cosmos data org files means that all data are downloadable in Excel and XML irrespective of data source There may be many records in the list for each borehole each containing a different type of test data Multiple files in one or both formats can be zipped simultaneousy on the fly ZBit 2004 After a user has selected the desired records the request is submitted by clicking on the Download Data From this Provider button at the base of each set of search results The user must agree to the data usage policy privacy policy and any 4 4 Fle Edt Vew faote Took Hp Q i 2 H Paun ferns 3 E LB amp hetps Jjgeodsta cosnos lt date org Ounta DataMap vI hte HOME PRQWECT INFO ABOUT CALENDAR t USES SURVEY EQALM NEWS Copymgtt 2004 COSMOLPERR AL Al aghu resenes a E itore Figure 4 3 GVDC front end user GIS map interface disclaimer specified by the data provider prior to downloading the data Figure 4 9 If the user agrees the zip file containing the user s selections is then streamed to the user through a typical windows download dialog The data zip file can then be can be saved to a permanent media as desired by the end user Two data previewers are currently available that allow on the
328. work to have the primary data e g calibrated and filtered wave traces etc readily available as well as information on the factors and methods used to develop the primary data e g calibration constants filtering techniques etc Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important Oooo Not important Absolutely Necessary I 23 Neutral 27 Important 45 73 1 1 How important is it in your work to have the raw data readily available e g unprocessed transducer voltages Absolutely necessary Important Neutral Not important DODDO Not m Absolutely Necessary 22 Neutral 52 Important 26 34 A 1 73 1 1 1 How important is it in your work to have information on transducer calibration data for test equipment a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Not important Not ale Absolutely Necessary 18 Neutral 41 Important 41 73 2 How important is it in your work to have information on the test equipment e g make model type key dimensions transducers etc and field test conditions e g setup layout etc a Absolutely necessary a Important a Neutral a Not important Absolutely Not Important Necessary 8 17 Neutral 36 Important 39 35 Al 46 What types of dynamic lab test data do you use or generate Please check all that apply a Shear modulus as a function of strain a Damping as a function of strain a Liquefaction
329. www xmlspy com or Macromedia Dreamweaver MX to name only a few Cascading stylesheets W3C 2004d will be implemented in the future which will format the raw XML text output into more easily readable HTML tables in similar pop up windows 99 File Edit View Favorites Tools Help ay a lt xml version 1 0 gt lt GeotechnicalData xmins http www cosmos org v10 xmins xsi http www w3 org 2001 XMLSchema instance xsi schemaLocation x3sp cosmos SatelliteSchema xsd gt g Lic data remains ur must Jocument Informat ion Datat ta shall ever alter the f th aoe lt p DocumentInformation xmins p http www posc org schemas gt lt p DocumentName gt lt p Name gt lt p NamingSystem gt lt p DocumentName gt lt p DocumentDate gt 2004 01 22 lt p DocumentDate gt lt p FileCreationInformation gt lt p FileCreationDate gt 2004 01 22 lt p FileCreationDate gt lt p Comment gt Created as a sample file using a text editor lt p Comment gt lt p FileCreationInformation gt lt p SecurityInformation gt lt p Class gt Open lt p Class gt lt p Comment gt There are no security restrictions on the dissemination of this data lt p Comment gt lt p SecurityInformation gt lt p Disclaimer gt This data is available as is Use of this information by any group is at their own risk Neither Caltrans or any other company group or person who disseminates this data is respon
330. y entity relationship Entity Relationship ER Diagram Benoit et al this report ssssssesesessssessessessreseessessressesssesressreseesresseesessesseesee 6 Figure 2 Example Access database constructed for testing the proposed geotechnical database model equivalent to the data dictionary Benoit et al this report 49 Figure 3 Relationship diagram of geotechnical and reference relational data structures MSAC ESS Jene eE A EN E E EEN E E N t 50 Figure 4 The gvdc MySQL relational database viewed using MySQL Control Center baat gatheadeadnanae ieeanrassastawanunideesiecsindgiate een E EE 51 Figure 5 General schematic of the Data Mapping process c ccccccceseeseeeteeeteeeeeeees 52 Figure 6 Relationship diagram of native CGS database tables and keys MS Access See Table 2 for more information on tables poanoien Gaon en one tae aa ae eels 54 Figure 7 Schematic overview of CGS remote database and GVDC system architecture E AE E EETA E sea ae apa A A TN 55 Figure 8 Relationship diagram of customized CGS database tables and keys MS ACCESS enaa N ae a a A a A e a a N 60 Figure 9 Schematic view of how the CGS database customized to interoperate with the GVDC can be integrated with the SHMP website ss ssssseoseeesessrossressesrossreserssessseserssess 61 Figure 10 CPT data file archive at Caltrans cecsccssgnccvessce geessdeassvene casessvescsneusecduanioueconss 64 Figure 11 Relationship dia
331. ype minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Base type QualifiedQuanType minOccurs 0 gt 25 lt xsd element name ClassificationSystem type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Type type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Description type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Abundance type abundanceEnum minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name AbundanceDescription type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name Remarks type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name DataSource type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd element name LastUpdated type xsd string minOccurs 0 gt lt xsd sequence gt lt xsd attribute name id type keyid use optional gt lt xsd attribute name modver type xsd string fixed 1 0 gt lt xsd complexType gt Simple Type anyDate Parent type None Direct sub types None Name anyDate Content e Union of following types o xsd dateTime o xsd date o xsd gYearMonth o xsd gYear Schema Component Representation lt xsd simpleType name anyDate gt lt xsd union memberTypes xsd dateTime xsd date xsd g YearMonth xsd gYear gt lt xsd simpleType gt Complex Type QualifiedQuanType Parent type QuantityType derivation method extension Direct sub types None Name QualifiedQuanType Abstract no XML Instance Representation Kat uom xsd anyURI 0 1
332. ype sd_sample_equipment sd_remarks ptr_offidal_name ptr_well_name ptr_sample_id ptr_top_depth ptr_bottom_depth ptr_sample_equipment ptr_hammer_type ptr_hammer_mass ptr_hammer_fall ptr_blow_count ptr_spt_equivalent sl_well_name s _data_source sl_start_date sl_end_date sl_date_last_updated ht_official_name ID_KEY INQUIRY ID CODESPACE hta_official_name sl_geodetic_datum s _longitude TOP si_latitude sl_easting CODESPACE PE O iR sl_northing NAME Q BASE BASE_UOM BASE_QUALIFIER XML_NAME CONTACT status NAMING_SYSTEM TYPE ADDRESS_1 ADDRESS_2 ADDRESS_3 sl_ref_elevation sl_total_depth s _depth_uom sl_remarks s _longitude_text sl_latitude_text sldatelastupdated B ID_KEY CGS_PARAMETER DESCRIPTION lith_layer_number Ith_top_depth lith_bottom_depth CoordGeocodePoint CoordGeocodeStatus D CoordGeocodePoint01 CoordGeocodeStatus01 CoordGeocodePoint01_sk sa_parameter_name sa_parameter_value sa_parameter_units Figure 8 Relationship diagram of customized CGS database tables and keys MS Access The CGS database structure excluding data can be found in the root Data Sets CGS level directory on the report CD This OAIB compliant example database includes the XML translator VBA applications To obtain a copy of the CGS pilot geotechnical data set as well please contact CGS directly Diane Vaughan

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