Location and drilling details

Identity, depth, reduced level, coordinates and drilling details.

The Location tab holds everything that identifies and positions an investigation location.

Identity

Field Notes
Location ID The hole name, for example BH11 or TP01
Type Borehole, Trial pit, CPT or Monitoring well
Field status Planned, In progress or Complete

Type changes how the location is drawn on the log, the site plan and the 3D model, and which layer it falls under on the GIS Map.

Depth and level

  • Final depth (m) — total depth drilled
  • Ground level / RL (m) — reduced level at the surface, to AHD
  • Logged by — initials of the person who logged it

Ground level matters more than it looks: cross-sections and the 3D model position each hole vertically from this value. A missing or wrong RL puts the hole at the wrong elevation in every derived view.

Coordinates

Two coordinate systems are recorded side by side:

  • Easting and Northing — projected grid coordinates (GDA2020 / MGA)
  • Latitude and Longitude — decimal degrees, WGS 84, between −90 and 90 and −180 and 180

Two helpers sit under Geographic position:

  • Use current location — takes the position from the device you're on, for logging in the field
  • Pick on map — place the point precisely on satellite imagery, for logging back at the office

Drilling details

  • Drilling method — for example Auger, washbore and NMLC coring
  • Contractor — the drilling contractor
  • Date started and Date completed