Unofficial AGS4 Guide

• AGS is the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (ags.org.uk)
• The AGS Data Format v4 is the data interchange specification published and maintained by the AGS and published at AgsDataFormat.com

Warning

IMPORTANT

• This information is derived from the AGS official website at AgsDataFormat.com.
• Do not rely on this data, please visit the official sources.
• Extracts on this site are for a quick guide developers (ie interlinked html, no pdf).

• AGS4 Developers Quickstart
  • Whats is AGS4 ?
  • What does it smell like ?
  • What does it all mean ?
  • Mysterious codes ?
  • How do I use it ?
• AGS4 - Rules
  • Rule 1 - Character Set
  • Rule 2 - GROUP’s required
  • Rule 3 - Data Descriptors
  • Rule 4 - FIELD’s
  • Rule 5 - Double Quotes
  • Rule 6 - Comma Separated
  • Rule 7 - Field Ordering
  • Rule 8 - Units
  • Rule 9 - Data Dictionary
  • Rule 10 - Validation
  • Rule 11 - Record Links
  • Rule 12 - Blank/Null Data
  • Rule 13 - Mandatory Project Details
  • Rule 14 - TRAN GROUP
  • Rule 15 - UNIT GROUP
  • Rule 16 - Abbreviations
  • Rule 17 - TYPE
  • Rule 18 - Dictionary
  • Rule 19 - Group headings
  • Rule 20 - Additional files
• AGS4 - Notes on the Rules
  • Note i - ASCII ‘CSV’ Files
  • Note ii - HEADINGs, KEY and REQUIRED Fields
  • Note iii - Units and Data Types
  • Note iv - Sample Referencing
• AGS4 Data Dictionary
• Glossary