Supported data formats

One-page reference of every data format GeoDin imports and exports - geotechnical exchange, CAD/GIS layers, and report outputs - with links to each how-to.

This page lists every data format GeoDin can read or write, in one place. Use it to answer "can GeoDin work with X?" - then follow the link for the full how-to. Formats are grouped by what they carry: geotechnical data, map and CAD layers, and report outputs.

Geotechnical data exchange

Format	Import	Export	Carries	How-to
AGS 4 (4.0.4 and 4.1.1)	Yes	Yes	Complete site investigation data: locations, ground descriptions, samples, lab results	AGS import, AGS export
GeoDinML	Yes	Yes	GeoDin's own XML exchange format; the bridge from GeoDin Onsite field data to the office	GeoDinML import, GeoDinML export
SEP 3	Yes	-	German state-authority borehole data, delivered as an Access database and read via an exchange database	SEP3 exchange database
GEF	Yes	-	CPT data in the format standard in the Netherlands	Data sequences import
Free-format ASCII	Yes	-	CPT and other depth-oriented measurement series with configurable import filters	Data sequences import
gINT databases	Yes	-	Legacy borehole databases, converted to GeoDinML by the gINT converter (PROJECT, LITHOLOGY, POINT, and SAMPLING groups)	Convert gINT databases
CSV	Yes	Yes	Tabular object and measurement data	CSV and Excel import, CSV export
Excel	Yes	Yes	Tabular data; an Excel export can serve as the template for a later import	CSV and Excel import, Excel export
GeoDin database (cross-database)	Yes	Yes	Objects copied directly between two GeoDin databases, no file in between	Cross-database object copying

Map and CAD layers

Format	Import	Export	Carries	How-to
SHAPE	Yes	-	Vector GIS layers displayed in GeoDin Maps	Adding layers
DXF	Yes	Yes	Vector CAD data: as a map layer in, and as editable layout geometry out	Adding layers, DXF export
JPG / TIFF / ECW	Yes	-	Raster base maps (grid data) displayed in GeoDin Maps	Adding layers
WMS / web tiles	Yes	-	Live web map services as background layers	WMS and web tile layers

Reports and integrations

Format	Import	Export	Carries	How-to
PDF	-	Yes	Borehole logs, cross-sections, and layouts, single or in bulk	Bulk print and PDF export
Leapfrog Geo	-	Yes	Borehole data handed to Leapfrog Geo for 3D modeling	Leapfrog Geo export
ArcGIS	Yes	Yes	Borehole planning and results exchanged with ArcGIS Pro / ArcGIS Online through an Excel-based workflow	ArcGIS integration
QGIS	Live	Live	Direct access to GeoDin databases from inside QGIS via the GeoDinQGIS plugin - no file exchange involved	QGIS integration

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Reference: choosing an exchange format

• Field to office: GeoDin Onsite publishes GeoDinML - import it rather than re-entering field data. See GeoDinML import.
• To or from other geotechnical software: AGS 4 is the broadest standard route in and out. See AGS 4 for how AGS groups map onto GeoDin object types.
• Migrating a legacy database: use the gINT converter for gINT databases; German SEP 3 deliveries go through the exchange database.
• Bulk tabular edits: export Excel, edit, re-import - the export doubles as the import template. See CSV and Excel import.