GIS Applications in Geotechnical (Soils) & Environmental Engineering

Elise Leroux
Masa Fujioka & Associates, Aiea, HI

Engineering and Public Works
Wednesday March 7, 2012 - 10:45 am to noon

This presentation will demonstrate a variety of GIS applications in geotechnical (soils) engineering in Hawai'i.

This session will present a variety of simple applications of ArcGIS in geotechnical and environmental engineering, without the use of any extensions.

Examples include:

• Creating maps for project reports and environmental permitting;
• Geo-referencing historical maps and plans to analyze former geomorphological features or previous sampling results in relation to proposed construction locations; and
• Producing grids to plot sample locations for field investigations.

The session will demonstrate the use of GIS for certain types of basic surface water hydraulic analysis (e.g., analysis of storm water runoff).

The presentation will show how GIS can be used to illustrate boulder hazards in a community meeting.