Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 56-23. Practices for Integrating Geotechnical and Geologic Data into Digital Delivery Products

State departments of transportation (DOTs) are increasingly adopting digital technologies throughout project lifecycles, with many moving toward digital deliverables for construction and comprehensive asset management environments for improved data access and utility. While several states have made significant progress in generating structured digital subsurface data, fewer have developed methods—such as Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)—for integrating this data efficiently into digital workflows. Geotechnical model development remains challenging, particularly in relation to data quality, reliability, provenance, and governance. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this synthesis project is to document state DOT practices and policies on the deployment of digital geotechnical and geologic data in the DOTs’ digital workspace.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5880

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $55,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-05, Topic 56-23

• Sponsor Organizations:

  State Departments of Transportation (participating member states of American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO))

  American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  Nasri, Arefeh

• Principal Investigators:

  Bishop, Brittany

• Start Date: 20250918
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction projects; Data collection; Digitization; Geotechnical engineering; Implementation; Project delivery; State departments of transportation
• Subject Areas: Construction; Data and Information Technology; Geotechnology; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01956825
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-05, Topic 56-23
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 29 2025 12:41PM