Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction and set up

    • Introduction

    • Get Started: Groundhog Download and Installation

    • Setup FAQ

    • Discussion Area

    • Getting started with Groundhog

    • Quick Start - Using Groundhog for sites in Great Britain

    • Quick Start - Using Groundhog for Sites Outside Great Britain

    • Issues and Bugs
  • 2

    Borehole Logs and AGS data

    • Borehole Logs and AGS data

    • Importing AGS data

    • Making Borehole Templates

    • Creating BH data - enter data into Excel Template

    • Creating BH data - import data from Excel Template

    • Add new borehole information to update borehole log

    • Minor Bug on Using Excel Import - PLEASE READ

    • Add Company Logo to the log

    • What are the limits of using Groundhog for creating boreholes?

    • Export multiple borehole logs to pdf

    • Export single borehole log as pdf from the "map window"

    • Export Boreholes as csv

    • Export Boreholes in AGS format

    • Interrogating Information on boreholes
  • 3

    Maps and Plans - from images, WMS and Data

    • Add BGS geology maps

    • Importing Maps and Images into Groundhog

    • Centering the map on a location

    • Map Slider

    • Using the graticule - useful for north pointer and scale

    • Jargon Buster - What is a world file?

    • Extension Activity: Add Open Street Map Image

    • Exporting Images from Groundhog
  • 4

    Cross Sections

    • Drawing Cross Sections - freehand

    • Drawing Cross Sections - using AGS data

    • Examine the sample project

    • Exporting Cross Sections as images for use in reports
  • 5

    Conceptual Site Models

    • Creating CSMs with Groundhog

    • Initiate CSM and add Sources

    • CSM Add Receptors

    • CSM Add Contaminants

    • CSM Add Pathways

    • CSM Create Network Diagram

    • Add CSM elements from Excel

    • Example CSM for a scenario

    • CSM creation options
  • 6

    Quick Tips

    • Undo Redo

    • Dock and Undock the Windows
  • 7

    Course Review

    • Course Review