Environmental and geological maps
Engineering geological, hydrogeological and environmental maps: soils, groundwater, geohazards and contamination zones in GIS.
Environmental and geological maps present the natural conditions of an area: soil composition and properties, groundwater levels, hazardous processes such as landslides, flooding and erosion, and the contamination status of soil and water. Such maps are a key source for site selection, design, environmental impact assessment and land-use planning.
This information is especially important for the Absheron Peninsula and other regions of Azerbaijan: some areas have shallow groundwater, soil salinisation, landslide-prone slopes and land contaminated with petroleum products. A map shows these risks clearly and helps specialists make well-founded decisions.
The maps are prepared from the results of engineering geological and hydrogeological investigations (boreholes, laboratory tests, geophysical measurements), analyses of environmental samples, topographic surveys and terrain models, drone imagery and existing archive materials. The data are combined in GIS, interpolation is carried out between boreholes, and a separate layer is created for each parameter.
Deliverables include engineering geological zoning, groundwater depth maps, geohazard distribution maps or contamination zone maps, together with an explanatory note.
When you need it
- A site is being selected or assessed for construction
- Maps are needed for an environmental impact assessment (EIA)
- Landslide, flooding or erosion risks must be analysed
- Boundaries of contaminated land must be defined
- A master plan or land-use plan is being prepared
What's included
- Collecting and analysing investigation and archive data
- Preparing the topographic base and terrain model
- Entering borehole and sample data into a GIS database
- Interpolation and zoning
- Mapping geohazards and contamination zones
- Legend and explanatory note
How we work
- Agreeing map purpose, scale and parameters
- Collecting source data and fieldwork if needed
- Building the GIS database and analysis
- Compiling and checking the maps
- Delivery of maps and explanatory note
Deliverables
- Environmental or geological maps (PDF, print-ready)
- GIS project and layers (SHP, GeoPackage, GeoTIFF)
- Explanatory note
- Optional sections and tables
