Format

AGS 4 Data Format

Summary

Name: AGS 4 Data Format
Version: 4.0- 4.1
Identifiers: PUID: fmt/1649
Format type: Text (Structured)
Description: The AGS Data Format was created in 1991 by the Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists, as a way of transferring data between different organisations in the geotechnical/geoenvironmental industry. It provides a way of exchanging data that is independent of software/ hardware and operating system, and to a consistent standard.
Note: Official specification: https://www.ags.org.uk/content/uploads/2022/02/AGS4-v-4.1.1-2022.pdf Official website: https://www.ags.org.uk/data-format/
File extensions: ags
Source: AGS / Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists
Developed by: AGS / Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists

Note: Offset 0-4 from beginning of file, magic bytes: "(GROUP|**PROJ)"*“{0-1}PROJ_ID",{0-1}("PROJ_NAME",”|"PROJ_AGS",")*“{0-1}ABBR_HDNG",”{0-1}ABBR_CODE","

Min Frag Length: Absolute from BOF
Offset: 0
Max offset: 4
Byte Sequence: 22(47524F5550|2A2A50524F4A)22*22{0-1}50524F4A5F4944222C22{0-1}(50524F4A5F4E414D45222C22|50524F4A5F41475322)*22{0-1}414242525F48444E47222C22{0-1}414242525F434F4445222C22
Endianness: None