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GroundedAI + Rocscience

Capture discontinuities and rock mass classifications underground in 3D. Export from Strata in open formats (DXF and CSV) that Rocscience software imports directly for stability analysis, support design, and kinematic assessment.

Decision anchoring

Stability analysis and ground support design depend on the quality of the input data

Discontinuity orientations, rock mass classifications, and joint sets are parameters the models rely on. When they're entered manually from paper logs, every data point carries a risk of transcription error, and the engineer running the analysis has no way to review the original source.

Rocscience is for detailed analysis. precise. It deserves detailed inputs.

The manual gap today

Discontinuity data is notoriously error-prone

Discontinuity data is notoriously error-prone with compass measurements, estimates, and manual transcription. Orientation measurements can be difficult to accurately estimate from a distance. Rock mass classifications get compressed or reinterpreted in the handoff from field to office. Engineers limit the number of scenarios they model, not because the software is slow, but because the data preparation is.

The Workflow Stages

The connected workflow

STAGE 1 - CAPTURE - LITHOS

Capture

Location-based 3D scanning of underground conditions in less than five minutes. Enter a Q-value, RMR, GSI, or site-specific framework while underground.

STAGE 2 - STRUCTURE - STRATA

Structure

Discontinuities mapped on the mesh with point, line, and polygon tools. Orientation derived from mesh geometry and georeferencing. Rock mass classifications added or reviewed from the field. Orientation data organized alongside the mesh for visual reference.

Stage 3 - Export

Open formats for Rocscience

Export open formats for Rocscience Handoff point DXF (geometry) and CSV (attributes) import to Dips and Unedge.

STAGE 4 - ROCSCIENCE SUITE

Analyze in Rocscience Software

Run stability analyses, kinematic assessments, or support design with input data that traces back to a specific location, round, and mapper.

How Lithos and Strata improve Rocscience

Lithos

Lithos, for underground 3D data capture

Underground. Offline-capable. Five-minute capture with 5-10 mm accuracy on sub-$2k iPad hardware. Mapping isn't a report written later, it's a 3D coloured dataset created in place.

Strata

Strata, the export pipeline

Strata is the structured project record where plan meets reality. Boundaries, classifications, and structural data are structured and exported to the formats Deswik expects, preserving textured meshes, mapped annotations and attributes.

What you get

Open-format exports

DXF geometry for discontinuity surfaces and joint sets, CSV attributes for orientations and classifications, rock mass values (Q, RMR, GSI), persistence, and other rock mass classification attributes.

Frequently asked questions.

How does GroundedAI data import to Rocscience?
Who is the Rocscience data process for?
How do you capture orientation data reliably?
Related Workflows

Used across key workflows.

See how structural mapping connects to the broader GroundedAI platform.

See how geotechnical data moves from underground to kinematic analysis with GroundedAI and Rocscience.