Introduction and Structure

The Geotechnical & Drainage Management Service (GDMS) is developed and operated by Mott MacDonald for the purpose of managing the geotechnical assets of National Highways.

It is a web based Geographical Information System (GIS) based around around a mapping interface. This provides an interactive map that shows various base mapping layers provided by the Ordnance Survey (OS) such as the road network, as well as mapping objects which represent and link to the databases stored in the system.

The system is structured into modules, each of which has its own functionality and link to databases containing the asset or user information. These modules are: