The present invention provides a method of combining various types of data and
software in order to arrive at a composite graphical representation of a construction
site, including surface and subsurface features. A 2-D or 3-D graph of subsurface
contoured surfaces is created. A 3-D wire-frame model of surface and subsurface
features is created. Aerial photographs of the site can be incorporated and the
aerial photographs contoured surfaces and wire-frame model are to produce a complete
Visual Reduction Modeling Language (VRML) model of both surface and subsurface
features. The VRML model allows the user to identify and visualize a relationship
between sub-surface features and above ground features.