Civil engineering consists of the conception,analysis,design, construction, operation and maintenance of a diversity structure, all of which are built on, in or with soils and rocks. The engineering behavior of the soils and rocks at the location of any construction project has a major influence on the economy and safety of works. The increase in the development of infrastructual works in Mauritius during the past two decades was accompanied by a corresponding increase in the site investigation activities and more importantly, by the need to determine the required parameters for geological engineering design. The objectives of this study were to: classify the rocks and soil of Mauritius for geotechnical purposes and convert all available geological logs from hard copies into electronic format.