InstraData

InstraData receives and checks telemetry data from any field device, new or in place. It brings forecasts, staged alarms and response records together in one installation.

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For: Environmental advisors, dam engineers, control rooms and the person on call
Works with: Direct connections to Campbell Scientific (PakBus), MQTT, Modbus TCP and SFTP; any other device is connected at set-up
Hosting: The organisation's servers, or Instrumenta hosting on AWS in Australia in data centres certified to ISO 27001
Software: Permanent licence at no charge; set-up, support and hosting are paid

Control room: active alarms, forecasts for review, recent changes and key values on one screen.

The problem

The platform shows the readings and stops there, or there is no platform and the readings stay in the loggers. Forecasts are made elsewhere, alarms go to a shared inbox, and the record of what was done is in email. The subscription rises each year and the data stays with the vendor.

The solution

InstraData holds the readings, the forecasts, the alarms and the record of each response in one installation the organisation owns. Instrumenta sets it up for the monitoring systems a site has or is about to build.

InstraData and vendor platforms

	A typical vendor platform	InstraData
Runs on	A typical vendor platformThe vendor's cloud	InstraDataThe organisation's servers or cloud account, or hosted by Instrumenta on AWS in Australia
Works with	A typical vendor platformThe devices on the vendor's supported list	InstraDataAny field device, new or in place. A device not yet supported is connected at set-up
Paid for	A typical vendor platformAccess to the software: a subscription, per site or per sensor	InstraDataPaid set-up, support and hosting; a permanent software licence at no charge
A new data source	A typical vendor platformA larger plan or added capacity	InstraDataInstrumenta quotes the connection of a new station as set-up work. The software remains at no charge
A recommendation	A typical vendor platformA licence fee for each site where the platform is chosen	InstraDataThe software licence is at no charge. Set-up, support and hosting are quoted like any other work. Review findings state criteria that any platform can meet
When payments stop	A typical vendor platformAccess ends with the subscription	InstraDataAn installation on the organisation's own servers keeps running under its permanent licence
On leaving	A typical vendor platformAn export request to the vendor	InstraDataOne backup file, at any time

InstraData in use

Screens from a demonstration installation on example data.

02 / 08Tailings dam overview: level, rise rate, rainfall and the 48-hour outlook against the alarm stages.

03 / 08Water network: a single-line schematic showing live values and alarm states, with flow shown from top to bottom.

04 / 08Tailings dam drawing: general arrangement with live instrument readings at each point.

05 / 08Forecast: the 48-hour outlook for tailings dam water level, its range and the predicted time for each alarm stage.

06 / 08Inclinometer: profile and plan for one instrument, with the shear zone and the largest displacement.

07 / 08Alarms: each alarm, its stage, location and start time.

08 / 08Documentation: each monitoring system's purpose, records and next scheduled check.

Screen 1: Control room: active alarms, forecasts for review, recent changes and key values on one screen.

Screen 2: Tailings dam overview: level, rise rate, rainfall and the 48-hour outlook against the alarm stages.

Screen 3: Water network: a single-line schematic showing live values and alarm states, with flow shown from top to bottom.

Screen 4: Tailings dam drawing: general arrangement with live instrument readings at each point.

Screen 5: Forecast: the 48-hour outlook for tailings dam water level, its range and the predicted time for each alarm stage.

Screen 6: Inclinometer: profile and plan for one instrument, with the shear zone and the largest displacement.

Screen 7: Alarms: each alarm, its stage, location and start time.

Screen 8: Documentation: each monitoring system's purpose, records and next scheduled check.

Suitable uses

Tailings and water storages, creeks and rivers, groundwater, weather, pump stations, and geotechnical instruments such as inclinometers and piezometers.

Built on SAFER

A Monitoring system review tests the five SAFER stages. Each finding points to the part of InstraData that addresses it.

Stage	In InstraData
Sense	Readings taken in from any field device, checked as they arrive and kept with their source.
Assess	Maps, drawings, schematics, trends and tables, laid out for the team that uses them.
Forecast	Numerical forecasts that give early warning of breaches. Localised weather forecasts imported to keep site personnel informed of developing conditions.
Explain	Data exported in the reporting format in use. Any measurement examined to establish what happened. Reports produced automatically, with the monitoring system's metadata kept with its data.
Respond	Staged alarms sent to the people responsible for acting on them. Acknowledgement, silencing and a full history, so the response is on record. Routine notices and reports issued automatically when a threshold is reached.

Ownership, security and exit

Instruments	Any field device, new or in place. Campbell Scientific (PakBus), MQTT, Modbus TCP and SFTP connect directly. Instrumenta connects any other device or format at set-up.
Licence	A permanent licence for the organisation's own installations, at no charge. Instrumenta owns the software. The organisation owns its configuration, data and backups.
Data	The organisation owns every reading. It can export all data, set-up and history as one backup file at any time. That file restores into an empty installation.
Installation	Each organisation has one installation, built from one image, with its own database and dedicated tenancy.
Hosting	On the organisation's own servers or cloud account, or hosted by Instrumenta on Amazon Web Services in Australia, in AWS data centres certified to ISO 27001.
Access	Users invited by an administrator, each with one of three roles. Every change is recorded with the person who made it and can be undone.
Security	Connections are encrypted. Each installation holds its own secrets.
Updates	Updates are applied in place. The previous version runs on the updated database, so an update can be reversed. Instrumenta supplies security fixes to every installation.
Support	InstraData support covers support and updates. InstraData hosting also covers the installation. Instrumenta gives at least 90 days' notice before either agreement ends and hands over the final backup file.
Continuity	The installation keeps running without Instrumenta. If Instrumenta stops trading or stops supporting InstraData, current clients receive the source code to maintain their installations. Source code escrow is available on request.

Delivery process

1. Scope	Instrumenta agrees with your team which monitoring systems to connect, which decisions they inform and who needs the readings.
2. Install and connect	Instrumenta installs InstraData and connects the field devices. It configures views, alarms, forecasts and automatic reports for each monitoring system.
3. Hand over	Instrumenta gives users access and shows them how to use the system.
4. Support	Instrumenta provides updates and support under InstraData support. Under InstraData hosting, it also runs the installation.

Software and services

	The software	InstraData set-up	InstraData support	InstraData hosting
Sold as	No charge.	A written proposal after a consultation session: scope, deliverables and fee. No charge for the software.	A yearly agreement with defined response times, set out in a written proposal after a consultation session.	A yearly agreement, set out in a written proposal after a consultation session.
What it is	Instrumenta installs InstraData on the organisation's servers or cloud account under a permanent licence. Instrumenta owns the software; the organisation owns its configuration and data.	Instrumenta installs InstraData, connects any field device, new or in place, and configures views, alarms, forecasts and reports.	Instrumenta updates the InstraData installation, fixes faults and answers user questions.	Instrumenta runs InstraData on AWS in Australia, in data centres certified to ISO 27001. Hosting includes backups, updates and support.
Result	The full software: every SAFER stage, with no per-user or per-sensor fee and no subscription.	A working installation, with user access configured and users shown how to use it.	Updates applied and faults and questions addressed within the agreed response times.	One installation for your organisation, with backups and updates. You can export its data as one backup file at any time.

The software

Sold as: No charge.
What it is: Instrumenta installs InstraData on the organisation's servers or cloud account under a permanent licence. Instrumenta owns the software; the organisation owns its configuration and data.
Result: The full software: every SAFER stage, with no per-user or per-sensor fee and no subscription.

InstraData set-up

Sold as: A written proposal after a consultation session: scope, deliverables and fee. No charge for the software.
What it is: Instrumenta installs InstraData, connects any field device, new or in place, and configures views, alarms, forecasts and reports.
Result: A working installation, with user access configured and users shown how to use it.

InstraData support

Sold as: A yearly agreement with defined response times, set out in a written proposal after a consultation session.
What it is: Instrumenta updates the InstraData installation, fixes faults and answers user questions.
Result: Updates applied and faults and questions addressed within the agreed response times.

InstraData hosting

Sold as: A yearly agreement, set out in a written proposal after a consultation session.
What it is: Instrumenta runs InstraData on AWS in Australia, in data centres certified to ISO 27001. Hosting includes backups, updates and support.
Result: One installation for your organisation, with backups and updates. You can export its data as one backup file at any time.

InstraData and the services

Monitoring program management gives an InstraData program one manager and one set of records. Monitoring system delivery can commission a system on InstraData. Instrumenta designs connections to other systems as part of that work. A Monitoring system review identifies which systems to connect first.

To see InstraData running on example data, email enquiries@instrumenta.io.