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MultiLogger Suite
Multi Logger Suite is the only tool you need to effectively and efficiently collect, manage, display, and analyze data for a variety of project types - be it geotechnical, structural, meteorological, environmental, construction, or other; be it automated or manually collected; be it short-term or long-term. As a vendor independent platform, MLSuite allows to seamlessly connect all the links of a monitoring project (instrumentation, dataloggers, third party databases, and telemetry) in a single platform. This approach opens powerful possibilities for cross-referencing any type of data, for alarming and notifications based on real world complexity, for forecasting and recognizing trends, as well as for effective reporting and risk management. In short, MLSuite is capable of presenting, at a glance, the status of a given project as a whole, in a single integrated view, in your browser (MLWeb), in 2D and 3D, with full GIS-enabled mapping support and flexible charting options.
MLSuite is designed by engineers for engineers, and allows our clients to profit from over a decade of client feedback and hands-on data acquisition experience, at a fraction of the cost.
MLWeb’s 3D visualization engine allows for spatial data analysis of any sensor data, and display of 3D point clouds and surfaces right in your browser.* Draw cross-sections on the fly; view surface and subsurface data from any angle; and use spatial filters to query underlying sensor and point data for charting and further analysis or alarming. See your monitoring data in an all new dimension!
*Requires Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Edge client browser
The integrated feature-rich GIS component is capable of ingesting dozens of GIS format files and live map servers without any additional tools. It supports automatic conversions and reprojections on the fly between local, global and projected coordinate systems for data and layers. Views and maps can be nested, allowing drilling down to a particular cross-section or plan view. Additional dynamic options such as contours, heatmaps and vectors based on data values help visualize trends right on the map. Locating your datalogger and any other data on a map – and being able to quickly attach and retrieve related readings, reports and calculations – is as easy as drag-and-drop!
Introducing MLSuite’s powerful Data Classing engine! Data Classing allows you to set up templates that define patterns, properties, calculations, locations and relationships for your data. Once classed, watch in awe how a newly installed instrument (or hundreds of them) automatically appears in the database with all charts and functions created for you. Including locating it on your project maps. Don’t waste precious time on creating charts; spend more time analyzing them!
LOGGER CONFIGURATION IN THE WEB.
MLSuite includes MultiLogger (desktop) and MLWebHardware (web-based), two applications designed to communicate, program, and collect from many types of dataloggers and sensors directly. No need for additional software or remote server access! Create simple or complex programming on the fly through easy to use point and click forms, push the programming out to the loggers to schedule collection intervals and retrieve data, then import with one click into the database; with MLWebHardware, you can do all of it right from your browser using intuitive forms! This single point of interaction means: robust data collection without manufacturer or vendor limitations.
MEANINGFUL ALARMS. FOR MEANINGFUL ACTIONS.
MLSuite’s alarming engine allows for setting simple threshold and rate-of-change alarms quickly: define the source, how many occurrences are needed to trigger an alarm, select from a range of on-alarm/off-alarm actions including email (with or without attached chart) and text. But you can go much further and create all new Custom Alarm Types. Use the advanced calculation engine to define conditions and triggers, correlate data from multiple sources, add if statements for complex situations, automatically generate and attach charts, data or reports to alarm notifications, or trigger audio-visual alarms on enabled devices. From data. To action!
CALCULATE THE FUTURE. ANALYZE THE PAST
MLSuite’s advanced calculation engine opens the door to a powerful set of tools beyond just raw data: statistical functions, trendline forecasting, if-conditionals, runtime parameters, conversions, corrections, correlations and many other operations can be created and customized to suit each project’s specific needs. Calculation results can be used just like raw data for charting, mapping, alarming and reporting. If you can type it in a formula, you can calculate it in MLWeb!
HISTORICAL DATA. LIVING HISTORY.
MLSuite is your central data hub. It provides a large number of customizable (and schedulable) Data-In and Data-Out options, including generic ODBC/SQL and PI/OPC database connections, customizable text (ASCII) and CSV file imports (including a number of binary and header file types recognized out of the box, such as .DAT files and many Inclinometer/SAA file formats) and Python and VB scripting and pre-processing. Access to data, calculated results and even outputs is granted through the Canary REST API. MLSuite means data is accessible at a mouseclick; not buried in stacks of spreadsheets!
MANUAL DATA COLLECTION. SIMPLIFIED.
MLField, the mobile app (iOS/Android), integrates both automated and manually collected data in the same project database. Designed as a light-weight tool for manual readings and ad-hoc observations that can work both offline and online, it allows users to take notes and photos along with instrumentation data; provides data validation, charting and mapping tools; and allows seamless synchronization with the database project when on the network. All your data, notes and observations in one place!
DATA OUTPUTS. OFF THE CHARTS.
From simple time-series charts to specialized outputs for specific data types such as: Inclinometers, SAAs and TDRs; seismic charts including transformations; wind roses; correlation charts; and fully customizable Element Charts; MLSuite offers plenty of data visualization options. Just drag and drop any data type(s) or calculated results onto a chart and you’re done. Or – for additional customizations, you can dive into individual chart type, series, axis, image, background, aggregation, alarm, and scaling options for advanced styling and analysis. Schedule chart generation for ongoing reporting, and/or aggregate charts into full blown customizable PDF reports.
ENTERPRISE LEVEL SECURITY.
Built on Microsoft’s proven .NET platform and native SQL-database security and authentication models, MLSuite is undergoing annual cyber security assessments and evaluations in accordance with DoD standards. Access can be granted through pre-defined user roles as well as granular user access control down to individual database nodes. Active Directory integration optionally allows for seamless user access without the need to manage passwords.