Instrumentation Services
NGI integrates and delivers systems from a wide range of instrumentation system suppliers. In cases where no standard solutions exist on the market, we develop our own instrumentation solutions to meet our clients’ needs.
The choice of instrumentation solutions is also based on our experience from previous system use, considerations of robustness, and the application of our multidisciplinary geoscience expertise. We work collaboratively across disciplines with our clients to ensure they achieve the best possible results. At the same time, new technology is continuously tested so that we can offer optimal and cost‑effective measurement solutions for the future.
Typical Instrumentation Services
- pore pressure and groundwater level
- water infiltration (NGI’s automatic water infiltration system, NAWIS)
- water discharge and water level
- turbidity in the sea (NGI’s environmental buoys)
- water quality (Suspended solids, Conductivity, pH, DO, ORP, Water temperature, Nitrate, Oil, Cr6, etc.)
- vibrations and dynamics, both standard systems and more advanced
- time‑synchronized systems for industrial monitoring
- noise and dust
- precipitation, wind, temperature, etc. (weather station)
- differential settlements (NGI’s automatic hose gauge system)
- settlement profiling (NGI’s automatic settlement profiler, NISP)
- deformations: dams, slopes, embankments, sheet pile walls, retaining walls
- convergence measurements in tunnels using laser extensometers
- load measurements on support beams, tie‑backs, and rock bolts
- strain gauges (stress/strain/moment) on load‑bearing structures
- extensometer measurements (relative displacements, cracks, etc.)
- fiber‑optic measurement systems for both model testing and structural health monitoring
- automatic total stations for deformation monitoring
- railway monitoring (Railroad Deformation System)
NGI’s Proprietary Systems
- NGI’s Logger Boards
Each logger has its own modem for data transfer directly to NGI’s cloud solution (GeoCloud). This is a flexible solution, particularly in cases where the number of sensors in an area varies over the course of a project, and where measurement points may be widely dispersed geographically.
The systems are based on technology that NGI has refined over the past 10 years and are used at hundreds of measurement points installed in the field across various projects. The logging systems are optimized for minimal power consumption (long battery life) and high operational reliability, as well as mobility for easy deployment. Data are downloaded and presented via a project‑specific web interface (NGILive). - NGI’s Automatic Water Infiltration Systems (NAWIS)
- NGI’s In‑Line Settlement Profilers (NISP)