Commission
Full interpretation of a sensor series
A complete reading of one site or one instrument family: cleaned series, annotated figures, a written note, and a briefing once the pages are ready.
| Form | Annotated figures, written reading, one briefing |
|---|---|
| Time | Eight to twelve working days after a complete log arrives |
| Where | Files reviewed in Kutaisi; briefing in the office or by telephone |
| Fee basis | Quoted from channel count and the length of the series |
This is the flagship commission. It is for a plant lead, a glasshouse keeper, a water-works officer, or a building caretaker who already has a log and needs it drawn and explained, not for someone shopping for new instruments.
Who it is for
You have a date range, at least one probe or logger, and a question that can be answered from the line: whether the night set-back held, whether a bearing ran hotter after a repair, whether the intake turbidity rose with rain, whether the ridge vents actually cooled the house. If you have no log yet, this commission is too early; start with a walkthrough or wait until the logger has a fortnight.
What you receive
- A set of annotated figures (typically four to ten), printed and as files, with units, interval, and events marked in the margin.
- A written reading in ordinary language, usually six to twelve pages, stating what the series did and which moves match the events you named.
- One briefing of about forty-five minutes, in the Kutaisi room or by telephone, with the figures in front of both parties.
What is not included
We do not fit probes, repair loggers, or give legal testimony unless that is agreed in a separate letter. We do not rewrite your process instructions. We do not invent missing hours; gaps stay visible on the figure.
How the work runs
- You send a brief: site, instruments, date range, file type, and the question. The desk replies with questions on units and clocks.
- You send the log. We refuse a file that has no time stamps or no units until those are supplied.
- We draw. Outliers stay on the page unless you confirm a known instrument fault.
- We write the reading and send a draft figure list so you can correct names of rooms and machines.
- We brief. After that the pages are yours.
Time and place
Eight to twelve working days is typical for one instrument family and a series no longer than three months. Longer series or many channels stretch the calendar; we say so in the quote. Drawing happens in the reading room at Level 7, 18 Chavchavadze Avenue, Kutaisi 4600. You need not attend until the briefing.
Preparation
Send the sampling interval, the units as written on the instrument, summer/winter time, and a short list of stoppages, calibrations, or weather that you already know. Paper charts are accepted if the time marks can be read in a photograph.
Constraints
One commission covers one site or one family of instruments. Mixing a mill motor with a glasshouse in the same reading muddles the pages; those are two commissions. If the logger clock drifted, say so. We will mark the uncertainty rather than pretend the hours are true.
Fee and next step
The fee is quoted, not listed as a single number, because a fortnight of one temperature channel is not the same work as six vibration pens over a season. Starting figures are on the rates page. To begin, write to the desk with the instruments and the dates.