The VTScada Blog: All Things SCADA

SCADA Drones

Here Come the SCADA Drones!

Engineering students at the University of Alberta use drones and video analytics to detect abnormal objects at remote SCADA system sites and raise alarms in VTScadaLIGHT software. The timestamps of these alarms allow operators to locate the relevant clip from hours of recorded video. VTScadaLIGHT, a free version of Trihedral’s award winning monitoring and control[…]

Tap Water to Traffic Monitoring

Sevierville, Tennessee is the hometown of internationally known entertainer Dolly Parton and is a popular gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Located in Eastern Tennessee, the city has a population of 16,500 residents and is visited by 16 million tourists per year.  In 2013, the city purchased VTScada for monitoring of their water and wastewater[…]

Standardization is Key to a Sustainable SCADA System

A Profile of Strathcona County, AB Strathcona County is comprised of several thriving communities totaling over 98,000 residents within the Edmonton Metropolitan Area. The Utilities Department is responsible for the operations and maintenance of the water and wastewater systems located within Sherwood Park and in various rural hamlets throughout the County. In 2016, the County[…]