Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
Formal
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) is an industrial control system typically used for geographically dispersed assets, often scattered over large distances. It is for process control, the gathering of data in real time from remote locations in order to control equipment and conditions.
Practical
SCADA is a category of software application program for process control, the gathering of data in real time from remote locations in order to control equipment and conditions. SCADA is used in power plants as well as in oil and gas refining, telecommunications, transportation, and water and waste control.
