Abstract

GIS to Bridge SCADA into Enterprise Business Intelligence
Track: Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater
Authors: Cindy Tuttle, Anastasia Valdes

This presentation will discuss the benefits, risks, and costs of integrating SCADA data into the corporate information system using enterprise geographic information systems as the bridge. San Antonio Water System uses Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) to monitor and control core services: groundwater water pumpage, surface water integration, aquifer storage and recovery, recycle water and sewage services. SCADA data is generated every minute, making it the most real-time of any data in the organization. Information reported from SCADA data is the start of reporting, master planning, and system analysis but is the least available data in the company. The enterprise GIS at SAWS had been infrastructure pipe specific. When working towards completing the geometric network, the GIS department saw a huge gap. Bringing SCADA and the GIS Enterprise together brings a new more effective way to provide geospatial information, offering a complete life cycle of information for decision makers.