A system of remote control and telemetry used to monitor and control the transmission system. NERC definition

Systems used to control and monitor industrial and manufacturing processes, and utility facilities

Used extensively by power, water, gas and other utility companies to monitor and manage distribution facilities. They are also used to monitor and control end user usage levels for purposes such as re [..]

An industrial control system typically used for geographically dispersed assets, often scattered over large distances. SCADA is often applied to electrical utilities to monitor substations, transformers, and other electrical assets.

SCADA is an acronym for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition, and generally refers to an industrial system, usually supported by software, which enables the monitoring and control of a system’s various components. In the water industry, SCADA may be used by a municipality or utility to monitor and control the movement of water or wastewater thr [..]

A remote system to collect information from a substation or generating plant along with some remote control.

A control system providing the capability for real-time monitoring and gathering information related to industrial equipment.

A distribution monitoring system that provides data from substations, feeders, control breakers, and switches; manages demand-response/load management efforts; keeps an eye on down-line devices; and controls capacitors.

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) refers to industrial control systems (ICS) that are employed to control and keep track of equipment or a plant in industries like water and waste contr [..]

systems that collect operational data from assets to support supervisory and other managerial activities [from PAS 1992-3] Supplementary information terms

A system to gather information such as pressures and flows from remote field locations and regularly transmit this information to a central facility where the data can be monitored and analyzed. Through this same system, the central facility can often issue commands to the remote sites for actions such as opening and closing valves and starting and [..]