Editing SCADA (section)

== Uses ==
[[File:Freer Water Control and Improvement District - Diana Adame.jpg|thumb|Example of SCADA used in office environment to remotely monitor a process]]

Both large and small systems can be built using the SCADA concept. These systems can range from just tens to thousands of [[control loop]]s, depending on the application. Example processes include industrial, infrastructure, and facility-based processes, as described below:

* [[Industrial process]]es include [[manufacturing]], [[process control]], [[power generation]], [[Fabrication (metal)|fabrication]], and refining, and may run in continuous, batch, repetitive, or discrete modes.
* [[Infrastructure]] processes may be public or private, and include [[water treatment]] and distribution, wastewater collection and [[waste water treatment|treatment]], [[Fossil gas pipeline|oil and gas pipeline]]s, [[electric power transmission]] and [[Electric power distribution|distribution]], and [[wind farm]]s.
* Facility processes, including buildings, airports, [[Ship#Today|ship]]s, and [[space station]]s. They monitor and control [[heating, ventilation, and air conditioning]] systems (HVAC), [[Access control|access]], and [[Efficient energy use|energy consumption]].

However, SCADA systems may have security vulnerabilities, so the systems should be evaluated to identify risks and solutions implemented to mitigate those risks.<ref>{{cite book |last= Boyer|first= Stuart A.|title= SCADA Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition|year=2010 |publisher= ISA - International Society of Automation |location= USA |isbn=978-1-936007-09-7 |page= 179}}</ref>