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The acronym SCADA stands for Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition. The term SCADA system can be used to describe a multitude of computer-based control systems that allow operators and facility personnel to monitor and control a facility’s equipment either locally or remotely. Typically, a SCADA system will automate much of the control...

Properly designing a reliable electrical system involves much more than memorizing the National Electrical Code and making sure all the minimums contained within are met. There is a theoretical side of design that includes using tried and true formula-based modeling to produce a representation of how power flows through the electrical system....

Imagine an intersection that can sense active emergency response vehicles close by and change the lights so that precious seconds, and perhaps human lives, can be saved. What if your car alerted you when a light changed or was about to change colors? Would it make you feel safer at an intersection? The City of Houston is currently testing...

Shrader Engineering is working closely with the Harris County Information Technology Center (HCITC) to develop technical specifications for the implementation of the second phase of the Broadband Interoperability Gateway Network (BIG-NET) to provide public safety broadband services for various public safety agencies. The resulting system will...