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SCADA system

SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) is the computer system used to monitor and control pipeline operations remotely from a central control room. It collects data from sensors (pressure, temperature, valve status) along the line.

Operators can open/close valves, start/stop pumps, and detect leaks (via Computational Pipeline Monitoring, CPM) using the SCADA interface. It is the 'brain' of the midstream network.

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