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Transitioning to Web-Based DashboardsMETRO VANCOUVER – SEWER AND DRAINAGE OPERATIONSPeter HairPROJECT ENGINEER

Anthony ShawOPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

BCWWA SCADA & IT Conference – Nov 21, 2019

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Permanent Sewer Flow Meters in green circles

• Getting real-time sewer collections system information to Operations staff in the field

• Why? To make timely operational decisions

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Problem

Meaningful Data

Intuitive Platform

Real-time Data

SystemAccessibility

UserFriendly

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The Transition to Web-Based Dashboards

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Explain Criteria

Meaningful Data

Intuitive Platform

Real-time Data

SystemAccessibility

UserFriendly

1. SCADA Yes . Yes . .

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Data is meaningful, but not intuitive Not easily customizable Yes - Real-time data Ease of access/connectivity Must have a user account If no user account, must call into Control Room to get information Multiple login screens (3) User friendly Not easy to use Hard to review historical data

Meaningful Data

Intuitive Platform

Real-time Data

SystemAccessibility

UserFriendly


2. PI ProcessBook Yes Yes Yes . .

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Data is meaningful and intuitive Yes – customizable for Operations staff Real-time data Yes (near real-time) – data coming from the PI Historian Ease of access / connectivity Requires PI ProcessBook software on the user’s computer Must get the latest version of the dashboard file stored in Corporate file system User must have configured access to the PI Historian User friendly Better than SCADA, but still not easy for many operators who don’t use it regularly

Meaningful Data

Intuitive Platform

Real-time Data

SystemAccessibility

UserFriendly


2. PI ProcessBook Yes Yes Yes . .

3. PI Vision Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Data is meaningful and intuitive Yes – fully customizable for Operations staff Real-time data Yes (near real-time) – data coming from the PI Historian Ease of access / connectivity Web based interface Internet browser to view Can be viewed using PC, laptop, tablet, smartphone User friendly Updated modern graphics Easy to view and navigate through the different dashboards using hyperlinks Easy to modify and make adjustments/changes

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Dashboard Hierarchy

Station Dashboards

Area Dashboards

System Dashboard

Home Screen Area Screen

Pump Station Screens

Local System Screens

Trend Displays

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Wet Weather Event Demonstration

Questions?

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