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Achievements
SDAU
Pneumatic collection of household
waste
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With its open and modifiable
ASP code, the Web site generated by TOPKAPI can be customized and
integrated to a global Web portal. To secure viewing, it supports an
encrypted data transfer process. These openings have been fully used
by 2GI Technologie-EASYCOM to develop the Web portal for operating
the household waste pneumatic collection system of Monaco. |
Since 1996, SDAU (Service De l’Aménagement Urbain) has been
operating the pneumatic household waste collection facility of Monaco.
A 6-km long underground tubular network over 22 hectares
transports waste by suction, from the drop pipes in buildings, at a speed of 70
km/h, and dumps them directly in a holding tank of the incineration plant.
Supervision of the process was renovated in 2007, with the
following objectives:
 improve
the operation of the facility
start up new sections
deploy a facility operating tool in an intranet network using a web portal
The SDAU entrusted this project with 2GI Technologie-EASYCOM
for their expertise in industrial computing, and TOPKAPI was chosen to supervise
the system: the standby service integrated and the potential for customizing
TOPKAPI's Web server were major criteria in the choice.
The SDAU performs 3 to 4 collections per day, with an average
time of one hour each. The organization of the collections –sequence between
sections- and setting of the different associated parameters – suction speed, …
- are prepared from supervision, then transferred to the coordinator controller.
During collection, TOPKAPI ensures information traceability, by logging each
event and notifies the operator in case of alarm through its built-in standby
service module. After collection, waste is weighed and the weighing information
logged in a MySQL relational database interfaced with TOPKAPI.
A php Web portal allows to view and use the facility in the
nomad mode. This portal meets several needs:
reporting tool on
weighing data allowing to produce customized reports on the fly (to use data
stored in the MySQL base)
viewing and using
remote supervision
communication between
the operator and 2GI Technologies through email
Securing data exchanged for viewing the Web portal was a
vital point: this was guaranteed by implementing a secured authentication
procedure similar to that used in banking encryption. It allows to:
authenticate the
internet server transmitting the data
ensure
confidentiality and integrity of information transmitted and exchanged
authenticate the
client
To have a single web portal and uniform security management,
TOPKAPI’s web site was integrated to the portal. This is possible thanks to the
ASP code of TOPKAPI’s web, which is open and modifiable.
The developer also has access to all basic functions which
were used to produce it. Customization has allowed to:
transpose browsing
ergonomics (hyperlinks, …) of the Web portal to TOPKAPI’s web
extend security
management of data exchanges to TOPKAPI’s web
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