Mesa, Arizona SCADA integrator since 1975
RTU and PLC programming, radio and cellular telemetry, and VTScada, Ignition and Wonderware operator screens for water utilities, military airfields and infrastructure owners.
Engineering with field experience
GDS started as Motorola's SCADA service center, repairing the RTUs and radios that utilities and airfields depend on. That repair work still shapes how we engineer: we plan the controller, the radio path and the operator screens as one system, and we support what we install.
From our office in Mesa, Arizona, we have delivered more than 500 SCADA projects, from twelve well and tank sites in Nixa, Missouri, to PAACS arresting-gear controls at more than 50 Air Force and Air National Guard bases, including both runways at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
Get to know GDSEngineering control systems since 1975,
beginning as Motorola's SCADA service center.
SCADA projects for utilities,
airfields, and infrastructure.
Qualified sole source for BAK-14
and Type H radio controls
Listed in the Motorola Solutions
Industrial IoT partner directory
Advanced Certified
systems integrator
Inductive Automation Ignition
Core Certified engineer on staff
AVEVA Wonderware
certified
Motorola Solutions
Motorola describes GDS's work installing radio-based control systems for Department of Defense aircraft arresting applications.
Read Motorola's PAACS overview ↗VTScada
VTScada's 2019 welcome article documents GDS's Motorola roots and its work in SCADA, radio telemetry and systems integration.
Read the VTScada introduction ↗
Customers, prime contractors and technology partners on GDS projects. Names and logos identify the organizations only and do not imply endorsement.
Industries & applications
Many of our projects upgrade systems already in service. We start from the RTUs, radios and panels in the field and work out what can stay and what has to change.
From planning to operation
RTU and PLC programming, control panels, licensed VHF, UHF and 800 MHz radio design with FCC licensing, and cellular telemetry.
Systems integrationVTScada, Ignition and Wonderware applications, and migrations off aging HMIs that keep your existing RTUs in service.
Software and modernizationRepair evaluation for Motorola ACE3600 and MOSCAD equipment, troubleshooting, spares, and after-hours support for contract customers.
Support for your systemProject experience
Water and wastewater SCADA in Arizona, Missouri, Ohio and Utah; PAACS arresting-gear controls for Air Force and Air National Guard bases in the U.S., Japan and Qatar; a pumphouse HMI for ADOT; and fire alarm installation in Guam. Each project page lists the equipment and exactly what GDS delivered.
Explore our project workAviation controls
Encryption upgrades completed on existing PAACS installations at 19 Air National Guard bases in 18 states, under one contract.
Outcome: All 19 bases converted to encrypted, spectrum-compliant PAACS under one contract.
19 bases in 18 states
Read the projectWater SCADA
PLC programming, cellular telemetry, and VTScada development for a municipal water system.
Outcome: 12 wells on one VTScada system in summer 2024. The City has since bought a GDS service plan.
Missouri
Read the projectAviation controls
Motorola ACE3600 controllers and PAACS integration for a dual-runway installation.
Outcome: Third-party controls replaced with PAACS for four barriers in 2023. The base has since bought more PAACS equipment.
Al Udeid, Qatar
Read the project
Motorola ACE3600 / CPU3680Motorola SCADA equipment
New ACE3600 CPUs, I/O modules, power supplies and cables from Motorola, with published prices and live stock status. Order online, or send us the part number from your label and we'll check compatibility first.
Send a site list, a part number or a description of the problem, and we'll reply with next steps and a rough scope.
