Webinar: Next Generation Asset Data Collection: Road Pavement Performance

The increasing pace of change of technology brings considerable promise of more data, of a higher quality, captured for a lower cost. This has the potential to improve the asset management of roads by enabling better decision making and providing a more complete picture of asset performance.

These benefits, however, are not automatic. For asset managers, it can be difficult to know what technology is available and how the benefits compare to costs. There is also often considerable friction in moving to new approaches as existing processes and systems are tailored for the status quo. Perhaps the biggest hurdle is confidence in moving from an existing approach to having trust in the unknown.

In response to this need to understand the emerging technologies available, the cost-effectiveness of these technologies, and the implications of transitioning from existing to new approaches, Austroads has developed a research report on next generation data collection technologies for road pavement assets.

With specific reference to road pavement assets, this webinar will take attendees through:

• The key themes across the data required to inform asset management decisions.
• The current state of data collection technologies.
• The interconnected ecosystem of emerging data collection technologies.
• A structured framework for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of emerging data collection technologies.
• Insights from the application of the evaluation framework and implications for future approaches to data collection.

Presented by David Jansen, Susan Chamberlain, Ella Hingston, Dr Colin Kemp and Trevor Chiang.

There will be opportunities for questions and answers at the end of the session.

David Jansen has been a practicing Engineer in the traffic and transport Industry for 27 Years and has worked across Local Government, private industry and State Government.  In the past 20 years, David has been with the Department of Transport Victoria and its predecessor, VicRoads, in a range of roles covering traffic and transport planning, project development and pre-construction and asset management. In his current role, David is the Manager of Asset Management Planning and Investment and his team provides Asset Management leadership and influences government about its assets, helping to make the best decisions about where to invest in road asset maintenance.

Susan Chamberlain is a senior asset management consultant in Cardno’s national Asset Strategies team. With experience from across the infrastructure industry Susan assists clients progress their asset management journeys. She works with asset owners in all levels of government to look at asset management from a holistic view point, including resourcing and change management. Susan was also heavily involved in the initial development stages of the Austroads Data Standard.

Ella Hingston is an infrastructure asset management engineer in Cardno’s national Asset Strategies team. In her role at Cardno, she works across multiple infrastructure sectors, including roads and transport, to maximise the value provided by infrastructure assets to governments and the communities they serve. Ella has assisted in delivering a wide range of asset management projects for local, state and federal government clients throughout Australia, with roles ranging from data collection, analysis and quality assurance to the development and review of expenditure forecasts and the processes and artefacts underlying these.

Dr Colin Kemp is a senior technology and innovation consultant in Cardno’s national Asset Strategies team. With over 25 years’ experience, he has been at the forefront of Cardno’s pursuits in blending software development, spatial and aspatial data analysis and workflow automation expertise to gain enhanced insights into a wide variety of infrastructure assets at low cost. A particular highlight in Colin’s extensive career at Cardno was his contribution to the 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he was heavily involved in activities such as the transport data analysis and modelling required to support the planning and real-time operations of this international event. Alongside his industry experience, Colin holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science.

Trevor Chiang is an experienced infrastructure asset management engineer in Cardno’s national Asset Strategies team. By leveraging his strong background in infrastructure asset valuation and condition assessment, Trevor assists asset owners in quantifying and understanding the current value, condition profile and risk profile of their asset base, providing the foundation necessary for evidence-based decision-making and investment planning. At Cardno, Trevor has worked with clients at all levels of government across a broad array of infrastructure sectors nationally, including the roads and transport sector.

No charge but registration is essential. Can’t make the live session? Register and we’ll send you a link to the recording.

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