16 March 2012
Introduction to
Contents
• Purpose of this presentation
• What’s the problem with “As Con” / asset design data?
• What does ADAC do?
• What is ADAC?
• Benefits of ADAC
• Frequently asked questions about ADAC
• Implementing ADAC
• In Summary: ADAC at a glance
• Where can I find more information?
Asset Design & As Constructed (ADAC)
Presentation Purpose
• Explain:
− What ADAC is (and isn’t)
− Where ADAC is going
− What ‘implementing ADAC’ means:
• Costs
• Benefits
• Implementation options
• Explore:
− Any other ideas or issues you want to discuss
The purpose of this presentation is to…
Current Situation
1. Multiple AM data standards / formats
− Need to create designs / as cons in multiple formats
− Inability to share or compare data between organisations
2. Re-work because of incomplete / inconsistent asset data:
− Not all data captured
− Data in the wrong format
− Spatial data & asset component data not consistent
3. Inability to re-use design data for survey / preparation of “as con”
4. Inability to use as con data for new design tasks
No national standard for asset design & as con data:
What does ADAC do?
ADAC saves you time, effort & money
ADAC V4
XML file
ADAC V4
XML file
Design
Drawings
CAD System
Physical Survey
Information
Survey Tools
GIS System
‘As Constructed’
Information
AM System
What is ADAC?
ADAC is not an asset management software package, it is…
• A set of tools that help you create & share high quality asset design &
as constructed information
The ADAC toolset consists of:
1. A data specification for asset design & as constructed data
• Roads / Drainage / Open Space / Water / Wastewater / Cadastre
2. An open standards transport mechanism (ADAC XML) to support data
transfer between almost any software that uses / creates asset data
3. A robust governance process for managing the quality, direction &
extension of ADAC
4. The collective experience of the ADAC Consortium members
• Templates, tools, examples & know-how
Benefits of ADAC
ADAC is in everyone’s interest…
• Councils & Utilities
− Supports improved asset management
− Minimises re-work (saves time, effort & money)
− Provides more choice re: software tools
− Enhances opportunities to collaborate with other organisations
• Asset Constructors / Contractors
− Simplifies doing business with Councils & utilities (one specification)
• Software Developers
− Provides an agreed data specification upon which to build functionality
− Promotes inter-operation of systems & tools
− Increases the size of the potential market for their products
Asset Management Context
Service Level
Management
Asset Lifecycle
Management
Asset Information
Management
Goal: To effectively
balance customers’
service expectations
with Council’s
capacity to pay
• How good does
the service need
to be?
• Asset & non-asset
based options
• Prioritisation
decisions
Goal: to manage assets
at the lowest possible
cost to meet agreed
levels of service & risk
Goal: To have enough good quality
information to support informed asset
management decision making
• Capture once & re-use
• Standardisation & benchmarking
• Fit for purpose
• New / upgrade / renewal decisions
• Appropriate intervention levels
More about ADAC
1. How does ADAC work?
2. I saw ADAC a while ago, what’s different now?
3. Where’s ADAC going in the future?
4. Who is behind ADAC?
5. What does ADAC cost?
Frequently asked questions
How Does ADAC Work?
ADAC core components:
• A data specification
− Sets out the data requirements for each asset type
− Created by asset managers for asset management
− Controlled & enhanced by a community of practice
• A data transfer mechanism
− Geometry elements & non-spatial data within the one file format
− Vendor neutral: non-proprietary (XML)
• not tied to a particular piece of software
• Supported by a number of software vendors
− Scalable implementation options
• can be set up to work with almost any system
ADAC & 3rd Party Software
Error
Report
ADAC V4
XML file
ADAC XML
Schema
Any
ETL Product
(e.g. SAFE
FME)
AM System
GIS System
Extract-Translate- Load (ETL) software
− Converts ADAC XML file to destination format
− Validates file against ADAC schema values
− Performs engineering & business rule validation checks
− Performs spatial proximity checks
− Generates error reporting
</adac:Pipe>
<adac:Pipe>
<adac:ObjectId>ala_DPipob_RCP_acad_07100004</adac:ObjectId>
<adac:ComponentInfo>
<adac:InfrastructureCode>DrainagePipe</adac:InfrastructureCode>
<adac:Owner>Council</adac:Owner>
<adac:Status>Design</adac:Status>
<adac:Notes>Design Values</adac:Notes>
<adac:SupportingFiles></adac:SupportingFiles>
</adac:ComponentInfo>
<adac:PipeStructure>
<adac:CircPipe>
<adac:Diameter_mm> 300</adac:Diameter_mm>
<adac:Material>CSP</adac:Material> 1<adac:Class>6</adac:Class>
<adac:JointType>FJ</adac:JointType>
</adac:CircPipe>
</adac:PipeStructure>
<adac:Cells>1</adac:Cells>
<adac:ConcreteCoverType>Standard</adac:ConcreteCoverType>
<adac:Grade> -7.983653</adac:Grade>
<adac:Length_m> 4.24618</adac:Length_m>
<adac:Geometry>
<adac:Polyline>
<adac:Path>
<adac:PolySegment>
<adac:Vertex>
<adac:X> 497328.88694</adac:X>
<adac:Y> 6973067.53185</adac:Y>
</adac:Vertex>
<adac:Vertex>
<adac:X> 497328.28302</adac:X>
<adac:Y> 6973063.32883</adac:Y>
</adac:Vertex>
</adac:PolySegment>
</adac:Path>
</adac:Polyline>
</adac:Geometry>
Metadata (data about the data)
• What type of information this is
• Used by programs to determine what to do with the
information that follows
Asset attribute data
• Non-spatial data about the asset
Geometry elements
• Spatial data about the asset
ADAC XML Elements
What’s New
• Increased flexibility
− Software independent transfer format (ADAC-XML)
• Our focus is on information content, not presentation
− Support for legitimate regional variation (enumeration)
• Coverage of more asset categories (e.g. open space)
• More ADAC compatible authoring tools becoming available
− KarelCAD (BlackBox22)
− 12d Solutions (12d model)
• Attracting more members – small, medium & large
− Queensland Motorways − Lockyer Valley Regional Council
− Tweed Shire Council − Queensland Urban Utilities
ADAC v4.0.0 has brought about a lot of changes…
ADAC Future
What’s the vision for ADAC?
• We see ADAC becoming the standard for asset design & as
constructed data right across Australia
• Expand ADAC specification
− Buildings & Site Improvements are next on the list
• Extend into the utilities sector
− Water & Waste Water specifications are already built in ADAC
• Provide the ability to feed data aggregation services
− State & National reporting / “Dial Before You Dig”
• Influence State & national agendas on asset reporting requirements
− Standardised reporting underpinned by uniform data standards
− More effective use of scarce asset management dollars
National AM Approach
Diagram source: http://www.alga.asn.au/policy/transport/congress/2010/ppt/Bruce_Lorimer.pdf
fits here
ADAC Costs
Non-member Member SRG
Cost Free $500 - $3,500 per annum Price on Application
Info &
Tools
• Overview presentation
• ADAC FAQ sheet
• Roll-out program
• Business case template
• Case study
• Sample Data dictionary
• Sample XML data
• Data standard & templates
• XSD file access
• Seed structures (GIS)
• Web forum access
• Toolshare
• Extended FAQ sheet
• ADAC Charter
• ADAC Newsletter
Support
• Nil • Member contact list
• Support guidelines
• In-house info day (IPWEA)
• In-house software vendor
briefing*
• GIS migration advice*
• Implementation
consultancy service*
(IPWEA)
• Peer review & support
(other SRG members)
Rights • Nil • Input into ADAC direction &
functionality (TRG & special
interest groups)
• SRG membership
• Input into ADAC approval
processes
* ADAC Membership does not include costs of software or third party implementation support providers
Who’s Behind ADAC?
• A mix of small, medium & large Councils & utilities
− 20 members and growing
• Not profit motivated
− Focused on advancing asset management practice
− Sharing with & learning from each other
• Operating under the governance of IPWEA
− ADAC governance model
− Role of the IPWEA
ADAC is managed by a consortium of member organisations…
The ADAC Consortium
ADAC Governance
Software
Developers
ADAC Data
Specification
ADAC XML
Schema
approves
defines
IPWEA
Strategic
Reference
Group
Technical
Reference
Groups
Special
Interest
Groups
reports to
communicates with
communicates with
oversees
• Cadastre
• Open Space
• Roads
• SWD
• Water
• Wastewater
• WSUD
ADAC & IPWEA
What is IPWEA’s role in the development & administration of ADAC?
• Not-for-profit industry body
− Different motive to commercial operators
• Promotion & development of good asset management practice
• Governance role
− Oversight of ADAC’s development, scope & direction
− Focus on the interests of members
• Quality Assurance role
− Strategic Reference Group
− Technical Reference Groups
• Advocacy role
− Promotion of ADAC as the standard right across Australia
Implementing ADAC
• What implementation options do I have?
− Low tech / no tech options
− Higher tech options
• Packaged software
• “Build your own” using common applications (e.g. MS Excel)
• How far (and how fast) do I go?
− Key success factors
• Implementation support options
− DIY
− Peer support (consortium members)
− 3rd party implementation partners
Implementation considerations…
Implementation Planning
Key success factors
• Understand your value proposition
− Need to be clear about scope (which assets) & extent (who it affects)
• Understand that its about more than implementing software
− Data specification & mapping
− Data collection methodology
− Process optimisation & enforcement
− Tools to support people (templates, guidelines, communication tools)
• Do your implementation planning
− SWOT & Risk Analysis
− Cost / Benefit Analysis
− Change leadership (organisational, project & technical)
Scope & Extent
Source: Gold Coast City Council
Specification Design Design
Approval Construction
Approval Construction
As Con Lodgement & Approval
Asset Management
Systems
IN
I Conditions of
Development
Permit (ROL /
MCU / OPW)
Drawing
Templates
Approved
Plans
Development
Permits
Supervision As Con
Acceptance
Assessment
Fees
Record
Keeping
Enforcement
II Conditions of
Contract
Drawing
Templates
Approved
Plans
Contracts
Supervision
Progress
Payments
As Con
Acceptance
Record
Keeping
Enforcement
III As Con Policy Drawing
Templates
Work Orders Supervision As Con
Acceptance
Record
Keeping
OU
T
Design
Standard
Drawings
Design Tools
OPW
Contracts
Maintenance
Management
Plans
Inspections Retrospective
As Con Data
Capture
Asset Register
(Creation)
Spatial Data Capture
Financial
Recognition
Phases: (I) Developer Contributed Assets (II) Constructed Assets (by Contract) (III) Constructed Assets (Day Labour)
Implementation Partners
• ADAC knowledge & experience
− Ability to hit the ground running – no learning curve
− Pre-defined processes for implementing ADAC
− Existing relationships with other ADAC members
• Project management experience
− Scope definition & benefits planning
• Cost / Benefit analysis, SWOT analysis
− Project management planning & execution (business case, PMP)
• Local government & utilities experience
− Understand business needs
− Understand change management issues (what, when & why)
− Ensuring knowledge / skills transfer
Why consider using a 3rd party ADAC implementation partner?
ADAC at a Glance
Key Components − ADAC data specification (release: v4.0.0)
− XML data transfer specification
Asset Classes
Covered
Currently Coming soon
Roads
Drainage
Open Space
Water
Waste Water
Cadastre
Buildings
Site Improvements
Bridges
Implementation
Options
− Variety of software & non-software options to suit different needs
− A range of software suppliers & implementation partners
Governance − Consortium of members with technical & steering groups
− IPWEA governance framework
Membership − 20 members (Councils & Utilities)
− A range of small, medium & large organisations
Alignment with
NAMS
− ADAC Case Study in the latest IIMM
− ADAC is the NAMS.AU supported direction for As Con data
ADAC as at 31 December 2011
More Information
Want to know more?
• ADAC website
www.adac.com.au
• General Enquiries
Adam Hain (IPWEA)
Phone: (07) 3000 2200 Email: [email protected]
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