Asset Management

This document and associated resources are designed to help organisations and road managers adopt and use the Austroads Road Asset Data Standard (RADS).

The information will help users to understand:

• the value of adopting RADS
• the intended outcomes from the use of RADS
• the process for adopting RADS
• the optimal time for updating asset management systems to reflect RADS.

In 2023 the Austroads Board decided to transition responsibility for implementing the RADS to the relevant agencies and institutions within states and territories. Austroads will continue to manage the curation and revision of RADS centrally but will no longer lead the process of adoption and uptake.

The Austroads Board members recognised that mandating a deadline for implementing RADS and the corresponding update of systems would impose considerable fiscal and capability obstacles. Instead, stakeholders are being encouraged to adopt RADS in sync with business processes.

SUPPORTING RESOURCES

RADS Adoption Checklists (Excel file |96 Kb)

This spreadsheet includes four adoption checklists, provided as general guidance to help stakeholders adopt and implement RADS. The checklists are not intended to cover all aspects of the RADS adoption process. Rather, they highlight activities that stakeholders should perform within the different stages of the adoption process.

• Checklist 1 - Familiarisation with RADS: A list of educational Information for stakeholders to consider before planning to adopt RADS.
• Checklist 2 - Planning to adopt RADS: Activities for stakeholders to undertake when planning to adopt RADS, including project management, project planning and impact analysis.
• Checklist 3 - Preparing to adopt RADS: Activities for stakeholders to undertake when preparing to adopt RADS, including the current asset management environment, data mapping and data migration.
• Checklist 4 - Rolling-out of RADS adoption: Acitivities for stakeholders to undertake to ensure that they are prepared to go live.

RADS Data Dictionary and Mapping Template (Excel file |653 Kb)

This spreadsheet has been developed to help state and territory governments and local councils adopt the RADS. It comprises:

• Worksheet 2 - RADS data measures: A complete list of the data measures in RADS v4 and a mapping template for state and territory government and local councils to evaluate how closely their current data measures align with RADS.
• Worksheet 3 - Function groups and priority data sets: A breakdown of the number of RADS data measures per function group and PDS.
• Worksheet 4 - Priority data sets (PDS): An explanation of the RADS PDS.
• Worksheet 5 - Reference code list: A list of the reference codes (i.e. the allowable values for particular data measures).
• Worksheet 6 - Type: A list of the identifiers for one of various types of data, such as alphanumeric, integer or Boolean.
• Worksheet 7 - Common reporting requirements and example RADS algorithms:  A list of common reporting requirements and the RADS algorithm for their calculation.

RADS Mapping to Funding Arrangements (Excel file |294 Kb)

This spreadsheet is designed to help organisations providing road funding and investment incorporate the RADS into their funding arrangements and applications.

The worksheets include:

• Commonwealth Grants Commission: List of RADS data measures for Commonwealth reporting requirements
• Financial Assistance Grants 1: List of common RADS data measures for Financial Assistance Grants reporting requirements
• Financial Assistance Grants 2: RADS algorithms for the calculation of common Financial Assistance Grants reporting requirements
• Disaster Recovery Funding: List of common RADS data measures for disaster recovery funding application requirements
• Example RADS algorithms: Common reporting requirements and example RADS algorithms.