Asset Data Collection

Asset data collection, is the process of collecting physical asset data.

Asset Management Systems are dependent on accurate asset data, including; the location of the asset, its condition and its physical attributes.

Asset data can be collected at the time an asset is created or at any other time in its life-cycle.

Asset data may be initially recorded;

• manually onto a paper form.
• manually into a laptop, tablet, smart phone, PDA or any other mobile device.
• automatically via a sensor, camera or other apparatus into a digital storage device.
• manually via office-based asset capture using 3D Street Level Imagery (earthmine)

Machine based Data Capture

Automatic & semi-automatic data capture is potentially easier and cheaper than methods requiring human intervention.
Examples of automatic data capture, include;

• vehicle mounted cameras (3D street level imagery (earthmine))
• vehicle mounted cameras (The Google Street View Cars for example)
• vehicle mounted laser profilers
• CCTV

Asset Data Collection Companies

The following companies offer asset data collection services:

• ARRB Data Collection Services
• Retina Vision
• Radar portal system
• Pavement Manaement Services
• Infrastructure Management Group
• Geomatic
• Proterra Group
• Rapid Map

Data Collection Software & Equipment Suppliers

• Epicollect
• Magpi Mobile Data Collection, Messaging, and Visualization
• Trimble

Related Pages

• Asset Location Techniques
• Asset Management Skills Matrix
• Asset Management Training Manual
• Geomatic Technologies
• Stormwater Data Capture
• Time Series Condition Data

Collaborators & Contributors

The following people have contributed to this page and/or have indicated (via the Local Government Collaboration Topics Survey) that they have an interest and/or expertise in the topic of 'asset data collection' and are willing to collaborate with their peers at other councils to identify challenges and resources relating to the topic and to look for ways to work together to overcome any challenges that are identified.

• Johnathon Roach (Open Spatial) ^EL
• Michael Constantinou (Banyule City Council) ^EL
• Natalie Tubbs (Moira Shire) ^E
• Robert Powell (Banyule City Council) ^E
• Sean Rice (PROTERRA Group) ^ELW
• Wayne Eddy (Whittlesea City Council) ^ELW
• Will Repic (City of Maribyrnong) ^EL

External Links & References

1. Google Search
2. Council's smart way to maintain roads - Moreton Bay Regional Council