The IPWEA has developed the Asset Design As Constructed (ADAC) standard to assist local government and utilities to capture and manage data with consistency.
The ADAC standard is a non-proprietary data specification and transport format (XML), which can be used to describe and transmit asset design and ‘as constructed’ data.
The standard can assist councils to accurately capture information from the development industry on a range of infrastructure, including cadastre, roads, water, sewer, drainage and parks assets. It will also soon host bridges, pump stations and buildings.
It is still common practice for the development industry to capture spatial information numerically and submit it on paper to the council. The council then has to recapture the information in digital form.
This is, of course, what they have been asked to do, but the result is an unnecessary duplication of effort and opens up the potential for translation errors.
This standard is designed to handle the ongoing issues that inaccurate data poses.
Follow these links to watch videos covering
frequently asked questions about ADAC and
the benefits of ADAC.
ADAC was created by local government for local government. Starting in southeast Queensland more than a decade ago, it is the result of work conducted by a consortium of councils and other utilities, such as road and water.
The consortium’s mission was to develop a robust framework for the efficient and standardised capture, delivery and use of public works asset data.
The IPWEA is planning for this data specification standard to be used across the country.
The ADAC Strategic Reference Group has compiled and introductory book to explain the fundamentals of the standard and answer frequently asked questions. Please click here to read about the book.