Better data for decisions on infrastructure

Work is underway to help organisations more efficiently manage 3-waters and building infrastructure across New Zealand. This will mean more consistent decision making and improved asset management.

Good progress is being made on developing five national metadata standards for how data about potable, waste and storm water (3-waters) and light commercial and residential buildings are captured, described and stored, thanks to the commitment of everyone involved.

Representatives from local government, central government and private sector are working together to develop the content and structure of the proposed standards.

“We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed to the project. We couldn’t have made the progress we have without the high level of commitment and engagement from everyone involved, says Haydn Read, Programme Director.

The standards will provide the infrastructure data guidance required by public sector agencies to improve the efficiency of asset management decision-making and maximise the contribution that 3-waters and buildings make to the economy.

“Anyone using data to inform funding and investment priorities; research and research investment; policy development and national, regional or local reforms, reporting and benchmarking; shared services and inter-organisational collaborations will benefit from the standards,” says Haydn.

Detailed investment logic maps were developed by the Water Asset Governance Group and Building Housing Asset Governance Group. These identify the major challenges that confront the sectors. This work was instrumental in developing a strategic framework to support the Better Business Case being presented to Treasury later this year.

Technical working groups are working to detail the asset attributes to be used to build a common and standardised way of interrogating and analysing assets.This information will form the backbone of evidenced-based investment decision-making.

Work is progressing on as-constructed, asset condition, financial performance, level of service, risk, criticality and resilience, operational and maintenance works and costs, utilisation, and demand schemas.

The Metadata Standards Project Team is led by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), Ministry Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and an Opus-led project team (comprising of Opus, Morrison Low and GISSA).

The Metadata Standards Project Team

For further information on the project refer to http://www.linz.govt.nz/about-linz/what-were-doing/projects/metadata-shared-data-standards-project

Contact: Haydn Read, Programme Director HRead@linz.govt.nz

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