Asset Inventory and Condition
To develop a reliable and accessible inventory of Canada's infrastructure, including location, condition and valuation, that supports integrated asset management.
Canadian municipalities, owners and operators currently have tools such as Global Positioning Systems () and Geographical Information Systems (). They will be encouraged during the next decade to develop an integrated infrastructure inventory that supports the planning of interventions and investments in and assists all levels of government in planning policies and programs.
Asset Inventory and Condition |
Major Challenges | Technology Needs |
• A wide range of infrastructure networks are owned and managed by a variety of different entities.
• Physical access to can be difficult, for example, to underground systems, or to systems without redundancy that are in constant use.
• Existing condition assessment technologies are not well developed, are not easily accessible, are often too costly and are seldom used.
• Data collection, management and long-term maintenance often require human, financial and technological resources that are beyond the reach of many owners.
• Knowledge of condition is not viewed as a good investment; occasionally, knowledge of the state of is interpreted as a liability.
• Currently it is difficult to relate knowledge of condition to investment needs. | • Non-destructive, non-invasive technologies for the inspection of above- and below-ground infrastructure
• Methods for accurately locating existing infrastructure
• Accepted methods and tools for the valuation of assets
• Development and maintenance of a national inventory of infrastructure, including geographic location
• New technologies for the analysis of system components or of the system as a whole
• Methodologies to determine which components require inspection, and to establish frequency of inspection
• Uniform/common condition indicators and rating systems that can be used in prediction models, asset-management systems and decision-making processes
• Sensor and associated communications and analysis systems for real-time monitoring of infrastructure condition
• Deterioration models |
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