Why do computer systems feature so much in asset management?
Road asset management involves a large quantity of data. Road asset managers rely heavily on computer systems such as databases for road inventory and condition data, various predictive tools to project road condition over long periods into the future, systems to estimate remaining life, life-cycle costs including road user costs, the value of the network, and to assist in the selection and evaluation of treatment options (pavement management systems). Much of the detail work in asset management is in adapting available systems to suit local circumstances in these areas.
