The purpose of this guide is to assist transport agencies in Australia and New Zealand to deliver and operate their assets more effectively through obtaining better value and consistency in the application of DE.

The National Digital Engineering Policy Principles have been developed by governments in Australia in recognition of the potential benefits that Digital Engineering and Building Information Modelling can bring to the design, delivery, operation and management of land transport infrastructure assets. The Principles are an important step towards achieving greater harmonisation and consistency in data requirements across governments, when planning and procuring major land transport infrastructure projects.

The Digital Twin Victoria program is a record $37.4 million investment in digital twin technology, geospatial data and spatial innovation over 4 years. The program is helping to set the digital foundations for a future-ready Victoria, using data to answer new questions and make better data-led decisions. Our vision is to create Victoria online by 2024, so that government, industry and the community can collaborate through shared open data, technology and algorithms, to enhance real world outcomes and position the State as the data and innovation capital of the region.

The QCS Asset Information Requirements (AIR) have been informed by the high-level requirements established through the development of QCS’s Organisational Information Requirements (OIR). Through the establishment and categorisation of the information requirements, the needs of QCS are achieved along with those of their Stakeholder’s Asset Management Systems and other organisational functional and system requirements through the continual development and implementation of the QCS AIR.

The Transport for NSW Digital Engineering framework has led the way for other jurisdictional policy around Digital Engineering. The move toward implementation was progressive, however government funding has been pulled and there has been little progress.

The NSW Spatial Digital Twin (SDT) is a program of work that is being led by DCS Spatial Services which will deliver a cross-sector, collaborative environment that will share and visualise location information, in a 4D model (3D plus time) of the real world, in near real time and will support improved decision making.

Spatial WA is a whole of government, digital initiative that will leverage the State’s data in one platform and provide the tools for Government to better plan, design, test and collaborate using a highly accurate virtual environment.

The 2023-24 QLD State Budget saw the allocation of some funding to progress an investigation into a digital twin with proof of concept and program implementation plan providing valuable insights into the benefits of data and technology for infrastructure planning and delivery.

The purpose of the NSW Infrastructure Digitalisation and Data Policy (the Policy) is to expedite adoption and use of digital practices, systems and technologies across all aspects of public infrastructure that is planned, delivered, managed and operated by the NSW Government. Infrastructure digitalisation, including the use of technologies and effective information management, is essential for enhancing productivity, sustainability, social outcomes, and government services.