RIMS (Road Information Management Steering Group) provides leadership and strategic advice to the New Zealand road management industry on best practices. It is a committee made up of local government and NZTA representatives. In 2011/12, RIMS aims to identify and undertake projects that will benefit the industry through a national approach to asset management issues and information dissemination. Some current projects include traffic counting guidelines and a best practice guide for road asset management.

1. RIMS Group
Standard Presentation

2. What is RIMS?
Road Information
Management Steering Group

3. Purpose
To provide leadership and strategic advice to the
New Zealand road management industry on best
practice, asset and information management and
tools for roads.

4. Committee
RIMS is a Committee of
Committee Members from INGENIUM
• Local Government (6)
• NZTA (4)

5. Current Members
Gordon Hart NZTA (Chair)
Peter Scott Auckland Transport
Jim McQueen Dunedin City Council
Peter Thomson Tasman District Council
Matthew Rodwell Hastings District Council
Neil Beckett NZTA
Vaughan McEwen Wellington City Council
Simon Gough Whangarei District Council
Tony Lange NZTA
Dave Darwin NZTA

6. 2011/12 Key Objectives
• Identify and develop projects that will be
beneficial to the roading industry.
• Prioritise and undertake projects and deliver
outcomes to the roading industry.
• Facilitate a national approach to Roading Asset
Management issues.
• Maximise dissemination of information on roading
matters to the roading industry.
• Disseminate information on completed projects.

7. Partnership Opportunities
NZTA IDS NAMS RCA
Ltd Ltd Forum

8. A Little bit of RIMS History
1990’s Development of RAMM
1999-2008 Development of dTIMS
A new focus on asset and
2008
information management
2011
Move to a system
agnostic approach

9. RIMS Forum 22 March 2012
Topics Covered:
• Connecting with each other and software
providers – user groups
• Asset Information to Asset Knowledge –
collecting the right data
• Location Referencing – advances in spatial data
• Promoting and facilitating innovation
• Quality and confidence – quality data
• Sharing information

10. 2010/11 Projects
•High Speed Data Collection Guideline
•Risk Management for Roading Activities
•Maintenance Cost Framework
•Data Collection and Monitoring Strategies
for Asset Management of NZ Road Bridges
(NZTA Research Report)

11. 2011/12 Projects
•Traffic Counting and Management
•Road Asset Management Information
Systems – Good Practice Guide
•Best Practice Guide for Roading Asset
Management
•Best Practice Guidelines for Data Collection
and Monitoring of Road Bridges
•Guidelines for Pavement Strength Testing

12. Industry Engagement
• Annual 1 Day Forum
• RIMS Body of Knowledge
• Public Website www.rims.org.nz
(including access to the Body of Knowledge)
• LinkedIn Group

13. Questions?
More Information?
www.rims.org.nz
Angela Booth
Angela@ingenium.org.nz