Municipal infrastructure asset management systems: state-of-the-art review

Significant advances have been made during the last decade in developing infrastructure asset management systems. However, there is an obvious need to extend the scope and capabilities of these systems to better support the sustainable development and management of infrastructure assets. This paper provides a state-of-the-art review of municipal infrastructure asset management systems currently available, and discusses the evaluation process of a number of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software systems. The main features, capabilities, and limitations of the evaluated software are presented. The main objective of the paper is to provide asset management organizations with an objective review of these systems, and to identify areas where further research and development are needed.