Road Management with RACAS

We help councils capture, understand, and act on their road data with confidence.

RACAS® combines AI-driven insights with practical engineering expertise, so every kilometre you drive becomes better evidence, smarter decision and real outcomes for your community.

Anyone can sell you software. SHEPHERD gives you software backed by engineers – so you get decisions you can stand behind and results you can see.

Why Councils Choose RACAS®

Managing a vast road network isn’t easy – tight budgets, rising expectations, and constant pressure to justify every decision.

RACAS® cuts through the complexity and focuses on what counts. It gives councils clear evidence, transparency, and the confidence needed to plan smarter, inspect safer and deliver better outcomes for their communities.

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Building your RACAS® experience…

A Smart Investment
for Your Network

RACAS® delivers real, quantifiable savings across multiple areas of Council operations:

DRFA Funding Confidence

Defensible pre- and post-event evidence strengthens claims and accelerates approvals.

One eligible event can offset the full RACAS® subscription costs.

Reuse Data Across Teams

Finance, engineering, GIS, compliance, and customer service teams all benefit from the same dataset.

With RACAS®, every kilometre captured delivers value – not just once, but across your entire organisation.

Inspection Efficiency

30–50% labour savings when switching from manual inspections to RACAS® surveys.

Targeted Maintenance = Real Savings

Reduce unnecessary grading, avoid reactive work, and deploy crews where they’re needed most.

Valuation & Capitalisation Support

Use RACAS® imagery and spatial data to align works with the asset register, reducing audit pressure and rework.

Why Councils Trust SHEPHERD

We’re road managers, not just software providers.

Behind RACAS® is a large, multidisciplinary team of engineers, asset accountants, GIS specialists, inspectors, and DRFA practitioners with deep experience working with regional and remote councils.

We understand your operational pressures, your budgets, and your community.

You don’t just get software – you get practical support from people who know roads and know council.

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What RACAS®
Delivers for
Your Network

Clear, defensible road data

RACAS® gives you high-resolution imagery, roughness readings, and AI-supported insights – captured in real time as you drive the network.
This becomes your single source of truth, supporting everything from risk management to funding submissions.

Faster, safer field operations

Replace hours of manual inspections with efficient drive-by surveys.
Your team stays in the vehicle, improving safety and freeing up time for higher-value work.

Better budgets and planning

RACAS® supports accurate forward works programs, maintenance plans, valuations, and long-term financial models.
You justify investment and optimise limited resources with confidence.

Stronger disaster readiness and recovery

Capture pre-condition road evidence to strengthen your DRFA claims.
Post-disaster, RACAS® identifies and documents damage rapidly – giving your team the clarity they need to respond quickly.

Organisation-wide collaboration

Finance, engineering, customer service, and executives all work from the same dataset, reducing friction and improving internal decision making.

Explore the RACAS® Toolkit

A flexible suite of tools that grow with your network and your team.

  • RACAS® Pro

    High-speed, high accuracy sealed and unsealed road surveys. Perfect for AI-ready defect detection, DRFA evidence, and network wide renewal planning.

  • RACAS® Mobile

    Rapid-deployment mobile option for footpaths, parks, town streets, flood assessments, and high-priority inspections.
    Ideal for customer requests, compliance, and DRFA rapid pickup.

  • RACAS® Hub

    Your online command centre. View road images, compare condition over time, explore maps, run reports, and share insights across your organisation.

  • RACAS® AI

    AI-powered defect detection for sealed roads, roadside infrastructure and unsealed roads.
    Identifies high-priority defects within 24 hours, for faster, more targeted maintenance.

  • RACAS® Unsealed Roads

    Dynamic grading optimisation using roughness-based intervention levels.
    Automates maintenance programs and tracks grading effectiveness.

  • RACAS® DRFA

    A DRFA module built around recognised treatment types and spatial evidence.
    Faster damage identification, stronger submission quality, and better compliance with state authority requirements.

Explore RACAS® features

A flexible suite of tools that grow with your network and your team.

Data Storage

Secure, cloud-based storage for all imagery, roughness, defect, and spatial data.
Audit-ready, centralised, and accessible when and wherever you need it.

Single Sign On

Simple, secure organisation-wide access through modern authentication standards.
Improves usability and governance by giving teams one seamless login across all RACAS® modules.

Seamless Integration

Built to connect effortlessly with TechnologyOne, Reflect, NSW Asset AI, and Fulcrum.
Streamlines workflows, reduces double handling, and ensures your road data flows directly into the systems you rely on.

Dedicated Support

Dedicated support that understands your Council and keeps your team confident at every step.
Access to SHEPHERD’s RACAS® specialists for onboarding, training, troubleshooting, and ongoing optimisation. We stay with you long after setup, ensuring your team gets the most from RACAS® every day.

Experience RACAS® in Action

RACAS® is best understood by seeing it – not just reading about it.

Let our team walk you through the RACAS® experience and show how it can support your network, your challenges, and your community.

Book a Demo

SHEPHERD are prequalified suppliers on the following arrangements:

  • Asset Management Services – Local Buy LB347
  • Disaster Recovery Management – Local Buy LB505
  • Engineering and Environment (Consultancy Services) – Local Buy LB312
  • Planning, Surveying, Design & Architecture – Local Buy LB335
  • Project Management & Superintendent Services – Local Buy LB343
  • Local Government Procurement – Professional Consulting Services LGP1208-4
  • NSW Asset Ai
  • Tasmanian Dept. Treasury and Finance – Strategic Asset Management
  • Tasmanian Dept. Treasury and Finance – Management of Projects

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