The SMART Infrastructure Facility is the national centre for infrastructure solutions. SMART stands for ‘Simulation, Modelling, Analysis, Research and Teaching’. The SMART Infrastructure Facility's mandate is to provide the data and analytical capability to successfully create and execute a national integrated infrastructure plan for Australia. The SMART National Data Centre will provide an e-research capability and collaboration with infrastructure planners, designers and researchers to better understand urban and regional development and model future growth of Australian metropolitan and regional communities.