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An asset register is the single, trusted list of what you own or are responsible for: what each asset is, where it is, its condition, its value and who looks after it. Get it right and every decision about investment, maintenance and risk gets easier.
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Experts in the standards. The GeoEnable Group team behind BimEnable are BSI Associate Consultants and a BSI Affiliate, advising organisations on the ISO 19650 information management series and the ISO 55000 asset management series.
Every part of an asset can carry its own information: what it is, what it's made of, how it's classified, its condition and when it was last inspected. Structured this way, the same record works for engineers, managers, finance teams and regulators.
Each element of the bridge has a unique ID and agreed attributes. Classification codes such as Uniclass and OmniClass, and IFC classes for exchange, mean every system understands what it is.
The same approach works below ground. A valve's record links to its location in your GIS, so field teams, planners and the asset register all see the same asset.
In the ISO 19650 series, the asset information model (AIM) is the approved information that supports the operation and maintenance of an asset: data, documents and models, kept up to date across its whole life. The project information model (PIM) created during design and construction feeds the AIM at handover.
A digital twin is a connected, up-to-date digital representation of a physical asset or network that helps people make better decisions. It adds live data, such as sensors and work history, and analysis on top of that information.
The link is simple: a digital twin is only as good as the information behind it. A trusted asset register and AIM are the foundation. Without them, a digital twin is just a picture.
The value comes from connecting information that usually lives apart. Linked through common IDs and master data, each system answers a different question about the same asset.
Connected digital twins of whole networks, such as rail, energy and water working together, depend on each organisation's information being consistent enough to join up.
Location is what ties a register, a model and a map together. Every asset and element should know where it is, in a coordinate system everyone agrees on.
Getting the coordinate reference system right at the start avoids costly mismatches between design models, survey data and GIS later on.
Location Analytics is a GeoEnable Group service that geospatially enables your information. Our geographic information system (GIS) experts bring the power of location to your asset registers and digital twins: mapping your assets, analysing them by place and network, and enriching them with context such as population, environment and risk.
Information is an asset. ISO 55000 defines an asset as an item, thing or entity that has potential or actual value to an organisation, and assets can be tangible or intangible. So the data and information about your assets are assets too: they need owners, standards, quality checks and investment, just like the bridges, pipes and buildings they describe.
To join information up, everyone needs to mean the same thing by the same words. That's what master data management, classification, taxonomies and ontologies are for.
| What | What it gives you |
|---|---|
| Master data management | One agreed record for each asset, with a unique ID and an owner, that every system uses. No more duplicates or conflicting versions. |
| Classification: Uniclass 2015 and OmniClass | A common code for what each thing is, for example Ss_20_50_15 bridge bearing systems in Uniclass. Uniclass is the usual choice in the UK; OmniClass is widely used in North America. |
| Taxonomies and ontologies | Agreed definitions and the relationships between them (this bearing is part of that bridge, which is located in that route), so information can be joined up and reasoned about. |
| IFC (ISO 16739-1) | An open format for exchanging models and their information between software, such as IfcBeam or IfcBearing. |
| COBie | A structured, spreadsheet-friendly way to hand over asset data from projects into operations and your EAM or CAFM system. |
| Data dictionaries (ISO 23386 and ISO 23387) | Shared, governed definitions of properties, so "condition" or "install date" means the same thing everywhere. |
Codes shown are examples. We help you choose and apply the right schemes for your organisation and keep them consistent.
An asset register is more than a list. Once every asset is classified and placed in a hierarchy, you can link assets together, see which ones matter most, and understand how a problem in one place can reach people far away.
Assets rarely work alone. A substation powers a pumping station; the pumping station keeps water flowing to a hospital, homes and businesses; a nearby road gives engineers access to all three. Together, networks like these provide the services people, society and the environment rely on every day.
That means risk doesn't stay in one place. A single failure can ripple through everything that depends on it, and several smaller issues can combine into something much bigger than any one of them alone.
Geographic information systems already do much of this today. Because every asset has a location, GIS can show which assets sit near each other, share a route or serve the same area, and trace networks from source to customer.
It lets you see the bigger picture in both senses: the strategic view of how everything connects, and an actual map that shows where a problem would spread and who it would affect.
This is where asset registers, the asset information model and digital twins come together: classification and hierarchy first, then the links between assets, then the insight.
A single, trusted list of the assets an organisation owns or is responsible for, with the key information about each one: what it is, where it is, its condition, its value and who is responsible for it.
In the ISO 19650 series, the AIM is the approved information that supports the operation and maintenance of an asset: data, documents and models, kept up to date across its whole life.
Trusted, structured asset information is the foundation of a digital twin. The twin adds live data and analysis, but it can only be as good as the information behind it.
In the UK, Uniclass 2015 is the usual choice. OmniClass is widely used in North America. Many organisations map between them; what matters most is one agreed approach used consistently.
Registers, models and digital twins are only as good as the people who build and maintain them. You need competent professionals who can demonstrate their knowledge, skills and experience. Awareness training gives everyone a shared starting point; it doesn't replace that competence.
From a first assessment to information flowing through your systems.
Asset registers and digital twins build on the ISO 19650 series. Get the big picture with our free 10-minute guide.
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