Leveraging the Potentials of Data Sharing
content of these discussions was documented and summarized . They make up the blocks in the utility layer shown in Figure 4-1 .
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4-1 : Utility Layer .
4.2 SHAPING THE ‘ HOW ’ – ASSESSING THE INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
Once all POs are aware of the overarching value proposition and their respective contribution , the analysis can be deepened in line with the project ' s progress . First , the services that will be provided to deliver the intended benefit are defined . A service can be defined as a response to the following questions : " What information is needed at what point to achieve the intended benefit ?" The next step is to identify the recipient ( s ) of the intended service .
There is no right configuration for this level . This step is intended to sketch out services in a greenfield approach . It is important not to restrict creativity and to put considerations of technical feasibility or existing solutions to the side . These circumstances will be considered at a later stage . A service bundles functionality to realize a benefit ( or make a contribution to its realization ). Figure 4-2 shows the service layer . For the sake of simplicity , only one service is shown , though there were multiple discussed in at this stage .
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4-2 : Service Layer .
Services are based on information , often based on current status information of real-world assets – also known as digital twins . 2 Subsequently , the main concern of the digital twin layer is to
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See the digital twin definition of the Digital Twin Consortium : https :// www . digitaltwinconsortium . org / initiatives / the-definition-of-a-digital-twin /
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