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LENSE™

BGE’S FRAMEWORK FOR ASSET INTELLIGENCE

LENSE™ is BGE’s practical approach to asset intelligence designed to help infrastructure owners understand where they are today and move confidently toward a more proactive, data-driven future.

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How confident are you that you have a complete and reliable inventory of your major assets?
Without a reliable asset inventory, every decision downstream — from maintenance scheduling to capital planning — is built on a shaky foundation.

What is LENSE™?

Through five stages—Log, Evaluate, Network, Simulate, and Empower—BGE works alongside clients to move from simply
knowing what assets they have to managing them through a single, trusted source of truth. As data becomes more transparent and accessible across teams, organizations shift from reactive responses to actively predicting risk and addressing issues before they become problems.

The result of Using LENSE™?

An organization better equipped to anticipate challenges, optimize investments, and improve service reliability across the full life cycle of its infrastructure.

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1. LOG

Find the data
  • Disconnected data (GIS, Excel, PDFs, apps)
  • Manual handoffs and field verification
  • Limited visibility into assets

2. Evaluate

Understand the data
  • Centralized asset data
  • Integrated with O&M and other systems
  • Dashboards and basic reporting

3. Network

Connect the Data
  • Near real-time asset performance insights
  • Preventive & predictive maintenance
  • Linked across enterprise systems

4. Simulate

Test Outcomes
  • Real-time optimization analytics
  • What-if scenarios
  • System-driven recommendations

5. Empower

Operate Smarter
  • Augmented or autonomous operations
  • Systems working together end-to-end
  • AI/ML-driven decision support
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