Digital Worker:
Improve industrial field work
execution with accessible data

Digital Worker:
Improve industrial field work
execution with accessible data

Table of contents
Introduction....................................................................................................................................... pg. 3
Cognite Data Fusion®........................................................................................................................ pg. 4
Cognite Data Fusion® at a glance............................................................................................. pg. 5
Industrial data challenges......................................................................................................... pg. 5
Cognite’s approach to application development........................................................................... pg. 8
Cognite InField................................................................................................................................... pg. 9
Cognite Data Fusion® in action........................................................................................................ pg. 11
How Cognite InField simplified visual inspection for Aker BP................................................. pg. 11
How Cognite’s products helped Aker BP set CO2 reduction goals......................................... pg. 12
Conclusion......................................................................................................................................... pg. 13

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Cognite is a global industrial SaaS company that
supports the full-scale digital transformation ofasset-heavy industries around the world. Our core
Industrial DataOps platform, Cognite Data Fusion®,enables data and domain users to collaborate toquickly and safely develop, operationalize, andscale industrial AI solutions and applications.
Cognite Data Fusion® codifies industrial domain
knowledge into software that fits into your existing
ecosystem and enables scale from proofs ofconcepts to truly data-driven operations to deliver
both profitability and sustainability.
WHY COGNITE DATA FUSION® →BENEFITS FOR YOUR TEAMS →CONTACT SALES →Introduction
Asset-heavy industries such as oil and gas, power
and utilities, and manufacturing are facing one of
the most radical transformations in our lifetimes.
But for all the talk about how technologies such as
automation and artificial intelligence will change
the way we work, it’s industrial workers who will dothe heavy lifting in the push to transform our industries. To succeed, they need access to the best
tools and the best data.
Yet in many industries today, field workers need toaccess several unconnected systems to get thedata required to do their jobs. They rely on printing
out information, taking notes on pieces of paper,and traveling back and forth between the officeand the factory floor or the field.

present, and future, hampers the development andscaling of digital solutions, and prevents companies from realizing the trillion-dollar potential indigital transformation.
Industrial data operations (DataOps) can help
industrial companies break down their data silos
and make their data broadly available and usable,
and ready to power applications and solutions that—in the hands of field workers and other experts—
make industrial operations safer, more efficient,and more sustainable.

What is a digital worker?
A field worker who is empowered by technology that makes relevant information available
everywhere, connects work orders to relateddata, and supports key workflows by complementing existing tools.

Boost the efficiency of your field workers with
Cognite Data Fusion®, the leading Industrial DataOps platform.

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Inaccessible data contributes to overall inefficiency. This roadblock limits the potential of industrial companies to understand their own past,

WHY COGNITE DATA FUSION® →BENEFITS FOR YOUR TEAMS →CONTACT SALES →Cognite Data Fusion®
The value of industrial data, liberated and contextualized by a new generation of software solutions, iswidely recognized. The willingness to share, open,
and digest data is catching on across asset-heavy
industries. And adopting industrial software, digital tools, robotics, and new, agile ways of work is
gaining ground.
The foundation for the necessary, sustainable reinvention of industry is here. Required now, and at
scale, are the know-how, the technology, and thetools to transform.

90%

50%

Less time spentfinding data

The software to do this transformational work for
asset-heavy industries is Cognite Data Fusion®.
Cognite Data Fusion® is an Industrial DataOps platform that facilitates data and AI workflows, givingorganizations trusted data to build solutions andapplications with speed at scale.

Less time spent
making sense of data

10−25xFaster solution
deployment

WATCH A WALKTHROUGH OF THE COGNITE DATA FUSION® ARCHITECTURE →WHY COGNITE DATA FUSION® →BENEFITS FOR YOUR TEAMS →CONTACT SALES →“DataOps is the ability to enable solutions,develop data products, and activate data forbusiness value across all technology tiers from
infrastructure to experience.”©COGNITE 2023 — COGNITE.COM“DataOps is a collaborative data management
practice focused on improving the communication, integration, and automation of data flows
between data managers and data consumers
across an organization.”

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What is Industrial DataOps?

Cognite Data Fusion®:⇢ Makes industrial data available. The fastest pathto tapping into the value potential of digitalization
in industry starts with getting the right data withthe right context to the right users at the right time
for the right problem.
Cognite Data Fusion® eliminates the time spent
on manual data contextualization, offline data
discovery, data ingestion, developing a hosting
environment, and preparing application data for
application consumption.

⇢ Makes industrial data usable. Industrial data
becomes truly useful when it is integrated, contextualized, and made securely available, explorable,
and actionable to all data consumers—humanand machine—within and outside the industrial
enterprise. This should encompass all the various sources and formats, including sensor data,process diagrams, 3D models, event histories,
asset models, and unstructured documents.

optimal decision-making, empowering operators totake action with confidence. This, in a nutshell, is
what is meant by operationalizing data into production for value.
Cognite Data Fusion® codifies industrial domain
knowledge into Industrial DataOps software thathelps industrial operations draw insights from theirdata, unlock opportunities in real time, and scale
solutions effortlessly.

Cognite Data Fusion® provides DataOps at scale forindustry, making industrial data accessible, understandable, and useful for data scientists and developers. Cognite Data Fusion® unlocks use cases forindustrial data by providing:Cognite Data Fusion® at a glance
Asset-heavy industries need to optimize production, improve product quality, and reduce
unplanned downtime by generating more value
from their data. Cognite Data Fusion® tackles themost difficult industrial data challenges to provide
open, contextualized data for organizations.

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Cognite Data Fusion® enables data and domainusers to collaborate to quickly and safely develop,
operationalize, and scale industrial AI solutions andapplications to production.

⇢ Makes industrial data valuable. Extracting maximum value from data relies on being able to apply
advanced models to produce insights that inform
WHY COGNITE DATA FUSION® →Industrial data challenges

BENEFITS FOR YOUR TEAMS →CONTACT SALES →The machine learning contextualization
services in Cognite Data Fusion® create relationships between siloed data such as timeseries, ERP and work orders, tabular data, IoT
logs, events, 3D, and photogrammetry.

Open standards enable easy integration withwidely adopted applications and developer
tools.

Manage data quality on a use case basis toensure recommended actions are valid andtrustworthy.

Developer-friendly SDKs and APIs further
enhance connectivity.

Use prebuilt rules and create new rules withan available logic engine as needed.

Scalable data model

Use templates to scale successful proofs ofconcept across an entire class of equipment
or assets.
Reuse the contextualized data model tosolve many use cases from the same model.

WHY COGNITE DATA FUSION® →Known data quality

Live data access

Combine live operational (OT) data withsimulation or historical data to create hybrid
AI models that can address use cases in
production optimization or quality.

BENEFITS FOR YOUR TEAMS →CONTACT SALES →Complete data spectrum

Integrate and contextualize unstructured
data to enhance asset and process visibility:■ Robotics to support monitoring andinspection■ Computer vision managing environmental
conditions■ Digitize analog signals to support data
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Data in context

Cognite Data Fusion® benefits:

Physics-driven modelingand simulations■ Expand the breadth of applications and accelerate development time with a robust data model■ Empower internal development teams with
self-service open APIs and SDKs
■ Combine your organization’s knowledge with
Cognite’s domain talent and proven partner
network

Hybrid AI■ Democratize embedded subject-matter expertise with data access and contextualization

Unique to industrial reality

Cognite Data Fusion® enables hybrid AI

Data-driven
machine learning

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Hybrid AI combines physics-based models andsimulations with artificial intelligence to create
robust solutions with a high degree of confidence.

WHY COGNITE DATA FUSION® →BENEFITS FOR YOUR TEAMS →CONTACT SALES →Cognite’s approach to application development

02. Human factors
research

Keep users
in the loop

03. Context- andtask-aware design

Considerthe environment

04. User journey
mapping

Visualize existing
workflows

05. Obsessing
over value

Test early,
test often

Impactful solution development is particularly
important in the industrial world. In the consumer
market, users can in most cases choose from awealth of products that perform the same task.
If one application fails to provide the necessaryfunctionality, then there likely exists an alternative.
Users in asset-heavy industries, however, rarely
have that luxury.
The solution to this issue is to involve users throughout the entire design and development process.
This idea is at the core of the Cognite design philosophy, which combines academic and practicalinsights, an emphasis on continually testing products in development, and an overall goal of creating
value. This design philosophy can be summarizedby five guiding principles:
01. Human-centered design. We focus on userneeds, designing with workers, not for them. By
shadowing field workers and identifying the challenges they encounter in their day-to-day activities, we develop solutions that actually address
your field workers’ needs.

WHY COGNITE DATA FUSION® →BENEFITS FOR YOUR TEAMS →CONTACT SALES →03. Context- and task-aware design. We test oursolutions on field workers’ own devices and in thespaces where the solutions will be used to ensurethat they will fit into, improve, and even transformworkflows. This approach helps tailor solutions towork in environments where field workers normallywear gloves, locations with bad lighting conditions
or network coverage, and more.
04. User journey mapping. Before we develop a
new solution, we visualize workflows to see how
activities are connected, who performs whattasks, where dependencies, pain points, and wait
times exist, and which solutions your field workers
already use. This helps us focus our development
resources on solutions that complement existing
options and offer new functionality.
05. Obsessing over value. We test early and often,
collecting experiences from the field that tell us
whether or not a solution is on track to generatevalue for you.

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Involve users
from the start

02. Human factors research. We tap into the wealthof best practices, human factors research, andindustry standards relevant to asset-heavy companies to make sure that we present information in
the best possible way for users to comprehend andengage with it.

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01. Human-centered
designData that is available, usable, and valuable is only
one part of the equation. To be transformative, thedata must be able to power applications and solutions that make industrial business faster, safer,and more sustainable.

Cognite InField
Cognite has developed a suite of software as aservice (SaaS) applications that showcase thepower of contextualized data in Cognite Data
Fusion®. For field workers in asset-heavy industries,
Cognite offers InField, which enables field workers
to be as efficient as possible by making relevant
information available everywhere and by supporting key, routine work processes.

30−80%

Time saved on maintenance execution

Available on computers and smart devices, InField
reduces waste, improves efficiency, and increases
safety by optimizing the preparation and executionof day-to-day operations and maintenance activities.

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With InField, field workers such as instrument technicians, process operators, mechanics, electricians, and others can:⇢ Find and navigate to equipment. In addition
to scanning tags, InField lets workers search byname to see where equipment is located on 3D CAD
models of the industrial installation. This pinpoints
the exact location of the equipment and helps
workers digitally navigate the surrounding area
to see what’s connected and marked as areas ofinterest.
⇢ Capture and share images in the field. InField’ssmart reporting capabilities add data and context
to field work. Field workers can capture and shareimages and video in the field for efficient collaboration with colleagues, partners, and third-party
suppliers.

WHY COGNITE DATA FUSION® →LEARN MORE ABOUT COGNITE INFIELD →Cognite InField wins 2020 Red Dot
Award for Interface Design
In 2020, Cognite InField was recognized for its
innovation and user-friendliness with the 2020
Red Dot Award for Interface Design.
The prestigious international award provides aplatform for designers, agencies, and companies from all over the world for the evaluation ofdesign. In line with the award’s motto, “In searchof good design and creativity,” 24 international
jurors assessed the entries, examining eachpiece of work and each brand individually andextensively. They paid special attention to theform, the idea, and the impact. Ultimately, only
those projects that convinced the experts interms of their high design quality and creative
achievement received a distinction.

BENEFITS FOR YOUR TEAMS →CONTACT SALES →InField stood out among nearly 7,000 creative
projects from 50 countries in the Brands andCommunication Design category.

“I want to congratulate Cognite as a winner ofthe Red Dot Award on their success. By winning
this distinction, they have proved that their work
stands for high design quality. They have comeout on top in a strong field of international participants thanks to their convincing performanceand deserve to be proud of themselves and of
their accomplishment.”
10⇢ Scan tags and access data. With InField, workers
can scan equipment tags to access all the contextualized data contained in Cognite Data Fusion®.
This includes 3D models, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), technical documents, timeseries, work orders, and more. Easy access to data
reduces the need to walk back and forth between
the office and the field.

⇢ Troubleshoot in the field. Using InField, field
workers can compare real-time data across equipment. Control room operators can also use the app
to see the same data and documents that field
workers are seeing, which simplifies collaboration.

Peter Zec, Founder and CEO, Red Dot©COGNITE 2023 — COGNITE.COM⇢ Create collaborative checklists. InField integrates with computerized maintenance management systems and supports "one-click" checklist
creation based on a work order's object list, eliminating the need for paper checklists. Connected bysmart devices, workers can collaborate, view, andcheck tasks off the lists once completed, improving communication and saving time.

Cognite Data Fusion® in action
How Cognite InField simplified visualinspection for Aker BP

InField offers three features in particular thatenable field workers to conduct visual inspection
and function tests more efficiently:

Challenge: When field workers on an offshore
installation conduct visual inspection and function tests of equipment, the structure of their day isoften determined by the order in which the equipment is listed on a printout from the operator’s work
management system. The ordering of that object
list is rarely optimized, however, which means thatworkers often crisscross the installation, revisiting
the same locations over and over again.

■ Grouping equipment tags by area, which reduces
unnecessary trips back and forth between different areas of an installation.

WHY COGNITE DATA FUSION® →■ High-level 3D views, which lets workers see theareas containing equipment tags in the larger
context of the installation.

Impact: By giving field workers the ability to see
equipment tags in context with other information—
specifically, 3D models of the Skarv FPSO—Aker BP
was able to slash the time it takes to inspect one
valve from 10 minutes to five. Aker BP estimatesthat these efficiency gains will reduce the time field
workers on the Skarv FPSO spend on visual inspection of valves from 279 hours to between 149-130
hours a year.

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Solution: Cognite made 3D models and equipment
tags available to field workers in InField to help the
independent European oil and gas company Aker
BP speed up visual inspection and testing of valveson the floating production, storage, and offloading(FPSO) unit serving the Skarv field in the NorwegianSea.

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It is not uncommon for some field workers to walktens of thousands of steps in an average day, navigating installations that in some cases stretch morethan a mile end-to-end. By ordering the object listin a more logical way, field workers would be able toconduct visual inspection and function tests more
efficiently.

■ Displaying equipment tags in 3D, which lets workers quickly locate the tags on their object lists inthe field.

50%

How Cognite’s products helped Aker BP
set CO2 reduction goals

Solution: Aker BP’s engineers accessed data stored
in Cognite Data Fusion® to run initial time-to-completion and cost calculations on the steam turbine
project. These calculations formed the basis fora larger study on how to reduce emissions at the
Skarv field.
The engineers also used InField to review 3D modelsof the Skarv FPSO enriched with point cloud data toverify the placement of the steam turbine.
Together, data in Cognite Data Fusion® and InField
helped create a common understanding acrossdifferent groups within and outside Aker BP about
the challenges and opportunities related to the
WHY COGNITE DATA FUSION® →Improved planning
processes

project. The data-driven way of working also
reduced the need for offshore planning trips andimproved communication between different teams
within Aker BP, as all stakeholders could easily
access and review the data and 3D models.
Impact: The data-driven study determined thatthe steam turbine project will enable Aker BP to
cut CO2 emissions from the Skarv field by 100,000
metric tons a year by 2025—a major reduction thatwill help the company meet its sustainability goals.
Cognite Data Fusion® and InField helped Aker BP
conduct the study more efficiently. Other than aweeklong trip to take photogrammetry images
and collect point cloud data, the entire study was
conducted without any offshore verification. This
reduced the number of days spent offshore by
about 60.

Additionally, the steam turbine project will benefit
Aker BP in a number of different ways:■ The new steam turbine will be significantly more

BENEFITS FOR YOUR TEAMS →CONTACT SALES →Reduced maintenancecosts

efficient, reducing maintenance costs by an estimated 30%.
■ By reducing the number of gas turbines needed
to power the Skarv FPSO from three to two, Aker
BP can sell the gas that otherwise would havebeen burned to generate electricity.
■ Finally, the photogrammetry images captured toenrich the 3D models of the Skarv FPSO will bereused for other projects and initiatives.

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As part of reaching that goal, Aker BP is aiming to cut
CO2 emissions at the Skarv field in the NorwegianSea. The floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) unit at Skarv has four gas turbines, ofwhich three need to run to power operations. By
installing a steam turbine, Aker BP could power the
FPSO with only two turbines, thereby significantly
reducing emissions from burning gas.

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Challenge: Aker BP emitted 910,000 metric tonsof carbon dioxide in 2017. The company has set an
ambitious goal of reducing its CO2 emissions from
7.6-8.1 kg kilograms per barrel of oil equivalent toless than 5 kg starting in 2020.

Conclusion
Industrial transformation will require bold moves
and different ways of working. To succeed in the
future, asset-heavy industries need to create aculture that is fluent in technology and committed
to sustainable transformation.
Industry can attract and retain the best talent byinviting them to solve some of the most important
challenges facing our planet, and by proving thescope of industrial workers’ impacts, individuallyand collectively. This work requires getting the rightdata with the right context to the right users at theright time for the right problem.

■ It supports key workflows and reduces the risk ofcritical mistakes made due to human error.
Your field workers are your experts. With Industrial
DataOps, data becomes another tool in their toolbox.
Boost the efficiency of your field workers with
Cognite Data Fusion®, the leading Industrial DataOps platform.

Industrial DataOps can help companies make theirdata available, usable, and valuable. This new discipline provides a new, more contextualized way forindustry to consume data, scale faster, and getdata to consumers in a form they understand.

■ It empowers field workers to be more efficient intheir day-to-day work by having relevant information available when they need it.
■ It enables data-driven decision-making in thefield, boosting the quality of field work.

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Giving field workers easy access to contextualized
data in the field achieves three things:

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