40001 = 7420 is just a number; { "asset": "pump-01", "temperature": 74.2, "unit": "°C" } is information. Data without context leads to misreadings in analytics and AI and to projects that do not scale. Template-based modeling is the way to apply this context consistently to every asset.
What is Data Contextualization?
Data contextualization adds meaning (asset, unit, location, state, timestamp) to raw tag values so data can be understood outside its source system.