--- sourceDocument: Australia Asset Management sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/it-asset-management Release : - australia ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Australia Asset Management ft:clusterId : - itam bundleId : - itam workflow : - Technology --- # Terminology for linear assets # Terminology for linear assets {#ariaid-title1} * Release version: Australia * * Updated March 12, 2026 * * ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read Terms commonly used for linear assets in the Enterprise Asset Management application. ## Linear asset terms and their description {#terms-eam__section_v33_32z_kxb} {#terms-eam__table_klw_32z_kxb__entry__2} | Term | Description | |-|-| | Linear asset | An asset that has a physical length or dimension, such as roads, railways, pipelines, and power transmission lines. Linear assets have a series of geopoints; at least a start and end point and have segments with different attributes. | | Geo point | Geo points, or graphical coordinates, are a way of expressing a location on the earth's surface using a set of numerical values. Geo points consists of latitudes, longitudes, and altitudes and can be visualized on a map. In the Enterprise Asset Management application, geo point latitude and longitude refer to the coordinate format defined by WGS 84 and uses signed  decimal degrees. | | Route | Geo points of a linear asset form a route. Routes can be plotted and visualized on a map. | | Boundary width | Maximum width of the linear asset. It's used to validate whether a cmn_location is on-route or not. | | Marker | A point location that can be identified on or near a linear asset. A marker should contain a geo point so it can be visualized on a map. If the geo point is on the route of the linear asset, then it's an on-route marker. | | Segment | A section of a linear asset with certain attributes. A segment consists of a start point and an end point, or a start point and length. | | Discrete asset | Discrete assets are enterprise assets and consumables. Discrete assets can be associated to a linear asset and be managed as part of the linear asset. | | Overlap asset | A linear asset relationship where two or more linear assets are in close proximity and within the boundary width. For example, a northbound and a southbound highway. A linear asset can be defined for a northbound highway and another linear asset for a southbound highway. | | Intersect asset | A linear asset relationship where linear assets have an intersect point. For example, intersecting roads, where two or more roads meet or cross each other. | | Continue asset | A linear asset relationship for linear assets that have a start and an end marker. 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