The present disclosure includes a method for receiving, by the processing system, reporting packets from one or more respective sensors of the plurality of sensors. Each reporting packet is sent from a respective sensor and indicates sensor data captured by the respective sensor; performing, by the processing system, one or more edge operations on one or more instances of sensor data received in the reporting packets. Generating one or more sensor kit packets based on the instances of sensor data. Each sensor kit packet includes at least one instance of sensor data. Outputting the sensor kit packets to the data handling platform. Receiving the sensor kit packets from the edge device. Generating the digital twin of said industrial setting including a digital replica of at least one industrial component of said industrial setting and being at least partially based on the sensor kit packets.