An energy-efficient internet of things (IoT) architecture for preventive conservation of cultural heritage

Angel Perles, Eva Pérez-Marín, Ricardo Mercado, J. Damian Segrelles, Ignacio Blanquer, Manuel Zarzo, Fernando J. Garcia-Diego
2018 Future generations computer systems  
Elsevier Perles Ivars, A.; Pérez Marín, E.; Mercado Romero, R.; Segrelles Quilis, JD.; Blanquer Espert, I.; Zarzo Castelló, M.; García Diego, FJ. (2018). An energy-efficient internet of things (IoT) architecture for preventive conservation of cultural heritage. Future Generation Computer Systems. 81:566-581. Abstract Internet of Things (IoT) technologies can facilitate the preventive conservation of cultural heritage (CH) by enabling the management of data collected from electronic sensors.
more » ... work presents an IoT architecture for this purpose. Firstly, we discuss the requirements from the artwork standpoint, data acquisition, cloud processing and data visualization to the end user. The results presented in this work focuses on the most critical aspect of the architecture, which are the sensor nodes. We designed a solution based on LoRa and Sigfox technologies to produce the minimum impact in the artwork, achieving a lifespan of more than 10 years. The solution will be capable of scaling the processing and storage resources, deployed either in a public or on-premise cloud, embedding complex predictive models. This combination of technologies can cope with different types of cultural heritage environments.
doi:10.1016/j.future.2017.06.030 fatcat:fsus2uovjrfsjcbou7gi6ha7le