Managing the historical heritage using distributed technologies

Daniele Zonta*, Matteo Pozzi, Paolo Zanon

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this article we outline a research effort aiming to develop technological tools for real-time risk management of historic buildings. In detail, the project includes 1) the development of a prototype Historical Heritage Management System (HHMS), with 2) the technological and conceptual tools for integrating this HHMS with real-time monitoring, and 3) the demonstrative application of a pilot monitoring system, working within this framework, to a case study, the Aquila Gate in Trento. Motes network sensors are the basis of the monitoring system. We show that the risk-updating methodology proposed is able to deal with all the uncertainties involved (measurement noise, model uncertainty, inaccurate prior information) and to early-warn the manager of any possible future failure condition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)200-225
Number of pages26
JournalInternational Journal of Architectural Heritage
Volume2
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2008

Funding

This article is dedicated to the memory of Flavio Pontalti, who gave a unique contribution to the early development of this project. This research has been carried out with the financial support of the Italian Ministry of Education (MIUR). The authors also wish to thank all those who contributed to the success of this work, and specifically: Luca De Bonetti, Francesca Bortot, Massimo Cadrobbi, Giovanni Cortese, Nicola Gavet, Alessandro Lanaro, Alberto Lonardi, Mirco Nones, and David Tacconi.

Keywords

  • Bayesian update
  • cataloguing
  • decision-making
  • fiber optic sensors
  • management system
  • motes
  • risk analysis

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