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Published September 2025 | Version v1
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Sensor-Driven Preventive Preservation in Remote Built Heritage: A Threat-to-Sensor Approach

Authors/Creators

  • 1. ROR icon Athena Research and Innovation Center In Information Communication & Knowledge Technologies
  • 2. Instituto de Tecnologías Físicas y de la Información Leonardo Torres Quevedo
  • 3. ROR icon Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
  • 4. Fundació EURECAT
  • 5. Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Física
  • 6. EURECAT
  • 7. ROR icon Worldsensing (Spain)

Description

Remote built heritage sites face increasingly complex threats from climate, environment, and human activity, challenging traditional preservation methods. The ARGUS EU project introduces a novel, sensor-driven strategy for preventive preservation, tailored to remote and infrastructure-poor heritage contexts. This paper presents the threat-to-sensor mapping framework developed in ARGUS, aligning sensor types with site-specific preservation risks. By combining heterogeneous sensing modalities, low-power communication protocols, and risk-informed design, the system supports actionable early warnings and long-term monitoring. Deployments across five pilot sites address key preservation threats: structural deformation, freeze–thaw cycles, environmental degradation, and biological growth. We describe the sensor selection rationale, installation strategies, and early operational insights across varied heritage contexts.

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Funding

European Commission
ARGUS - Non-destructive, scalable, smart monitoring of remote cultural treasures 101132308