Sensors 2017, 17(9), 1998; https://doi.org/10.3390/s17091998
Wireless Sensor Platform for Cultural Heritage Monitoring and Modeling System
Levente J. Klein 1,*
, Sergio A. Bermudez 1, Alejandro G. Schrott 1, Masahiko Tsukada 2, Paolo Dionisi-Vici 2, Lucretia Kargere 3, Fernando Marianno 1, Hendrik F. Hamann 1, Vanessa López 1 and Marco Leona 2
, Sergio A. Bermudez 1, Alejandro G. Schrott 1, Masahiko Tsukada 2, Paolo Dionisi-Vici 2, Lucretia Kargere 3, Fernando Marianno 1, Hendrik F. Hamann 1, Vanessa López 1 and Marco Leona 21
IBM Research, Thomas J. Watson Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, NY 10598, USA
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Department of Scientific Research, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 10028, USA
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Objects Conservation Department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 10028, USA
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Received: 1 August 2017 / Accepted: 24 August 2017 / Published: 31 August 2017
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Next Generation Wireless Technologies for Internet of Things)
Abstract
Results from three years of continuous monitoring of environmental conditions using a wireless sensor platform installed at The Cloisters, the medieval branch of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, are presented. The platform comprises more than 200 sensors that were distributed in five galleries to assess temperature and air flow and to quantify microclimate changes using physics-based and statistical models. The wireless sensor network data shows a very stable environment within the galleries, while the dense monitoring enables localized monitoring of subtle changes in air quality trends and impact of visitors on the microclimate conditions. The high spatial and temporal resolution data serves as a baseline study to understand the impact of visitors and building operations on the long-term preservation of art objects. View Full-TextKeywords:
micro environmental monitoring; wireless sensor network; air quality monitoring; corrosion; computational fluid dynamics
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Klein, L.J.; Bermudez, S.A.; Schrott, A.G.; Tsukada, M.; Dionisi-Vici, P.; Kargere, L.; Marianno, F.; Hamann, H.F.; López, V.; Leona, M. Wireless Sensor Platform for Cultural Heritage Monitoring and Modeling System. Sensors 2017, 17, 1998.
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