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Low-cost system for monitoring environmental parameters and sending data to the network in a small museum


Abstract


The preventive conservation of works of art is a subject of great interest in any museum or collection. As a core part of this conservation, it is necessary to monitor the main environmental variables, relative humidity and temperature, whose values can influence the evolution of the state of the pieces. The data collected must be stored and managed appropriately in order to extract relevant information for the conservation of the pieces. In small museums and collections, this task of collection and analysis may not be well covered, both for technical and budgetary reasons. This paper proposes a prototype of very low-cost sensors, with near real-time data sent to a local server, which can be the first step towards proper monitoring within the reach of any small collector.

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Sensors; low cost; environmental monitoring; small museums; preventive conservation; art works;cultural heritage

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2423/i22394303v16n1p113

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