title: Monitoring architectural heritage by wireless sensors networks: San Gimignano--a case study.
abstract: This paper describes a wireless sensor network (WSN) used to monitor the health state of architectural heritage in real-time. The WSN has been deployed and tested on the "Rognosa" tower in the medieval village of San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy. This technology, being non-invasive, mimetic, and long lasting, is particularly well suited for long term monitoring and on-line diagnosis of the conservation state of heritage buildings. The proposed monitoring system comprises radio-equipped nodes linked to suitable sensors capable of monitoring crucial parameters like: temperature, humidity, masonry cracks, pouring rain, and visual light. The access to data is granted by a user interface for remote control. The WSN can autonomously send remote alarms when predefined thresholds are reached.
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of Siena, Via Roma 56, Siena 53100, Italy. alemecoc@alice.it.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mecocci
authors.affiliation: Department of Information Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of Siena, Via Roma 56, Siena 53100, Italy. abrardo@dii.unisi.it.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abrardo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D007558:Italy; D058998:Remote Sensing Technology; D013696:Temperature; D059015:Wireless Technology