This week at CM Malaga, the event promoting the adoption of technological and cutting-edge solutions in the cultural sector, the Eurecat technology centre presents innovative tools for the preservation of remote cultural heritage through monitoring technology and digitalisation techniques and artificial intelligence for the identification and early detection of threats.
Specifically, the ARGUS project integrates technologies for satellite, aerial and terrestrial remote sensing, predictive analysis using AI, as well as digital twins and advanced displays, which make it possible to “generate preventive maintenance strategies and continuous and remote monitoring of the state of heritage elements such as buildings, archaeological sites or natural reserves”, says Eurecat’s Advanced Manufacturing Systems Unit researcher, Laura Puigpinós.
Along these lines, the ARGUS project will test the technologies in five pilot sites across Europe. These sites are the underground cellars of Baltanás, in the province of Palencia, which constitute the largest complex of underground cellars in Spain (declared an Asset of Cultural Interest for its living ethnological value), the ancient site of the island of Delos in Greece, the medieval fortifications of Schenkenberg Castle in Switzerland, and the Lucretili Mountains and the Abbey of Sant’Antonio di Ranverso in Italy.
The project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme with a budget of 4 million euros, is coordinated by the Athena Research Centre and is made up of 12 partners from six different countries.