IoHCT: Internet of Cultural Heritage Things Digital Twins for Conservation and Health Monitoring of Cultural in the Age of Digital Transformation

Abstract

AbstractThe Building Information Modeling (BIM) technique is gaining traction and has many applications, including asset management and new construction facilities. It has recently been used to preserve constructed heritage as part of the so-called Historical BIM (HBIM) field. A BIM model powered by Digital Twins (DT) is an ideal instrument for monitoring and inferring the behavior, deterioration of heritage structures, performance, collecting and classifying varied data that can co-exist in the model of an asset for artifact preservation. The value of the first original copy is directly proportional to the quality of the model multiplied by the intrinsic value of the original, if and only if the first original can be identified and validated. This paper emphasizes the necessity to explore the importance of heritage assets in the HBIM process and discuss a new framework integrating HBIM, DT, and blockchain technology to provide a more efficient and effective preventive conservation. On the other hand, digital copies are subject to further reproductions, and therefore, the value of an exact copy can never be considered equivalent to its original. So, a blockchain approach is suggested to credit, Identifying and authenticate the first original copy. Problems, challenges, and future trends have been proposed and presented.KeywordsDigital twinsBuilding information modeling (BIM)Historic building information modeling (HBIM)Heritage conservationSensor networksInternet of thingsArtificial intelligenceMachine learningInternet of heritage cultural things (IoHCT)