Abstract
Cultural relics represent national or even global resources of inestimable value. How to efficiently manage and preserve these cultural relics is a vitally important issue. To achieve this goal, this study proposed, designed, and implemented an RFID and Sensor Web–enabled smart cultural relics management system (SCRMS). In this system, active photovoltaic subtle energy-powered Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is used for long-range contactless identification and lifecycle management of cultural relics during their storage and circulation. In addition, different types of ambient sensors are integrated with the RFID tags and deployed around cultural relics to monitor their environmental parameters, helping to ensure that they remain in good condition. An Android-based smart mobile application, as middleware, is used in collaboration with RFID readers to collect information and provide convenient management for the circulation of cultural relics. Moreover, multiple sensing techniques are taken advantage of simultaneously for preservation of cultural relics. The proposed system was successfully applied to a museum in the Yongding District, Fujian Province, China, demonstrating its feasibility and advantages for smart and efficient management and preservation of cultural relics.
Highlights
Cultural relics represent national or even global resources of inestimable value [1]
In focusing on on three three aspects aspects of of cultural cultural relic relic Inthis this section, section, we we present present the the results, results, primarily focusing management: management:initial initialregistration, registration, circulation, circulation, and and preservation
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag tag attached attached to the cultural relic is automatically reader
Summary
Cultural relics represent national or even global resources of inestimable value [1]. Relics are a type of historic and cultural inheritance that are usually used for enjoyment and educational purposes. Relics can be found stored in warehouses, exhibited in museums, and sometimes circulated among museums for various purposes. During these processes, two issues are fairly critical: (1) massive numbers of cultural relics must be identified and recorded as they move in and out of museums and checked frequently for stock inventory purposes; (2) damage from the natural environment, thefts and lost items occur frequently, causing serious cultural and socio-economic losses. Many museums still adopt traditional schemes, including backward manual handwritten methods which are quite time consuming and error-prone, and barcode methods that require line-of-sight of the cultural relics
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