Applying Reactive Twins to Enhance Monument Information Systems

ARTEMIS (Applying Reactive Twins to Enhance Monument Information Systems) is a Horizon Europe project within a framework that develops content for the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH). A total of €110 million has been allocated for the digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector under this framework. ARTEMIS is an integral part of this initiative, aimed at developing new digital tools that will be freely accessible within the ECCCH cloud.

The project focuses on preserving, restoring, and protecting cultural heritage using digital twin technology. A digital twin can range from a 3D model of an artifact to the archaeological monuments of an entire country stored in a spatial database, both equipped with necessary (meta)data. These digital twins will serve as the foundation for leveraging technologies like augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), repositories of digital documentation for heritage objects with 3D models, or simulations of real object behaviors under various conditions and external factors.

ZRC SAZU contributes to the project as a specialist in spatial data. Specifically, our work focuses on developing an alert system for the risk assessment of archaeological sites during natural disasters. Using artificial intelligence, this system will integrate a spatial database of archaeological sites with weather warnings and predictive risk models that we will develop in-house.

In addition to ZRC SAZU, the project involves 23 partners from 8 different countries.