CROMO
CROwdsourced MOnitoring of distributed Cultural Resources
Project overview
CROMO (CROwdsourced MOnitoring of distributed Cultural Resources) develops a distributed platform that enables users to contribute photographs for the monitoring of widespread cultural heritage. The collected images are analysed using Artificial Intelligence tools, with the aim of providing useful information and decision support for the management and protection of cultural assets. The project was selected under the CHANGES Cascade Funding Call, Extended Partnership PE5 – Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Sustainable Society, Spoke 8.
Objectives
CROMO (CROwdsourced MOnitoring of distributed Cultural Resources) aims to develop a distributed platform for the participatory monitoring of widespread cultural heritage.
The project aims to:
- Involve users in collecting information about cultural assets through photographs.
- Promote collaborative and distributed monitoring of cultural heritage.
- Apply Artificial Intelligence tools to analyse the collected images.
- Provide useful information to support decisions concerning the management and protection of cultural assets.
- Encourage a participatory approach to the knowledge and preservation of cultural heritage.
Technologies and activities
The project develops a distributed platform integrating user-submitted photographs with Artificial Intelligence-based analysis tools.
The main activities include:
- Crowdsourcing: participatory collection of photographs of cultural assets.
- Distributed platform: management and organisation of the collected contributions.
- Artificial Intelligence: automated analysis of photographs to extract relevant information.
- Decision support: processing of information to support heritage management and monitoring decisions.
Collaboration
CROMO was selected under the CHANGES Cascade Funding Call, part of the Extended Partnership PE5 – Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Sustainable Society, Spoke 8.
The project involves six organisations with complementary expertise:
- CeRICT: Regional Competence Centre for Information and Communication Technology.
- Department of Computer Science – University of Salerno: expertise in computer systems and distributed platforms.
- Department of Industrial Engineering – University of Salerno: engineering expertise.
- Department of Cultural Heritage Sciences (DiSPaC) – University of Salerno: expertise in cultural heritage.
- QuantumNet: project partner contributing to the project activities.
- Cityopensource: project partner contributing to the project activities.
Expected results
The project aims to deliver a distributed platform for the participatory monitoring of widespread cultural assets.
By integrating photographs collected from users with Artificial Intelligence tools, the platform will transform contributions into useful information to support decision-making processes concerning the management, protection and preservation of cultural heritage.
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Partners
- CeRICT
- Department of Computer Science – University of Salerno
- Department of Industrial Engineering – University of Salerno
- Department of Cultural Heritage Sciences (DiSPaC)
- QuantumNet
- Cityopensource