Internet-of-Things principles applied to geotechnical monitoring activities: The Internet of Natural Hazards (IoNH) approach

Internet of Things (IoT) represents a technology approach where sensors and actuators are embedded into physical objects and interconnected through a network, allowing for information sharing and interaction between single components. The integration of these principles in different fields and scenarios, like logistics, healthcare and home automation, has significantly improved the processes overall performances. This paper presents an application of these concepts to the geotechnical field, involving the integration of innovative monitoring tools with remotely controlled devices, deep machine-learning algorithms and interactive visualization platforms. The result is an IoT-based approach to geotechnical monitoring, defined as Internet of Natural Hazards (IoNH).