Preserving the Potala Palace

Digital solutions

The Potala Palace Heritage Monitoring Center uses artificial intelligence, internet and big data to track structural stability, including monitoring wooden beams, walls and seismic activity. It also monitors environmental conditions, including humidity, temperature and pollutants.

Tenzin Kelsang, a staff member at the center, says the structural monitoring system has shifted the Potala Palace from passive repair after incidents to proactive prevention, where risks are discovered in advance.

"The main function of the center is to provide necessary data for emergency reinforcement, repair projects, security technology and other major conservation projects, as well as to provide a decision-making basis for the protection of the palace's heritage," says Tenzin Kelsang.

Modern technology, the internet and big data have been utilized to establish a comprehensive management platform for the Potala Palace.

This platform plays a vital role in the daily management and scientific protection of the palace's ancient buildings and cultural relics.