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126chie y at creating more economical sustainabil- ity models through the use of smart technolo- gies. Spanish, French and Portuguese companies, technology centres, institutions and bodies, coordinated by the Fundación Santa María la Real de Aguilar de Campoo, are involved in de- veloping this system, which is based on sensors, the Internet of Things and cloud computing.Monitoring heritage through the SHbuildings system makes it possible to analyse various parameters and detect possible abnormalities, establishing a speci c preventive conservation plan for each heritage building. Minimising the e orts devoted to restoration work, mainte- nance and management of monumental build- ings amounts to an improvement in the overall management of historic buildings.1.2 BIM (Building Information Modelling)BIM (Building Information Modelling) techniques refer to the process of generating and managing the data on a building throughout its lifecycle.The use of BIM techniques has grown sig- ni cantly over the past decade in the eld of cultural heritage recording and it is considered an important stage prior to the construction of virtual environments. Architects, archaeologists, conservators, engineers and other heritage professionals have found BIM techniques to bea major ally, as they are changing the traditional way of performing the tasks of documenting and administering historic properties.This new approach is due to the recognition of BIM techniques as a technology that meets the growing demand for the creation of a multidisci- plinary database, which is essential to the man- agement of a building’s lifecycle and includes information on intervention tasks that are part of the record and inventory of heritage assets.BIM is basically a 3D digital representation of a site, structure or building with its intrinsic characteristics. It features smart construction components or characteristics of its surround- ings, including data attributes and parametric rules for each object. BIM technology holds a number of advantages over CAD techniques (computer-aided design) as it is capable of managing information and not just graphics.BIM thus makes it possible to create a digital representation with the physical and functional characteristics of a heritage asset. It is a resource for knowledge sharing that provides information of primary importance to making future deci- sions during the asset’s lifecycle.Sandstone, Heritage Documentation SoftwareSandstone, Heritage Documentation Softwareis the name of a heritage recording application that has been developed in various phases by Integrated Conservation Resources (ICR) and the World Monuments Fund. Several Spanish insti- tutions have collaborated on the project, suchas the Fundación Catedral Santa María (FCSM), the Fundación Catedral de Santiago (FCS), the Instituto de Patrimonio Cultural Español (IPCE) and the Fundación Barrie.This software, specialised in heritage conservation and recording processes, has been put into practice as part of the Programa Catedral, which includes case studies and diagnoses for restoring the Portal of Glory of Santiago de Compostela cathedral and interventions on Vitoria-Gasteiz cathedral.Sandstone’s YouTube channel22 provides tuto- rials explaining how to install and con gurethe software using various modules such as PostgreSQL, a structured consultation tool, the geographic information system called Sandstone GIS, and Sandstone Library, libraries that enable all the information contained in this database to be managed.1. DOCUMENTATION, DIAGNOSIS AND CONSERVATIONThe use of digital technologies in the conservation, analysis and dissemination of cultural heritage