Company
Date Published
Author
Nathan McMinn
Word count
1655
Language
English
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None

Summary

This installment of the "Community Member Spotlight" series highlights Nathan McMinn, CTO and co-founder at Conserv, a company that helps collections care professionals around the world understand their collections' environments, make decisions to optimize conditions, and better protect historical artifacts. Think about your favorite museum - all objects housed within exist to tell stories of the past and help us understand more about systems. Without proper care, which starts with correct environment, those artifacts are doomed to deteriorate and will eventually be lost forever. Conserv started in early 2019 with a mission to bring better preventive care to the world's collections, serving anyone charged with long-term preservation of physical objects. They've built a platform to help collections gather data required to understand and predict long-term risks, get insights into their data, and plan for how to mitigate and improve preservation environments. Conserv uses TimescaleDB to store IoT sensor readings and related metrics, providing actionable insights to customers and offering in-depth analysis and predictions. The company's solution consists of fleets of LoRaWAN sensors taking detailed environmental readings on a schedule, as well as event-driven data. Their UI makes it simple to add human observations to any data point, collection, or date. With TimescaleDB, Conserv can provide actionable insights and in-depth analysis, helping customers develop plans to care for objects in the short, mid, and long-term. The company's small team of 6 members plays a key role in their business, with each member making a big impact.