Smart Metrology is a modern approach to industrial metrology. The name was introduced by Jean-Michel Pou and Laurent Leblond, a French meteorologist and a French statistician. The term was coined in their book, La Smart Metrology: De la métrologie des instruments à la métrologie des décisions. It was then adopted by Deltamu, a French company providing services in the field of industrial metrology.
The approach promoted by Smart Metrology applies the exploitation of data and information, including that provided by big data, to implement an approach based on the three pillars of metrology (uncertainty, calibration and traceability) in industrial applications.