360 degree documentation
360° Construction Site Documentation: How It Works
By SiteSureLabs · Published · 3 min read
The short answer
360-degree construction documentation records a site as panoramic photos taken at planned points, usually mapped to the floor plan, so people can look around each room remotely and compare it with earlier captures. It records what is visible on the day of capture and complements, rather than replaces, inspection.
How capture works
- Pick the floor and open its plan.
- Walk to the planned capture points and take a 360° photo at each.
- Each photo is linked to its point on the plan and to the date.
- The photos are stitched and organised, in order, into a walkthrough.
- Repeat on a regular schedule, so the same places can be compared over time.
What teams use it for
- Remote progress review by people who cannot visit the site.
- A dated visual record of rooms, for example before finishes cover services.
- Comparing the same location on different dates.
- Sharing context with consultants and clients without a site visit.
Capture habits that make the record useful
- Use the same route and the same points each time.
- Name floors and rooms consistently.
- Avoid shooting straight into bright windows where you can.
- Capture before services and finishes cover the work you may need to see later.
- Keep a regular cadence tied to project milestones and review meetings.
Where AI fits
AI can look across captures to estimate progress for each room or activity, and flag areas that have no recent coverage. Treat an estimate as an aid to review, not as a measured quantity. A good tool shows how confident the estimate is, so people know when to look more closely.
The limits
- Images show visible surfaces only. Work inside walls or slabs is not shown unless it was captured before it was covered.
- Image quality, lighting and coverage decide how much can be seen.
- 360° documentation does not replace inspection, measurement or testing.
How SiteVision approaches it
SiteVision captures rooms in 360° against the floor plan: labelled points show where to capture, and the panoramas stitch automatically. Captures are published as walkthroughs with a floor-plan map and a capture timeline. It estimates progress per floor, shows its confidence and flags coverage gaps. Its assistant, Drishti, answers questions about progress, quality and completion in plain language, and progress views can be exported as PDF and Excel.
Frequently asked questions
What is 360 degree construction documentation?
- A record of the site as panoramic photos taken at planned points, usually mapped to the floor plan, so each room can be viewed remotely and compared across dates.
What do I need to capture a site?
- A way to take 360° photos. SiteVision’s workflow expects 360° photos taken at the labelled points on the floor plan. Contact us about supported devices.
How often should a site be captured?
- There is no universal rule. Choose a cadence that follows your milestones and review meetings, and keep it consistent so captures can be compared.
Can 360° documentation replace site visits?
- No. It shows what is visible on the capture date. Inspection, measurement and testing still need people on site.