Visual progress tracking and BIM
Compares photographs from different dates and prepares evidence of progress; connects existing models and data. Specific pilot; no exact percentages from a photo.
What it is
Visual tracking compares site photographs taken on different dates from similar points and prepares an orderly evidence of how it evolves; BIM integrations connect models and data you already have. It is a per-project pilot: it does not infer exact progress percentages from a photo.
Who it's for
Site management, project managers and owners who need to show and document progress with something more reliable than loose photos, and teams already working with BIM models.
The problem
Progress is shown with scattered photos and Excel sheets, without a clear visual before-and-after thread. And BIM models, when they exist, live apart from the day-to-day of the site.
How it works
The process, step by step.
- 01
Periodic capture
Photos are collected by date and zone from comparable viewpoints.
- 02
Comparison by date
The system aligns and orders the images to see the evolution of the same zone.
- 03
Orderly evidence
It prepares visual evidence of progress; it does not claim an exact percentage a photo cannot prove.
- 04
BIM connection
When applicable, existing models and data are connected; scope and licences are assessed per project.
What you get
The delivered result.
A visual comparison by date of the same site zone.
Orderly progress evidence for management, owner or client.
Connection with your existing BIM models and data, when present.
An honest scope: what a photo does prove, without inventing percentages.
What it needs
- Periodic photos from similar viewpoints (or agreed fixed points).
- If there is BIM, the model and the software you work it with.
- What you want to document: milestones, specific zones, comparison by date.
A concrete example
The same corner of level 2, photographed each week from the same point. The comparison shows the slab, then the partitions, then the services. It serves a visual certification and documents progress, without claiming “67% complete” from the image.
What a person reviews
Always site management. The system orders visual evidence; the judgment on degree of progress and certification is made by a person, not a photo.
Possible integrations
Possibilities subject to assessment until verified.
- · Existing BIM tools and models (Autodesk, Bentley or others); assessment and licences per project.
- · Photo storage by date, zone and project.
Limits and conditions
- · It does not infer exact progress percentages from a photo: that would be inventing it.
- · It depends on third parties: BIM licences and capabilities belong to their makers, not us.
- · It is a per-project pilot; scope is bounded before promising anything.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does it tell me the job's progress percentage?
Not from a photo, and we don't promise it. An image proves a zone went from slab to partitions; it does not prove a “67%”. The system orders the visual evidence by date and the decision on degree of progress is made by site management.
Do I need BIM to use it?
No. Photo-based visual tracking works on its own. BIM is an optional integration for those already working with models; its scope and licences are assessed per project because they depend on third parties.
Why is it a “per-project pilot” and not a closed service?
Because this is the most hardware-dependent (cameras, fixed points) and third-party-dependent (BIM) part of the whole area. We prefer to bound a concrete pilot and measure what it adds before selling it as something finished.
How do we start?
With one zone of one site and a photo cadence. We set up the comparison by date, check the evidence is useful to certify or document, and only then consider BIM integration if it makes sense.
Let's start with one process and one site.
The first engagement is small and demonstrable: one process, concrete data and a measured result. Tell us yours.
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