Construction Photos Need Better Retrieval
Taking better photos is only half the problem. The other half is making them easy to find when they matter.
Construction photos need better retrieval, not just better photos or better cameras. Most construction camera products focus on taking better photos, but the hard part begins five minutes after you take one.
Where was this taken?
What drawing does it relate to?
Will someone be able to find it six months to two years from now?
Is it good enough to cover our liability if someone blames us for damage that was already there?
Capture is only half the problem. Capturing photos with useful metadata—and making those photos easy to retrieve—is the full picture.