Mobile App Construction Photo Reporting Makes Work Super Fast

設備工事で重要になるのが「目に見えない部分」です。例えば床下などに這う水道の配管などは「目に見えない部分」ですし、屋外の道路下を通る電気配線も同様です。これらの工事が疎かな場合にはそのリスクも甚大です。

火災、漏水などのリスクは発覚した時点で既に手遅れとなっているケースが少なくありません。水道の配管などは色で明確に区別するなど工夫されており、施工時の綺麗な写真の撮影もまたリスク低減において必要な条件といえます。

工事写真の撮影と管理は、社内ノウハウを蓄積する意味でも、完工後のトラブルを避ける意味でも非常に大切です。

また、写真報告書を綺麗に作成してすぐ引き出せる場所に保存することは、施工業務の標準化にも繋がります。

1. What are the characteristics of equipment that are advantageous for construction photography?

Install Anywhere

The construction photo application can be installed basically anywhere, so you can start using the application even when you are on the road. This makes the footwork lighter than using a digital camera, which must be brought along each time.

Economical free software

The advantage of free software is that it is free. Free is often thought of as inferior in terms of performance and insecure in terms of security, but free software (apps) for smartphones are free but still maintain high performance and robust maintainability. Construction photo apps are similarly free and offer high performance.

Related article: “What is the Security of Free Software “Apps” for Smartphones?

App is available to everyone

工事写真アプリは誰でも簡単に利用を開始できます。外部の工事会社に仕事を依頼する際に、利用開始の手順や操作を説明するのが困難なシチュエーションはほとんどありません。取引先と自社で共通のアプリを利用して同じデータを常に共有できるのも、大きなメリットといえます。

物件にIDを招待すれば、互いのアプリから同一の写真報告書を確認できる

3. Easily attach photos to reports

Easy and convenient confirmation of close-up images

Photographs in a report sometimes require close-up shots of details. Taking detailed pictures of where components were installed and how wiring was tied is important in construction of hidden parts of the building, such as electrical work. With a smartphone, unlike a digital camera, you can check the images on a large screen.

 

Construction photos can be used as a reference not only for confirmation after completion of construction, but also for construction at similar properties. Taking a large number of beautiful photos is a good way to accumulate know-how, but on the other hand, the conventional practice of taking a large number of photos makes it time-consuming to organize the photos and prepare reports, a contradiction that has existed in the past. With a smartphone application, the time required for organizing photos is reduced to almost zero, thus resolving this contradiction.

*Related article: “Simple work is just a pain. The only way to make the task easier is to reduce the number of photos.”

Capable of shooting in tight spaces

Photographs of construction sites, for example, under ceilings and floors, are important documents for construction verification. Using an application with an electronic blackboard on a smartphone, it is possible to take pictures even in a confined space. It will be very useful for taking pictures in places such as behind ceilings.

Related article: “A must-see for those in charge! Electronic Blackboards to Increase Productivity at Construction Sites│Know-how to introduce them” (Japanese only)

4. Send construction photos at the touch of a button

Easy and quick to make

The construction photo app also makes it easy to reorder photos. With a digital camera, photos had to be sorted using paid packaged software or Excel macro, but the construction photo app makes it possible to sort photos with a finger. Of course, if the app is in the cloud, a large number of photos can be edited from a computer. The “speed” is different because of the increased efficiency.

Quick delivery of photo ledgers

With the construction photo application, sending ledgers is very easy. Since the files are stored in the cloud, they can be viewed from any device that has access to them. The advantage is that files other than construction photos can be easily retrieved. The system can be operated with a smartphone, tablet, or PC.

5. Conditions for secure data storage

Safe in case of server failure

デジカメ用に社内サーバーのスペースを利用することは多いですが、サーバーはクラッシュのリスクがあります。クラウド保管は、サーバーよりも信頼性の点で優位に立ちます。複数拠点に暗号化され分散保管されているからです。

どこかの拠点の情報だけではデータは抜き取れず、1箇所のデータが飛んでも、残りの拠点のデータで復元できる仕組みが確立されています。重要な写真の保管では、より効果的です。

Ledger management from multiple terminals

複数の端末からアクセスが簡単にできるのは、クラウドならではの利点といえます。台帳をクラウド上に作成すれば、急な顧客の提出要望にも素早く対応が可能です。

もしくは社内納期を遵守するため残業する必要もありません。データ受け渡しを待たず、写真報告書の確認、修正作業に取り掛かれるからです。

From taking photos to completing the report and reporting

6. Eliminates the need to organize construction photos by property