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Findings And The Evidence Chain

How InSite findings preserve source evidence, geometry, reviewer notes, severity, category, status, and report traceability.

Updated 2026-05-0612 minreviewers, managers, buyers

What A Finding Is

A finding is a structured inspection observation. It is not just a screenshot or a comment. It combines what was observed, where it was observed, how severe it is, which category it belongs to, what evidence supports it, and whether it has been resolved or published.

Finding Parts

Geometry
Pixel, map, or 3D anchor that locates the observation.
Category
Defect or observation type from the tenant taxonomy.
Severity
Operational importance and urgency.
Status
Open, resolved, draft, published, or other workflow state depending on context.
Evidence
Source frame, viewer capture, or derived visual proof used to support the finding.
Narrative
Title, notes, recommendation, report narrative, and internal notes.

Evidence Capture

Evidence capture preserves what the reviewer saw at the moment a finding was saved or added to a report. This matters because a viewer can have zoom, layers, overlays, thermal palette, product mode, or 3D rendering controls active.

Report Traceability

A report should be able to explain which mission, source file, workflow, geometry, reviewer action, and evidence capture produced each finding. This traceability is one of the main reasons to use a structured inspection platform instead of a folder-and-document process.

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