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What Is InSite?

Learn how InSite turns drone evidence into traceable inspection decisions, mission records, maps, 3D views, findings, and reports.

Updated 2026-05-069 minbuyers, operators, reviewers
InSite inspection viewer with paired RGB and thermal evidence

Short Summary

InSite is an inspection operations platform for field assets, missions, drone evidence, workflow outputs, findings, and reports. It is built for teams that need more than file storage: reviewers need to understand what was captured, where it belongs, whether it is ready to inspect, what decisions came from it, and which evidence supports each decision.

The system organizes work around assets and missions. An asset is the physical site or structure being inspected. A mission is a dated operational event for that asset. Each mission can hold multiple workflow outputs such as RGB and thermal inspection imagery, documentation photos, panorama context, orthophotos, point clouds, site-layout files, and reports.

Core Data Model

Asset
The persistent inspected object or site. Assets group missions, site identity, operational context, and portfolio history.
Mission
A capture or inspection event for an asset. Missions hold uploads, workflow status, findings, and reports.
Workflow
A specialized workspace for a mission output, such as Inspection, Orthophoto, Point Cloud, Documentation, Panorama, Site Layout, Modeling, LoS, or Reports.
Finding
A structured observation with geometry, severity, category, notes, evidence capture, status, and reporting state.
Report
A versioned delivery artifact that imports selected findings and supporting evidence from the mission record.

Why InSite Exists

Drone capture produces large volumes of useful evidence, but the operational problem starts after capture. Reviewers must decide which images are usable, pair RGB and thermal context, measure defects, find anomalies, create defensible findings, and turn those findings into reports without losing the proof chain.

InSite reduces that handoff cost by putting review, measurement, findings, metadata, and reporting in the same mission workspace. The goal is not only to store files; it is to preserve the decision trail from source evidence to final report.

  • Keep raw and processed evidence attached to the correct mission.
  • Expose workflow readiness instead of hiding processing state inside folders.
  • Let reviewers create findings directly on images, maps, and 3D scenes.
  • Store measurement assumptions, confidence, and evidence captures with findings.
  • Produce shareable reports from approved mission evidence.

Who Uses It

  • Inspection service providers who need faster review and report delivery.
  • Tower owners and infrastructure operators who need traceable inspection decisions.
  • Engineering teams that care about measurement assumptions and metadata quality.
  • Operations managers who need portfolio-level mission status and exceptions.
  • Buyers evaluating whether drone evidence can replace or reduce site revisits.

Public Buyer Value

For teams researching inspection software, InSite should be understood as a workflow system for evidence review, not simply a viewer. The public documentation explains the product, the inspection science, the limits of measurement, and the exact tasks users can perform.

FAQ

Is InSite only for telecom towers?

The current product language and workflows are strongest for telecom and field infrastructure, but the asset, mission, evidence, finding, and reporting model can support other inspected structures.

Does InSite replace photogrammetry processing software?

InSite stores and reviews processed outputs such as orthophotos and point clouds. It also tracks pipeline status and variants where processing is integrated, but the main product value is operational review and evidence traceability.

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