System and method for providing information based on construction site images

1. A method for providing information based on construction site images, the method comprising:

obtaining image data captured from a construction site using at least one image sensor;

obtaining at least one electronic record associated with the construction site;

analyzing the image data to identify at least one discrepancy between the at least one electronic record and the construction site;

analyzing the image data to identify at least one construction error;

analyzing the image data to identify a type of the at least one construction error;

providing information to a user based on the identified at least one discrepancy, the provided information comprises an indication of the at least one construction error; and

based on the identified type, forgoing providing at least part of the information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic record comprises a construction plan associated with the construction site, and the at least one discrepancy comprises a discrepancy between the construction plan and the construction site.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic record comprises a project schedule associated with the construction site, and the at least one discrepancy comprises a discrepancy between the project schedule and the construction site.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic record comprises a financial record associated with the construction site, and the at least one discrepancy comprises a discrepancy between the financial record and the construction site.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic record comprises a progress record associated with the construction site, and the at least one discrepancy comprises a discrepancy between the progress record and the construction site.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

analyzing the image data to compute a measure of the at least one discrepancy;

comparing the computed measure of the at least one discrepancy with a selected threshold; and

based on a result of the comparison, forgoing providing the information.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining data based on image data captured from at least one additional construction site, and wherein providing the information is further based on the data based on the image data captured from the at least one additional construction site.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

analyzing the image data to detect at least one object in the construction site;

analyzing the image data to identify at least one property of the at least one object; and

further basing providing the information on the at least one property.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein providing the information is further based on at least one position associated with the at least one object.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the image data comprises one or more indoor images of the construction site, the at least one object comprises a plurality of tiles paving an indoor floor, the at least one property comprises a number of tiles, and the provided information comprises an indication about a discrepancy between the number of tiles and the at least one electronic record.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining position data associated with at least part of the image data, and wherein providing the information is further based on the position data.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining time associated with at least part of the image data, and wherein providing the information is further based on the time.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image data comprises at least a first image corresponding to a first point in time and a second image corresponding to a second point in time, the elapsed time between the first point in time and the second point in time is at least one day, and the analysis of the image data for the identification of the at least one discrepancy comprises comparing the first image with the second image.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the provided information comprises safety data.

15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising presenting an indication of a location of the at least one construction error on a map.

16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

presenting to the user an image depicting the at least one construction error with a visual indication of the at least one construction error.

17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

analyzing the image data to determine a severity associated with the at least one construction error; and

based on the determined severity, forgoing providing at least part of the information.

18. A system for providing information based on construction site images, the system comprising:

at least one image sensor configured to capture image data from a construction site; and

at least one processor configured to:

obtain at least one electronic record associated with the construction site;

analyze the image data to identify at least one discrepancy between the at least one electronic record and the construction site;

analyze the image data to identify at least one construction error:

analyze the image data to identify a type of the at least one construction error;

provide information to a user based on the identified at least one discrepancy, the provided information comprises an indication of the at least one construction error; and

based on the identified type, forgo providing at least part of the information.

19. The system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

analyze the image data to compute a measure of the at least one discrepancy;

compare the computed measure of the at least one discrepancy with a selected threshold; and

based on a result of the comparison, withhold providing the information.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing data and computer implementable instructions for carrying out a method for providing information based on construction site images, the method comprising:

obtaining image data captured from a construction site using at least one image sensor;

obtaining at least one electronic record associated with the construction site;

analyzing the image data to identify at least one discrepancy between the at least one electronic record and the construction site;

analyzing the image data to identify at least one construction error:

analyzing the image data to identify a type of the at least one construction error:

providing information to a user based on the identified at least one discrepancy, the provided information comprises an indication of the at least one construction error: and

based on the identified type, forgoing providing at least part of the information.