SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING RECORDS BASED ON CONSTRUCTION SITE IMAGES

1 . A method for updating records based on construction site images, the method comprising:

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

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

updating at least one electronic record associated with the construction site based on the detected at least one object.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

analyzing the image data to identify at least one position related to the at least one object; and

further basing the update to the at least one electronic record on the at least one position.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

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

further basing the update to the at least one electronic record on the at least one property.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

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

using the at least one property to select the at least one electronic record of a plurality of alternative electronic records associated with the construction site.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic record comprises a searchable database, and wherein updating the at least one electronic record comprises indexing the at least one object in the searchable database.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

searching the searchable database for a record related to the at least one object;

in response to a determination that the searchable database includes a record related to the at least one object, updating the record related to the at least one object; and

in response to a determination that the searchable database do not include a record related to the at least one object, adding a record related to the at least one object to the searchable database.

7 . 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 update to the at least one electronic record is based on a comparison of the first image and the second image.

8 . The method of claim 1 , 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 update to the at least one electronic record is based on the number of tiles.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic record comprises at least one as-built model associated with the construction site, and the update to the at least one electronic record comprises a modification of at least one the as-built model.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic record comprises at least one project schedule associated with the construction site, and the update to the at least one electronic record comprises an update of at least one projected date in the at least one project schedule.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic record comprises at least one financial record associated with the construction site, and the update to the at least one electronic record comprises an update of at least one amount in the at least one financial record.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic record comprises at least one progress record associated with the construction site, and the update to the at least one electronic record comprises an update of at least one progress status corresponding to at least one task in the at least one progress record.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one electronic record comprises information based on at least one image captured from at least one additional construction site.

14 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

analyzing the image data to identify at least one safety issue related to the detected at least one object; and

record information related to the at least one safety issue in the at least one electronic record.

15 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

analyzing the image data to identify at least one construction error related to the detected at least one object; and

record information related to the at least one construction error in the at least one electronic record.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein updating the at least one electronic record associated with the construction site is further based on a time associated with the image data.

17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein updating the at least one electronic record associated with the construction site is further based on a position associated with the image data.

18 . A system for updating records 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:

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

update at least one electronic record associated with the construction site based on the detected at least one object.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one electronic record comprises a searchable database, updating the at least one electronic record comprises indexing the at least one object in the searchable database, and the at least one processor is further configured to:

search the searchable database for a record related to the at least one object;

in response to a determination that the searchable database includes a record related to the at least one object, update the record related to the at least one object; and

in response to a determination that the searchable database do not include a record related to the at least one object, add a record related to the at least one object to the searchable database.

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

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

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

updating at least one electronic record associated with the construction site based on the detected at least one object.