Photo archive search, by text
Construction projects accumulate 5,000+ photos by closeout. Finding 'the photo of the elevator pit before the slab pour' three months later is forensic. Forward indexes the archive on connect and answers location + date + photographer queries over text.
Why the photo archive matters
Field photos are the most-used evidence type in commercial- construction disputes:
- Pre-pour conditions (slab, rebar, embedded MEP)
- Existing conditions before demolition
- Damage / safety walkthroughs
- Sub installation progression
- Punch-list item documentation
Most projects shoot 5,000-20,000 photos by closeout, scattered across Procore photos, OneDrive folders, individual phones, and personal Dropbox accounts. Retrieval is forensic.
What Forward indexes
Forward pulls from your project’s connected photo sources:
- Procore Photos (with location tags + dates + uploader)
- OneDrive / SharePoint folders the GC designates as photo archives
- Photos texted to the Forward number during the project
Each photo gets a vision-model pass on ingestion to attach a searchable description (panelboard / valve / sprinkler head / cracked tile / etc.) so foremen can ask “photos of the cracked tile in room 207” and get hits even when the original photo wasn’t named that way.
Useful query shapes
- By location: “every photo of the elevator pit”
- By date range: “photos from March 12-14”
- By photographer: “Mike Rivera’s photos this week”
- By content: “photos of the panel before the slab”
- By trade: “mechanical-trade photos from level 3”
The dispute-resolution story
Three months later, the sub claims the cracked floor tile in room 207 was pre-existing damage they noted on day 1. The GC super texts “all photos of room 207 from week 1 of construction”. Forward returns the relevant photos with upload timestamps + uploader. Either the sub’s claim holds up, or it doesn’t.
How to try it
Drop your email above for early-access. Photo archive indexing is included in any Procore + OneDrive connection.
Try Forward right now
Drop your email above for early access — or skip the form and text +1 (682) 300-6750 from your phone. The live demo answers anything you can ask a project manager in plain English — no signup needed.