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Why inspection photos should not live in a zip
A zip is a convenient way to hand someone a pile of files. It is a poor way to keep a building’s inspection record alive.
What a zip actually does
It compresses everything into one download. The other person unpacks it, maybe renames a folder, and the photos leave the place they came from. Place, date, and any note about a crack sit only in the filename — if they sit anywhere at all.
What breaks later
Hard to find the elevation
Finding the right elevation means guessing which file is which.
Follow-ups split across threads
A follow-up from last year is in a different thread than this year’s flight.
Too much for the contractor
The contractor gets the whole archive when they only needed three photos.
Compare becomes guesswork
Comparing two visits means opening two folders and hoping the angles match.
What to do instead
Keep photos with the building on a map. Flag follow-ups on the photo. Open the same spot from an earlier visit beside the new one. Share a link for the finding — not another zip.
How Skycat Photo fits
Skycat Photo is built for that: place and date first, marks on the image, compare two dates, share in the browser. Recipients do not need an account.
Questions
Keep the record with the building
Ask about a survey for your site, or Photo for your own captures.