360° street-level imagery captured during field surveys provides a navigable corridor record for remote inspection, documentation, and stakeholder review.
360° street view imagery creates a continuous photographic record of a route corridor that can be navigated remotely — enabling inspection, documentation, and review without repeated field visits.
The 360° Survey Workflow
Capture Phase
- Mount a 360° camera (Ricoh Theta, Insta360, or similar) to the survey vehicle - Record video or triggered photo sequences while driving the route - Ensure GPS logging is active (internal camera GPS or external logger) - Use the Camera-Bridge Windows Service to queue footage for processing automatically
Processing Phase
- Frame extraction from video at configurable intervals (e.g., every 5m or every 2 seconds) - GPS track alignment — each frame is geolocated along the route - Stitching quality check and dropout identification - Web viewer publishing for in-platform navigation
Review Phase
- Navigate the 360° viewer in RoadScope like Google Street View - Click on POI indicators to jump to the nearest panoramic capture point - Share viewer access with stakeholders who need to verify conditions remotely - Reference specific frames in documentation and reports
Use Cases** - Remote verification of clearances and constraint locations - Pre-survey reconnaissance on familiar routes to identify change - Documentation of route conditions at time of survey - Stakeholder and client route review without site visits - Dispute resolution using timestamped, geolocated evidence
Best Practices** - Capture during daylight and good weather for maximum usability - Drive at consistent speed for even frame density - Make multiple passes if the route includes tight geometry or complex intersections - Store raw footage as the primary archive — processed viewer is derived from it