Timestamped site photographs, for when the dates are disputed
Delay claims, variations and defect allegations almost always come down to what the site looked like on a particular day. That question is much easier to answer if somebody was already photographing it.
Most disputes are arguments about dates
The substance is rarely mysterious. Everyone agrees the ground was worse than expected, or that the design changed, or that the works were not ready for the follow-on trade. What they disagree about is when — and therefore who carries the cost.
By the time the argument starts, the evidence is normally gone. The excavation is backfilled, the services are covered, the room is finished, and what remains is people's recollection and a handful of photos taken for other reasons.
The only reliable fix is to have been recording all along, before anyone had a position to defend.
A record made before anyone was arguing
A fixed 4K camera photographs the site every ten minutes for the whole contract and uploads each photo automatically to encrypted EU cloud storage. Nobody decides which moments are worth keeping, which is precisely what makes the record useful later.
Every photo carries its date and time and is filed on the project timeline. When a claim names a date, you go to that date and that hour and see the site.
Because the coverage is continuous, it also shows sequence: when an area was handed over, how long it stood untouched, when the follow-on trade arrived, when the weather stopped work.
- Continuous coverage, not selected moments
- Every photo timestamped and filed by date and hour
- Sequence and duration visible, not just single snapshots
- Stored on encrypted EU infrastructure, aligned with GDPR
Getting the relevant photos out
When something needs answering, download a photo archive for exactly the period in question — a day, a fortnight, the disputed month — at full resolution, and hand it to whoever is dealing with it.
If the other side needs to see the same material, a share link opens a read-only view in any browser, with an optional password, without giving anyone an account or access to your other projects.
None of this is legal advice, and we make no claims about how any particular tribunal will treat any particular photograph. What we provide is a complete, contemporaneous record that you can produce on demand.
Download the archive before it expires
Site photography is kept for 30 days after the contract ends and is then deleted. Disputes, unfortunately, tend to arrive later than that.
So make the export part of closing the job: download the full-project archive during the retention window and keep it with the rest of the project file. It costs one download and it is the difference between having the record and describing it.
What you get with CONCAM
- A continuous, timestamped record of the site for the whole contract
- A photo every 10 minutes — no selection, no gaps in the busy weeks
- Fast retrieval of any date and hour on the project timeline
- Full-resolution archive downloads for exactly the disputed period
- Share links with an optional password for third parties
- Encrypted, EU-only storage, aligned with GDPR
Frequently asked questions
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