Onsite construction monitoring through 2D and 3D imaging isn't new. A number of vendors already provide such capabilities.
The information capture is frequently done by computer vision, which means applying artificial intelligence techniques like machine learning to images captured by special cameras and then comparing the current state of things at any given time to what might be expected given detailed construction plans. Software systems can then, in theory, see what has been done or hasn't, and if there are deviations from the plan.
But the focus of these vendors has been managing oversight of construction by the contractor companies. Imaging, whether 2D or 3D, has been for professionals to monitor work as it goes on.
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