The technology behind OpenSpace’s patent-pending algorithms and 360 photo documentation software is the culmination of nearly two decades of combined research and development using these foundational technologies. The team first began working in computer vision and big data visualization back at MIT, where they were earning their PhDs. Similar to the technology behind self-driving cars, these algorithms have been adapted for the construction industry by our team of PhDs from MIT, CalTech, Stanford and Berkeley. Learn more about OpenSpace’s 360 photo documentation and analytics technology.
Provident General Contractors was looking for a better way to collect and store jobsite photo documentation when it discovered OpenSpace, but it wasn’t just documentation capabilities that caught their attention. “It was where the software was headed with automated progress tracking and other features,” said Blake Pearce, the company’s VP-Operations. Provident decided to test OpenSpace…
A specialty drywall contractor based in Chicago, RG Construction struggled with manual progress tracking because of how onerous it was. They knew that reliable progress tracking would deliver several benefits, including facilitation of on-time payments and better adherence to lean construction principles, and wanted to explore technologies that could make it possible in a time-efficient…
Meet our Pathfinder, Cameron Wahl, who works at Balfour Beatty in Texas. His tenacity, curiosity, and passion for making systems more efficient have accelerated his career in construction management. Growing Up Near the Corn Fields of Indiana From his desk in Dallas, Cameron Wahl helps a national team of construction experts at Balfour Beatty use…
