Solution
Remote visual inspection without an app or a live call
A remote visual inspection only works if the right things are recorded. Guided capture defines the shots, the questions and the checklist so every inspection returns comparable evidence.
No app. No customer account. No live video call.
What is remote visual inspection and how does it work?
Remote visual inspection means assessing equipment, an installation or a site from recorded visual evidence instead of attending in person. A guided link is sent to whoever is on site. They are prompted step by step to record defined video, photos, identification details and checklist answers from their phone browser. The inspecting team reviews the completed record when they are ready, so the inspection does not depend on both sides being available at the same moment.
The typical situation
Inspections are booked as site visits by default, even when the assessment could be made from good visual evidence — and ad-hoc photos sent by email are inconsistent and incomplete.
Who records the video
The customer, site contact, operator, contractor or technician standing in front of what needs to be inspected.
What is captured
- Defined inspection shots and angles
- Overview and close-up video
- Asset identification and serial plate
- Meter readings and indicator states
- Checklist responses per inspection point
- Structured answers and notes
Service cases
What the service team receives.
Illustrative workflow views across the sectors we work in. Example content, not customer data.
Service case #5122
Water ingress above first-floor office
- Customer
- Harbour Facilities
- Location
- Block C — Rotterdam
- Asset
- Pitched tile roof — chimney flashing
- Section
- Rear slope, chimney line
- Reported
- After heavy rainfall
- Owner
- Roofing estimator
Recommended next action
Quote from video — no survey visit required before works
Service case #4821
Rooftop unit stopped — alarm on controller
- Site
- Office building — Dublin
- Asset
- Rooftop air-handling unit
- Data plate
- Captured
- Fault code
- E04
- Observed
- Condenser fan not running
- Owner
- HVAC service desk
Recommended next action
Refrigeration engineer — bring condenser fan motor and capacitor
Service case #5107
Inverter offline since Monday morning
- Customer
- Beckers Logistics
- Location
- Roof array B — Eindhoven
- Asset
- String inverter 25 kW
- Serial
- INV-31204
- Fault code
- F13
- Owner
- Solar service desk
Recommended next action
Site visit scheduled — bring replacement DC isolator and string tester
Service case #5149
Alarm panel showing fault at side entrance
- Customer
- Northgate Retail Park
- Location
- Gate 2 — Dublin
- Asset
- Alarm panel + entrance camera
- Serial
- AP-77210
- Indicator
- Zone 4 fault on keypad
- Owner
- Security support desk
Recommended next action
Resolved remotely — zone 4 contact reset on site, no dispatch needed
Service case #5168
Charge session stops at 3 minutes
- Customer
- City Fleet Services
- Location
- Depot bay 7 — Antwerp
- Asset
- 22 kW AC charge point
- Serial
- EVC-40911
- Fault code
- E-021
- Owner
- Charging support desk
Recommended next action
Technician visit — bring RCD module and type 2 socket assembly
Service case #5183
Combi oven tripping the breaker on start-up
- Customer
- Meridian Foods
- Location
- Main kitchen — Waterford
- Asset
- Commercial combi oven
- Serial
- OV-20884
- Fault code
- AL-07
- Owner
- Equipment service desk
Recommended next action
Right technician assigned — heating element and contactor pre-ordered
Service case #5204
Water running behind the kitchen unit
- Customer
- Ellen Doyle
- Location
- 14 Mill Lane — Cork
- Asset
- Kitchen waste and supply pipework
- Isolation
- Stopcock located under sink
- Reported
- Since yesterday evening
- Owner
- Service desk
Recommended next action
Engineer dispatched same day — bring compression fittings and flexible tails
Service case #5231
Water surfacing beside the footpath meter chamber
- Reported by
- Site contractor
- Location
- Bridge Street — Galway
- Asset
- Meter chamber and service connection
- Reference
- MC-11820
- Access
- Footpath, traffic management needed
- Owner
- Network control
Recommended next action
Category confirmed — crew scheduled with traffic management and repair collar
Service case #5257
Damp patch spreading on bedroom wall
- Tenant
- Apartment 2C
- Location
- Riverside Court — Limerick
- Asset
- External wall, first floor
- Reported
- Worse after rainfall
- History
- Second report this year
- Owner
- Repairs coordinator
Recommended next action
Assigned to roofing trade first — no plumbing visit booked
Service case #5279
Warning light and rattle under load
- Customer
- Fleet account — Voss Transport
- Location
- Service reception — Utrecht
- Asset
- Light commercial van
- Identification
- VIN captured on video
- Indicator
- Engine warning lamp on
- Owner
- Service advisor
Recommended next action
Diagnosis slot booked — exhaust heat shield and sensor quoted in advance
Service case #5298
Vibration reported in nacelle during operation
- Operator
- Northsea Renewables
- Location
- Turbine 7 — coastal site
- Asset
- Nacelle drive train
- Serial
- WT-6042
- Indicator
- Vibration alarm logged
- Owner
- Technical support
Recommended next action
Specialist review before climb — lifting plan and spare coupling prepared
How the service team uses it
- Assess condition without travelling
- Compare inspections on a consistent basis
- Decide whether an on-site inspection is needed
- Attach the record to the asset or case
- Review across regions and time zones
Operational outcomes
- Fewer inspection visits
- Faster assessment turnaround
- Consistent inspection evidence
- A durable record per asset
Outcomes depend on your own service operation. We do not publish savings percentages that have not been measured with you.
Two directions of video
Before dispatch, and from the field.
The same structured approach is used in both directions, with different capture steps.
01 Customer or site → Service team
- Service request received
- Guided video link sent
- Customer or site contact records
- Service team reviews
- Resolve remotely or dispatch correctly
02 Field technician → Head office
- Technician opens the job
- Guided capture on site
- Checklist and readings
- Before and after evidence
- Completion record reviewed centrally
Related
Continue reading
- Virtual inspection software for service and maintenance teams
Run virtual inspections with structured, repeatable video and photo capture. Recorded by whoever is on site, reviewed by your team whenever they are ready.
- Remote visual assistance without scheduling a live call
Remote visual assistance built on guided recorded video instead of live sessions, so neither side has to be available at the same time.
- Structured service documentation from the field
Video, photos, answers and checklist responses kept together as one structured service record instead of scattered across messages and notes.
- Improve Maintenance Decisions Across Every Site.
Remote assessment of reported faults across every site, the right contractor dispatched first time, and structured visual proof of completion from every contractor.
Discuss your service workflow with us.
In 30 minutes we look at how requests arrive, how they are triaged and how work is documented today — and where guided video would fit.
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