What Are Site Surveys?

Site Surveys let organisers create measurement and documentation tasks that contractors complete in the field. Contractors annotate photos with arrows, angles, measurements, and notes — then submit for review. Completed surveys can be converted directly into signs.

How it works

1. Organiser creates a survey with a name, location, and optional reference photos of the area.
2. Organiser assigns the survey to a contractor on the event.
3. Contractor completes the survey in the field — annotating reference photos and/or taking new photos with measurement markup.
4. Contractor submits the completed survey.
5. Organiser reviews the submission — approving it or requesting changes.
6. Optionally, the organiser converts the survey into a sign record.

Who uses what

• Organisers create surveys, upload reference photos, assign to contractors, review submissions, and convert to signs.
• Contractors view assigned surveys, annotate photos with the built-in annotation tool, take new field photos, and submit completed work.

Annotation tools

The annotation editor includes five tools for marking up photos:

• Arrows — draw directional measurements with labels
• Measure — mark a span with arrowheads at both ends and a structured measurement label
• Angles — measure corners and slopes with a three-point arc
• Text labels — place callout notes anywhere on the photo
• Freeform drawing — highlight areas or sketch details

All annotations are stored as percentage-based coordinates, so they display correctly on any screen size.

Structured survey questions

As well as annotated photos, a survey can be backed by a sign type's structured questions — specific fields the contractor answers in the field, such as measurements, counts, single/multiple choice, yes/no, dates, and ratings. You build these questions on a sign type, then attach that sign type when you create a survey. Conditional logic can show, hide, or require questions based on earlier answers, and contractors answer them inline alongside photos and notes.

To learn more:

• Organisers: Building survey questions
• Contractors: Answering survey questions

On maps and in jobs

Surveys aren't limited to a list. You can plot them on your event's image and geo maps so contractors know exactly where to go, and you can group related surveys into a job — a single visit a contractor accepts, with a shared brief, due date, and site information. Jobs can be scheduled to release on a future date, and can require a construction-site induction acknowledgement before any survey starts.

To learn more:

• Placing surveys on a map
• What are survey jobs?

Pricing

Site Surveys is a paid add-on available on Starter plans and above. Passes cost $2/contractor/month — each pass grants one contractor survey access across all events in the organisation.

Next steps

• Creating a survey
• Completing a survey
• Managing survey passes