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Building and Construction Authority

360 Capture

Transform construction inspections with immersive 360-degree virtual site visits. 360 Capture creates digital twins of construction sites, enabling project teams and inspectors to monitor progress and conduct thorough inspections remotely—eliminating physical site visits whilst maintaining quality and efficiency.

Last updated 16 March 2026
Worker capturing the site using a 360 camera

360 Capture uses 360-degree photos and videos to create virtual representations of construction sites, enabling project teams and inspectors to conduct comprehensive virtual inspections without needing physical site visits. A core part of ops-tech enabled inspections, 360 Capture allows inspectors to monitor site progress and document details efficiently.

Wheel diagram showing five benefits of 360 capture (visuals, docs, access, savings, collaboration)

To help industry reap the benefits of the virtual inspections, BCA has put in place virtual inspection workflows that provides a more efficient TOP process for project teams. 

By allowing the project team to split the site into multiple scans for phased submission, QPs and project teams can check and submit each completed phase to BCA for review as soon as it is ready. This enables teams to start rectification works for the submitted phase earlier, while continuing with the remaining phases—giving them more time to plan and complete the necessary works. Teams can also apply similar feedback to upcoming phases, helping reduce abortive work.

With these workflow improvements and greater adoption of technology, projects using virtual inspections have achieved productivity savings of up to 60% in their inspection processes. 

To date, more than 60 projects have completed virtual inspections with the support from our industry partners.

In action: Using 360 capture for virtual TOP/CSC inspections

Four Key Processes within Virtual Inspection

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Assessing Project Suitability For Virtual Inspections

  1. QP to assess the suitability of the project for Virtual Inspections based on this guide [PDF, 66.9 KB]

  2. QP to approach BCA for pre-consultation for Virtual Inspection

  3. BCA to confirm the Virtual Inspection (Full or Hybrid)

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Preparing for 360 Capture

  1. Project Team obtains the necessary tools: 360 Capture platform, 360 cameras and accessories

  2. Project Team ensures that all works are completed and the captured areas are of a TOP-ready condition

  3. Project Team ensures that site conditions are suitable for 360 capturing

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Conducting the Virtual Capture

  1. QP to instruct the capture according to the Virtual Inspection Plan [PDF, 540 KB]

  2. Project Team to attach close-up measurements to demonstrate compliance based on this checklist [XLSX, 393 KB]

  3. QP to provide access for BCA to view the capture

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Submission and Reviewing of the 360 Capture for Virtual Inspection

  1. BCA to review the capture and identify any of the following: Areas that require further clarification, non-compliance, and observations

  2. QP to attach supporting documents and clarifications in the 360 capture

  3. BCA to close the inspection if there are no further questions

More details on the requirements for each step of the virtual inspection can be found at the 360 Capture guidebook [PDF, 1.0 GB].


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