How it works
Every step from the robot on site to the file your inspection program accepts, and who is responsible for each one.
The pipeline
A finding is created once and carried through every stage. Its photo, element, defect type, condition state and reviewer travel with it into the export.
Capture
Aegis flies bridge undersides autonomously, Terra travels long culverts and underground pipes on its tether, and Hydra works substructure below the waterline on its own. On every visit an operator is on site supervising the capture.
Assign
The structure is set up in Omnia as an element list using the FHWA and AASHTO element and defect catalog. Photos are assigned to those elements, so each later finding already knows which girder, cap or column it belongs to.
12Reinforced concrete deck38109Prestressed concrete girder52310Elastomeric bearing17234Reinforced concrete pier cap41205Reinforced concrete column36215Reinforced concrete abutment30Suggest
Omnia's detection is tuned for concrete defects such as cracking and spalling. It outlines a suggested area on the photo and proposes a defect type. A suggestion is a draft, and it stays one until a reviewer acts on it.
SUGGESTED · SPALLReview
Every suggested finding goes through a review gate. The reviewer approves it, corrects its outline, type or condition state, or rejects it. Findings a reviewer adds by hand go through the same gate.
Export
Approved findings assemble into the defect report, arranged element by element. The same records export as structured data, and output can be formatted for entry into state inspection systems.
PDFDefect report, element by element, with photosReportNBIS XMLElement condition data for NBIS reportingDataSNBI JSONStructured records aligned to SNBIDataIFC 4x3Findings for BIM and asset systemsModelResponsibility
We are responsible for getting to the element and organizing what it shows. The inspector of record keeps the judgment, the hands-on work where the inspection calls for it, and the signature.
| Task | Ayther | Inspector of record |
|---|---|---|
| Site access and robot operation, with an operator present | ||
| Photo capture of the elements in the scope | ||
| Filing photos to elements and drafting findings | ||
| Approving each finding before it enters the report | ||
| Final condition state ratings | ||
| Hands-on inspection where the program requires it | ||
| Engineering judgment, follow-up actions and sign-off |
Standards and data
A submission can pass every format check and still miss what was in the field. Omnia keeps each finding tied to the photo it came from, so a reviewer can check the source as well as the file.
Questions
Each photo is assigned to an element in the structure's element list. The finding is outlined on that photo and carries the element, defect type and condition state, so the report and the data export both point to the same place on the structure.
It suggests. Omnia's detection proposes outlines and defect types on photos of concrete elements. A person approves, corrects or rejects every suggestion, and only approved findings reach the report.
The inspector of record. The Omnia report organizes the evidence and the reviewed findings; the rating decisions and the signature stay with your engineer.
Yes. Upload your photos, assign them to elements and review the suggested findings with your own reviewer. When a job has a hard part, such as a soffit over water or a culvert nobody wants to crawl, hand it to us.
The defect report as a PDF, the structured data in NBIS XML, SNBI JSON and IFC 4x3, and the photos, each filed to its element.
Your data stays yours, exportable anytime in standard formats. You are never locked into Omnia to get your findings back.