Two-Phase Image Assignment: How We Save Hours of Manual Work

The Manual Problem

Traditional thermography workflows suffer from a painful truth: sorting thousands of thermal images after a field session is tedious, error-prone, and expensive. Inspectors spend hours manually matching images to locations, often based on memory alone.

Our Approach: Plan First, Match Automatically

Infrared Platform splits image assignment into two phases:

Phase 1: Pre-Assignment Planning

Before stepping into the field, thermographers use our assignment tool to:

• Register their cameras with current file numbers
• Plan which images to capture at each location
• Set expected image counts per inspection point

This takes 20 minutes and saves hours later.

Phase 2: Automatic Reconciliation

After upload, the platform:

• Extracts camera serial numbers and file numbers from image metadata
• Matches images to planned assignments
• Falls back to GPS-based matching when needed
• Flags any unmatched images for manual review

The Numbers

• 95%+ automation rate — nearly zero manual sorting
• Hours saved per project — scale this across dozens of projects
• Near-zero errors — no more misattributed images in reports

Getting Started

Contact our team for a personalized walkthrough of how the two-phase system fits into your existing workflow.