Field notes
RDI field notes
Short public notes that clarify RDI concepts, workflow patterns, evidence quality, and value measurement. New notes published as the category matures.
Latest
Latest notes
The most recent notes, regardless of category. Older entries are organised by year below.
20 Apr 2026 / Economics
The CFO case for Claims & Evidence
RDI earns executive attention when it protects money at risk: claims, disputes, delay records, and payment evidence.
20 Apr 2026 / Workflows
Workflow thinking before feature thinking
Smart features become valuable when they complete a workflow that helps someone decide, act, and close the loop.
20 Apr 2026 / Foundations
Why RDI is not another camera category
RDI starts when captured site reality becomes evidence, action, and measured outcome.
15 Apr 2026 / Economics
The economics of doing nothing
The status quo has a cost. It is not on a budget line because it is paid in fragments. Total it up before deciding the platform is unaffordable.
01 Apr 2026 / Workflows
OAC meetings with evidence, not anecdote
Meeting hygiene improves quickly when the agenda points to records rather than recollections. The minutes shrink and the actions close.
18 Mar 2026 / Compliance
Closeout archives after the warranty period
A closeout archive earns its keep in the years after handover. Keep it longer than the contract requires and the project keeps paying back.
Index
By category
Capture
7 note(s)- 23 Jul 2025Mobile capture and the helmet camera5 min
- 09 Jul 2025360 walks and quality loops6 min
- 25 Jun 2025Drone surveys in the evidence chain6 min
- 11 Jun 2025Time-lapse is not a strategy5 min
- 28 May 2025Evidence saturation: stop adding cameras5 min
- 31 Jul 2024Coverage gaps are decisions4 min
- 17 Jul 2024Capture plans, not camera counts5 min
Compliance
4 note(s)Economics
8 note(s)- 20 Apr 2026The CFO case for Claims & Evidence7 min
- 15 Apr 2026The economics of doing nothing6 min
- 17 Sept 2025Payment applications with evidence attached6 min
- 30 Apr 2025Directional assumptions versus customer numbers5 min
- 16 Apr 2025Confidence bands and honesty5 min
- 11 Sept 2024Risk mitigation language for CFOs7 min
- 28 Aug 2024Manual reporting is a tax5 min
- 14 Aug 2024The cost of evidence retrieval6 min
Evidence
2 note(s)Foundations
6 note(s)- 20 Apr 2026Why RDI is not another camera category6 min
- 02 Apr 2025The category boundary with cameras, AI, and BIM7 min
- 19 Mar 2025Pattern of recurrence as a leading indicator6 min
- 05 Mar 2025Command views are not dashboards5 min
- 22 May 2024From cameras to evidence7 min
- 08 May 2024The five-layer stack, explained6 min
Industry
5 note(s)Operations
4 note(s)Risk
5 note(s)Roles
6 note(s)Workflows
7 note(s)- 20 Apr 2026Workflow thinking before feature thinking5 min
- 01 Apr 2026OAC meetings with evidence, not anecdote5 min
- 01 Oct 2025BIM deviation and the real world7 min
- 14 May 2025Replacement versus supporting workflows6 min
- 08 Jan 2025Quality non-conformance and as-built6 min
- 23 Oct 2024Progress meetings after RDI5 min
- 05 Jun 2024The trigger, evidence, action loop6 min
Archive
By year
2026
11 entries- 20 Apr 2026The CFO case for Claims & Evidence
- 20 Apr 2026Workflow thinking before feature thinking
- 20 Apr 2026Why RDI is not another camera category
- 15 Apr 2026The economics of doing nothing
- 01 Apr 2026OAC meetings with evidence, not anecdote
- 18 Mar 2026Closeout archives after the warranty period
- 04 Mar 2026Energy projects and RDI
- 18 Feb 2026Residential and RDI
- 04 Feb 2026Commercial buildings and RDI
- 21 Jan 2026Infrastructure projects and RDI
- 07 Jan 2026Mission-critical projects and RDI
2025
26 entries- 24 Dec 2025The digital construction lead view of RDI
- 10 Dec 2025The owner representative view of RDI
- 26 Nov 2025The safety director view of RDI
- 12 Nov 2025The commercial director view of RDI
- 29 Oct 2025The project director view of RDI
- 15 Oct 2025The roles that buy RDI
- 01 Oct 2025BIM deviation and the real world
- 17 Sept 2025Payment applications with evidence attached
- 03 Sept 2025Access control evidence
- 20 Aug 2025Theft investigations after the fact
- 06 Aug 2025Evidence export for court
- 23 Jul 2025Mobile capture and the helmet camera
- 09 Jul 2025360 walks and quality loops
- 25 Jun 2025Drone surveys in the evidence chain
- 11 Jun 2025Time-lapse is not a strategy
- 28 May 2025Evidence saturation: stop adding cameras
- 14 May 2025Replacement versus supporting workflows
- 30 Apr 2025Directional assumptions versus customer numbers
- 16 Apr 2025Confidence bands and honesty
- 02 Apr 2025The category boundary with cameras, AI, and BIM
- 19 Mar 2025Pattern of recurrence as a leading indicator
- 05 Mar 2025Command views are not dashboards
- 19 Feb 2025Regulatory events and evidence
- 05 Feb 2025Audit readiness as a state
- 22 Jan 2025The handover pack, built from day one
- 08 Jan 2025Quality non-conformance and as-built
2024
17 entries- 18 Dec 2024Subcontractor attendance records
- 04 Dec 2024Delivery verification without shouting
- 20 Nov 2024Gate records as commercial evidence
- 06 Nov 2024Safety loops that actually close
- 23 Oct 2024Progress meetings after RDI
- 09 Oct 2024Delay claims and time alignment
- 25 Sept 2024Weather claims and the record
- 11 Sept 2024Risk mitigation language for CFOs
- 28 Aug 2024Manual reporting is a tax
- 14 Aug 2024The cost of evidence retrieval
- 31 Jul 2024Coverage gaps are decisions
- 17 Jul 2024Capture plans, not camera counts
- 03 Jul 2024Chain of custody on construction sites
- 19 Jun 2024What goes wrong without ground truth
- 05 Jun 2024The trigger, evidence, action loop
- 22 May 2024From cameras to evidence
- 08 May 2024The five-layer stack, explained