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Capture a site with Trace

Trace is the mobile app your site team uses to record a 360° walk. The walk uploads into SpatialSense, where the whole team can open it, mark it up and report on it.

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6 stepsRuns in your browser
  1. 1

    Sign in to Trace, choose the project and survey, tap Start Capture and pick a mode:

    Video Mode
    For covering ground. Name the walk, add the floor plan, then walk while the camera films. Every frame carries GPS and a timestamp.
    Capture Mode
    For fixed viewpoints you repeat on every visit. Select a point on the floor plan, capture, then confirm.
    Car Mode
    For roads. Record a 360° drive with the camera on a vehicle. Pin the stop on the map and Trace plans the route and guides the driver turn by turn.
    Choose Capture Mode in the Trace app
    Choose Capture Mode in the Trace app
  2. 2

    Connect your 360° camera: switch it on, tap Scan for Camera, then tap your camera in the list. Trace records with the Insta360 X4 or X5. Footage from other OSC-compatible cameras can be uploaded through the browser.

    Connect Camera: Trace finds the Insta360 nearby
    Connect Camera: Trace finds the Insta360 nearby
  3. 3

    No signal on site? Record without choosing a project or survey, then tap Assign to Survey once you are back online. A walk is never lost because the signal dropped.

  4. 4

    When the walk finishes, upload it. It opens in SpatialSense in the browser, with the path drawn on the plan.

    A Trace walk opened in SpatialSense
    A Trace walk opened in SpatialSense
  5. 5

    Step through every stop. The floor plan and the map show where you are, and you can jump straight to any point.

    Walking the capture, with the map at the bottom right
    Walking the capture, with the map at the bottom right
  6. 6

    From here, raise issues, run AI analysis and generate the report, as in the earlier tutorials.

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