Photo capture in the field
Photos file themselves while you inspect, not at midnight.
Photos are the evidence in a report. Taking them was never the problem. Finding them again, and attaching each one to the right finding once you are back at a desk, is where the evening goes. Habita settles the filing at the moment you press the shutter, while you still know what you are looking at.
A camera built for inspection
- Built-in camera with a full-width shutter you can work one-handed.
- Flashlight from the capture screen, for crawlspaces and attics.
- A voice note attached to the photo, so you say what you see instead of typing it on a phone keyboard with gloves on.
- A one-gesture mark for a photo that deserves a finding, without breaking your walkthrough.
- Import photos taken on another device, including drone and thermal images.
Filing happens at the source
Before you shoot, you say where you are: the section and the subsection. Every photo after that inherits the location until you move. A counter shows how many you have taken since the last change, which is what stops an entire basement being filed under the roof.
- Anchoring by section and subsection, with next and previous navigation.
- A free photo when you do not want to file on the spot: it stays tagged as unfiled and gets placed later.
- Coverage indicator: how many subsections are documented out of the total expected.
- Unit tagging for multi-unit buildings.
Offline, because that is where you work
A crawlspace, a concrete basement, a rural property: the places an inspector spends the day are exactly the places cellular signal disappears.
- Photos are written to the device and placed in a queue.
- A banner states the offline condition and how many photos are waiting.
- Sync resumes on its own when the network returns, and can be retried by hand.
- A finding created offline travels with its photos as soon as the connection is back.
The photo canvas, back at the desk
- Filters: all photos, without a finding, with a finding, archived.
- Archive a photo to clear the view without ever deleting it.
- Thumbnail size control, to suit a wide screen.
- Multi-select and keyboard shortcuts for handling a burst at once.
- Landscape orientation normalised and manual rotation, so the finished report does not mix reading directions.
FAQ
Is there an app to install?
No. Habita opens in your phone's browser the same way it opens on a computer. Nothing to download from a store, no updates to chase. The camera, the flashlight, the voice note and offline mode all work from that same page.
What happens if I lose signal in a basement?
Nothing is lost. Photos are written to the device, a banner tells you how many are waiting, and everything uploads automatically when signal returns. You can also trigger the sync yourself.
Can I use drone or thermal images?
Yes. Photos taken on another device import into the inspection and file into the right section, exactly like the ones taken in the app.
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