Construction photo management software for drawing-based site records

Pin 360° site photosto your PDF floor plans.

pin360 is a site inspection app for contractors, structural engineers, building surveyors, and inspectors. Upload a PDF floor plan, pin 360° photos, site photos, notes, and defects to exact locations, then share one client-ready link.

Stop the photo archaeology. No new drawing format. No specialist hardware. Free to start.

Built for professionals who need site photos tied to drawings

ContractorsStructural EngineersBuilding SurveyorsSite InspectorsFacilities Managers

Built by a structural engineering technician manager

Kyle built pin360 after years of matching site photos to PDFs, markups, and notes by hand.

14,000+

engineering firms in the UK still match photos to drawings by hand

5 min
from upload to shared report
14,000+
UK engineering firms still matching photos by hand
3
projects free forever
£0
no credit card needed
Why I built this

I was the engineer with 2,000 unorganised site photos

I'm Kyle — a structural engineering technician manager in the UK. Every week I'd come back from site inspections with hundreds of photos buried in folders labelled things like “Site Visit 14 — Feb.”

Matching photos to locations meant cross-referencing drawings, scribbled notes, and hoping someone remembered which beam was which. Half the time we'd end up going back to site because a photo was missing context.

Matterport, OpenSpace, and the big scanning platforms wanted £10k+ per projectand specialist hardware. That's fine for big developers — but most engineering firms don't have that budget.

So I built pin360: upload the PDF floor plan you already have, pin 360° photos from a consumer camera, share a link. That's it. No scanning rigs. No training. Five minutes from site photos to shared report.

K

Kyle Greig

Founder & Structural Engineering Technician Manager

The problem at scale

14,000+

structural & civil engineering firms in the UK alone

£19/mo

starter plan for small firms that cannot justify enterprise scanning tools

Any

equirectangular 360° camera, including Insta360, Ricoh Theta, and GoPro Max

Founder-led by the target user

pin360 is built by a working UK structural engineering technician manager who deals with site photos, drawings, markups, and client records in the real world — not by a generic construction SaaS team guessing from the outside.

Evidence command centre

No more photo archaeology.

pin360 turns a loose folder of site photos into construction photo management software: every photo, 360° view, note, and defect is pinned to a PDF floor plan location.

LOC-01

No more mystery photos

Stop asking ‘which wall was this?’ two weeks after the visit. Each image sits on the exact plan marker it belongs to.

CHK-02

Catch missed angles earlier

Review the 360° view, close-up photos, and finding notes before the next maintenance decision depends on them.

REV-03

No more detached comments

Questions stay beside the marker, not buried in email. Reply with evidence, then close the thread with the record intact.

SHR-04

No more loose-file handovers

Send one link with the plan, pins, photos, findings, and review context so stakeholders can follow the site record.

Site record flow

01PDF plan02Pinned evidence03Review thread04Resolved record05Share link

Plan → Pin → Review → Resolve → Share

A site record people can follow.

Turn PDF drawings and field photos into a location-aware evidence chain without changing how your team captures site information.

1

Plan

Start with the PDF drawing, site map, or building layout your team already uses. No new drawing format required.

2

Pin

Drop 360° panorama, standard photo, and finding pins at the exact place the evidence belongs on the plan.

3

Review

Clients, consultants, and facilities teams discuss the marker itself instead of chasing context through email threads.

4

Resolve

Reply with supporting evidence, mark the discussion resolved, and keep the decision trail beside the finding.

5

Share

Send a read-only link stakeholders can follow without reconstructing the site visit from loose files.

See it in action

Watch the plan-to-pin workflow

See how a floor-plan marker opens the 360° context, finding notes, and close-up evidence for the exact place under review.

  • 1

    Start from the plan

    Open the PDF drawing, choose the location marker, and jump straight into the evidence captured there.

  • 2

    Pin detail inside the 360° view

    Drop findings in the panorama, add severity, and keep close-up photos tied to the same plan location.

  • 3

    Review the exact evidence

    Use thumbnails and marker context to move from the plan to the defect without hunting through folders.

Open the sample project

Evidence kit

The inspection loop now runs from evidence to review.

pin360 is no longer just a place to store 360° photos. It is site inspection photo software for PDF drawings, standard photos, panoramas, finding pins, client questions, and resolved review threads.

Plan review workspace

PDF plans, pinned evidence, comments, and resolution status in one place.

Review in progress

01

02

03

Structural inspection plan.pdf

Floor plan · Evidence layer · Fit width

High

High-priority finding

360 view, close-up, and reviewer question attached.

Pinned evidence
Floor plan review
High priority
@

Finding discussion

Questions stay beside the plan, answer, and supporting evidence.

Shared review
SMSarah Mitchell· Client PM

Can you confirm whether this affects the stair stringer connection?

Today · 14:23

JCJames Carter· Project engineer
@Sarah added close-up + 360° context. No section loss visible.
Sarah notified close-up photo 360 context Resolved

Evidence strip

linked to this finding

360 panorama

close-up

plan marker

thread

360 panorama

close-up

plan marker

thread

24

markers

6

threads

5

resolved

Timeline

A clean handover from plan location to resolved evidence.

00:00Load PDF
00:03Drop pin
00:06@Sarah
00:09Attach proof
00:12Resolve
Drawing-first

Real PDF plan upload

Use the drawings you already issue. Upload a PDF, choose the sheet/page, and keep every photo or finding tied to that exact plan position.

Any 360° camera

360° panorama pins

Drop the genuine blue sphere marker where you stood, attach an equirectangular 360° image, and let reviewers step back into the space.

Flat photos too

Standard photo pins

Not every record needs a 360. Add normal phone photos, detail shots, and close-ups alongside panoramas on the same drawing.

Inspection context

Severity finding pins

Log critical, high, medium, and low observations directly on the plan so defects stay tied to their exact location and evidence.

Review loop

Comment and resolve

Clients and engineers can ask questions on a marker, reply with evidence, then resolve the thread without losing the audit trail.

Client-ready

Branded share links

Send a clean client link with your organisation name, colours, and logo instead of a loose folder of drawings and photos.

Cost estimate

Revisit-cost calculator

Show the commercial impact of missing one key photo: day rates, travel, delay, and rework in one simple page.

Pre-site checklist

360° survey checklist

A practical pre-site resource for engineers and surveyors so the next visit captures the evidence the review will need.

How pin360 compares to the alternatives

Enterprise scanning platforms charge tens of thousands. Spreadsheets are free but painful. pin360 is the middle ground that actually works.

Feature
SpreadsheetsManual process
OpenSpaceEnterprise scanning
Matterport3D capture
Recommendedpin360
Uses your existing PDF plans
Works with any 360° camera
No specialist hardware needed
Share without login
Setup time per projectHoursDaysDays
5 minutes
Training requiredNoneExtensiveModerate
None
Starting priceFreeCustom (~£2k/mo)£299/mo + extras
Free forever
Enterprise / per-project costStaff time£10k–50k+/yr£10k+/project
Free to start; paid from £19/mo

pin360 pricing reflects current public plans. Competitor pricing is broad public-market context and may vary.

Simple, transparent pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you need more.

MonthlyAnnualSave 20%

Free

Try pin360 on a real project, no credit card needed

£0

forever

  • 3 active projects
  • 1 floor plan per project
  • 20 markers
  • 360° image viewer
  • Shareable links
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Starter

For sole traders and freelancers working solo

£16/mo

billed annually

  • Unlimited projects
  • 5 floor plans per project
  • Unlimited markers
  • Shareable links — pin360 branded
  • 1 user
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Pro

For teams that present to clients.

£32/mo

billed annually

  • Everything in Starter, plus:
  • Unlimited floor plans
  • Up to 5 team members — invite engineers, PMs, and clients
  • Your brand on shared links — not ours
  • Export reports to PDF
  • Priority support — we reply in hours
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Enterprise

For organisations with advanced security and scale needs

Custom
  • Everything in Pro
  • Unlimited team members
  • SSO / SAML authentication
  • API access
  • SLA guarantee
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Audit logs & compliance
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Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know before getting started.

No. pin360 works with normal phone photos too — just pin them to your floor plan like any other image. 360° cameras (Insta360, Ricoh Theta, GoPro Max) give you the full-room view, but a phone photo of a crack or a defect works just as well. Most teams use both.

PDF annotations are static — you can circle a spot and attach a photo reference, but you can't step inside the space. pin360 lets you click a pin on the floor plan and open the actual photo (or 360° panorama) taken from that exact location. And when you share a link, your client or team can navigate the whole site without any software installed.

pin360 isn't a replacement for point cloud scanning — it's for the 90% of site visits that don't justify specialist hardware. Most firms use both: Matterport for landmark projects, pin360 for everyday condition surveys and inspections.

Static PDF annotations can't embed a 360° viewer. And they break when photos are updated. pin360 keeps your panoramas live and navigable — click a pin, step inside the space.

If they can use Google Maps, they can use pin360. Upload a drawing, drop a pin, attach a photo. Most teams are documenting their first project within 5 minutes.

Files are stored on Cloudflare R2 with access controlled per project. Share links are read-only and can be revoked at any time. We don't sell or share your data.

Any 360° camera that produces equirectangular images — Insta360, Ricoh Theta, GoPro Max, or even phone panoramas. No specialist hardware required.

Yes. The free plan gives you 3 projects, 1 floor plan each, and 20 markers — no credit card needed, no time limit. Use it on a real project and upgrade when you're ready.

Public launch

Turn the next site visit into a record people can follow.

Start free with one plan and a few pins. If you are moving a team or live project, use the guided route as a secondary path.

Start free

Create an account, upload a real PDF plan, and pin your first photos or findings immediately.

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Want help rolling pin360 into a live inspection, survey, or facilities handover? Talk through the workflow first.

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