OpenSpace
OpenSpace is a visual intelligence platform for construction that maps 360°, phone, drone, and laser scan captures to drawings and BIM for documentation and progress tracking.
Definition
OpenSpace, based in San Francisco and led by co-founder and CEO Jeevan Kalanithi, turns jobsite capture into a location-aware visual record. Field teams walk the site with a 360° camera or phone, and AI Autolocation places every frame on the drawings without extra hardware; drones and laser scanners add further layers. OpenSpace Track turns 360° and drone imagery into verified progress data compared against an imported schedule, and BIM+ adds BIM Compare, point cloud comparison, and model import from Autodesk. At Waypoint 2026 on September 10, the company introduced AI Autolocation 2.0 with live location, Site Mode for position-based access to drawings and BIM, Walk and Talk for turning spoken site walks into structured updates, a Track API in beta, and the OpenSpace Agent Ecosystem, which is in early access with launch planned for early 2027. OpenSpace says its imagery covers more than 110,000 projects and 77 billion square feet. Its Procore and Autodesk integrations sync Field Notes with issues, RFIs, observations, and punch items in both directions. Pricing is custom.
In Depth
OpenSpace made 360° site documentation routine on many projects: mount a camera on a hard hat, walk the floor, and the images land on the right spot on the sheet without anyone pinning photos by hand. That continuous record answers the questions that come up months later, such as what was behind the drywall, when a penetration was sealed, or what the site looked like on the day of an incident, and it lets remote team members and owners walk the job from the office.
The product has grown from documentation into analysis. Track converts imagery into quantified progress by trade and area against the schedule, BIM Compare puts the model beside the capture, and point clouds allow clearance checks in the field. The Waypoint 2026 announcements push toward what OpenSpace calls spatial AI: live location on the phone, drawings and BIM that follow you through the building, and spoken walkthroughs that become daily report entries.
The Agent Ecosystem is the forward-looking piece, giving AI agents access to located visual data for tasks like daily reports, inspections, and punch lists, but it is early access until its planned 2027 launch. Buyers should separate what is generally available now from roadmap items and check how Field Notes flow into their Procore or Autodesk workflows.
Tool Details
United States
Examples
A GC captures each floor weekly with a 360° camera and uses the record to settle a dispute over when a wall was closed
A field engineer uses BIM Compare to check installed sprinkler mains against the model and creates a Field Note that syncs to a Forma Build issue
A project manager uses OpenSpace Track to compare planned versus actual progress by trade and floor before an owner meeting
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Frequently Asked Questions
OpenSpace, based in San Francisco and led by co-founder and CEO Jeevan Kalanithi, turns jobsite capture into a location-aware visual record. Field teams walk the site with a 360° camera or phone, and AI Autolocation places every frame on the drawings without extra hardware; drones and laser scanners add further layers. OpenSpace Track turns 360° and drone imagery into verified progress data compared against an imported schedule, and BIM+ adds BIM Compare, point cloud comparison, and model import from Autodesk. At Waypoint 2026 on September 10, the company introduced AI Autolocation 2.0 with live location, Site Mode for position-based access to drawings and BIM, Walk and Talk for turning spoken site walks into structured updates, a Track API in beta, and the OpenSpace Agent Ecosystem, which is in early access with launch planned for early 2027. OpenSpace says its imagery covers more than 110,000 projects and 77 billion square feet. Its Procore and Autodesk integrations sync Field Notes with issues, RFIs, observations, and punch items in both directions. Pricing is custom.
A GC captures each floor weekly with a 360° camera and uses the record to settle a dispute over when a wall was closed. A field engineer uses BIM Compare to check installed sprinkler mains against the model and creates a Field Note that syncs to a Forma Build issue. A project manager uses OpenSpace Track to compare planned versus actual progress by trade and floor before an owner meeting.
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