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Timelapse projects across infrastructure, commercial, civil, residential, energy, mining, and heritage. All using the same hardware, the same platform, the same callback-and-quote start. Filter by sector to find one near your context.

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LandmarkDubai, UAE · Refurbishment project

Exterior refurbishment of the iconic QE2: from cruise liner to floating hotel

The retired 293-metre, 70,000-tonne Queen Elizabeth 2 was transformed from ocean liner to Dubai's most iconic floating hotel. Four photoSentinel units documented every stage of the exterior refurbishment: over 2.7 million man-hours of work compressed into a single timelapse.

293 m

Ship length

70,000 t

Ship weight

2.7 million

Man-hours

4

Camera units

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Three-month continuous timelapse starring in Air New Zealand's winter campaign
Queenstown, New Zealand · 3 months
Air New Zealand's winter marketing campaign needed a genuine seasonal transition from summer to winter across the Queenstown region, captured continuously over three months. photoSentinel Pro units at Arrowtown, The Remarkables, and Queenstown ran every 50 minutes through the full seasonal shift.
Commercial
Best In Show: Chelsea Flower Show Garden Build
Best In Show: Chelsea Flower Show Garden Build
Chelsea, London, UK · 17 days
Fleming's Nurseries and Phillip Johnson Landscapes became the first Australian team to win both Gold Medal and Best In Show at the Chelsea Flower Show. photoSentinel documented every stage of the 17-day build and gave the Melbourne team real-time visibility from across the world.
Residential
Rebuild of Anandaban Hospital after Nepal Earthquake
Rebuild of Anandaban Hospital after Nepal Earthquake
Nepal · Multi-year reconstruction
When the 2015 earthquake damaged Anandaban Hospital, the rebuild needed to be transparent to global donors. photoSentinel captured construction progress every ten minutes, published live so supporters worldwide could see their donations at work.
Landmark
Long-term documentation of Port of Long Beach operations
Long-term documentation of Port of Long Beach operations
Long Beach, California, USA · Ongoing
The second-busiest container port in the United States needed continuous visual documentation across multiple camera angles without any on-site intervention. Photographer Alex Hallajian ran two simultaneous angles with full client access, 3G connectivity, and Dropbox auto-upload.
Infrastructure
32-month construction of a 42-story luxury skyscraper
32-month construction of a 42-story luxury skyscraper
Salvador, Brazil · 32 months
Over 11,000 images captured at 60-minute intervals across 32 months of construction: one photo per day used in the final timelapse for consistent lighting. A 42-floor luxury residential tower on Salvador's Corredor da Vitória, documented from groundwork to completion.
Residential
The invisible work behind the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black
The invisible work behind the 2025 Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black
Bethpage Black, Farmingdale, New York · Event setup
Weeks of precision logistics transformed Bethpage Black into one of golf's grandest stages. Buildcam captured every phase of the build, turning an operational feat the public never sees into a single visual story.
Commercial
Inside UHS's multi-year hospital expansion
Inside UHS's multi-year hospital expansion
Johnson City, New York · Multi-year
Healthcare construction runs to a different standard, where every phase must happen in the right order. Buildcam captured the full evolution of The Wilson Project, giving UHS a visual record precise enough to verify sequencing and support compliance.
Commercial
ECI Construction delivers Culver's ahead of schedule through an Illinois winter
ECI Construction delivers Culver's ahead of schedule through an Illinois winter
Mahomet, Illinois · Sep 2024 to Feb 2025
A winter build in the Midwest with a tight timeline. ECI used Buildcam for remote oversight through snow and short days, verified subcontractor safety, and handed over the restaurant on schedule.
Commercial
Jim Santini Builders reimagines Firestone Park, on time for kickoff
Jim Santini Builders reimagines Firestone Park, on time for kickoff
Columbiana, Ohio · Jan to Aug 2024
A 1930s stadium reborn for 980 spectators, against a hard deadline: the first football game of the season. With Buildcam at 10-minute intervals, Jim Santini kept daily watch on a complex concrete build from anywhere.
Infrastructure

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May 26, 2016

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Apr 7, 2016

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May 5, 2016

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