Header
Roof identity, system type, area, capture date, and current record state.
Baseline
Install the first record for the roof.
The baseline is the fixed starting point. It creates the first record header, artifact set, findings, and state that later events can reference under pressure.
Timestamped record header
Visual and thermal artifacts
Findings and flagged zones
Portal-ready roof object
What a baseline locks in
More than a capture day.
The job is not to make a stack of images. The job is to create a record that can be referenced later, under pressure, without rebuilding the past from memory.
Artifacts
Orthomosaic, thermal views, date-stamped images, and mapped references.
Findings
Flagged zones, notes, summary observations, and review context in one package.
Future attach points
Later events, repairs, and monitoring checkpoints attach back to the same roof.
When to start
The best time is before the next decision crisis.
Baseline is strongest before a major storm, before a repair program, before a warranty dispute, and before capital planning forces everyone to reconstruct the past from fragments.
- Before storm season or after acquiring a property
- Before major repair or warranty work begins
- Before insurers or risk teams need pre-loss context
- Before portfolio standardization starts
What it unlocks
Everything after baseline gets easier.
- Storm reviews can isolate what changed
- Repair closeouts can be tied back to prior condition
- Monitoring can show trend instead of guesswork
- Capital planning can start from documented history
Plain-English translation
Roof Medical Record is the metaphor. Baseline is the first install.
Keep the language simple on the public site. A baseline means the roof now has a documented starting point with named artifacts, findings, and status.
Canonical object model
Portfolio
Property
Building
Roof
Baseline
Event
Artifact
Finding
Decision Pack
Action
Closeout
Already reacting to a storm or repair event?
If the pressure is immediate, event review can still work. The strongest long-term path is to establish baseline as soon as possible.