LibreOpen trench, handhole, splice, restoration. The photo set that gets the milestone paid.
Every photo stamped with GPS and date, the pole or handhole ID in the caption, sorted by segment. The prime, the ISP and the pole owner open the same link.
A fiber segment, documented from make-ready to closeout
Survey, build, close out. Shoot it in the order the milestone package and the inspection will ask for it.
Make-ready survey
- Each pole whole, with the tag in frame
- Existing attachments and the space where yours will go
- Clearances that need a transfer or a rearrangement, close up
- Anchors, guys and anything leaning
- Voice-caption the pole number and what make-ready it needs
Construction
- Open trench or bore pit before backfill, with the depth visible
- Conduit, vaults and handholes as they go in, with the ID in frame
- Aerial strand, lashing and the attachment at each pole
- Splice cases open and closed, with the enclosure ID
- Markers, warning tape and anything the locator will look for later
Closeout & inspection
- Restored surfaces: sod, sidewalk, driveway, road cut
- Reference shots for the as-built at each structure
- The inspection set, structure by structure
- Tap Generate: the milestone PDF, every photo stamped
- Share the link with the prime, the ISP and the pole owner
The milestone gets paid on photos nobody can find
Fiber builds pay by milestone, and every milestone package is a set of photos: the make-ready survey, the open trench before backfill, the splice, the restored driveway. Grant-funded builds raise the bar again: Utah's BEAD program, for one, ties fiber milestone payments to GIS-stamped, dated photos of the infrastructure built, or an on-site inspection. The photos get taken; what goes missing is which structure they belong to. A trench photo without a location or a handhole ID can't be matched to anything. LibreCam gives each segment its own project, stamps every photo with GPS and time, and a voice caption puts the pole or handhole ID on the photo as it's taken. Tags sort the record by milestone, the milestone report is a PDF in two taps, and the prime, the ISP and the pole owner open the same share link. Subcontracted crews add photos through upload links with no account.
Built for fiber crews, primes and the ISPs they build for
Structure IDs by voice
Hold the button and say it — 'pole 4471, mid-span, strand attached.' The ID rides with the photo into the report and search.
Tags per milestone
Make-ready, underground, aerial, splicing, restoration, 25/50/75/100%. Pull exactly the set a milestone invoice needs.
A project per segment
Every structure lands under its segment. Search a pole number or a handhole ID and its whole history is there.
A PDF per milestone
Select the milestone, tap Generate. Every photo stamped with GPS and date, in structure order, ready to attach to the pay application.
One link for the prime, the ISP and the pole owner
Everyone who needs to see the build opens it in a browser, with no app. See who has looked, and revoke it at closeout.
Full-resolution export for the broadband office
Export every photo at original resolution with its location and time, when a grant program or an inspector asks for the evidence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Every LibreCam photo carries GPS coordinates and a date and time, and exports at full resolution with that metadata intact. Whether that satisfies a specific program is the program's call — check your grant agreement's evidence requirements and match the photo set to them.
No. It doesn't draw as-builts or replace your GIS or design tools. It produces the photo record the as-built is checked against: each structure, located, dated and captioned.
Yes. Shoot each pole whole with the tag, the existing attachments and the clearances, and voice-caption the pole number. Some pole owners spell out the count — Wisconsin Public Service asks for five labeled photos per pole with a wireline attachment proposal. If the pole owner asks for a set number of photos per pole, build a checklist from it so the crew can see which poles are still missing a shot.
Yes. Send an upload link per segment. Their photos land in the right project, stamped like everyone else's, and they never see the rest of the build.
No. LibreCam doesn't submit, certify or approve anything for a grant program. It produces the photo evidence you submit, as a PDF, a share link or a full-resolution export.
Nothing. LibreCam is free for every crew member, every sub and every reviewer at the prime and the ISP. The free plan is the product, not a trial.