Vendor shows Regional One task force how construction‑monitoring cameras and time‑lapse video could document rebuild progress

Jeremy Simpson of Systems Technologies demonstrated construction‑camera products to the Regional One Health Black Economic Inclusion Task Force and outlined how live streams, archived images and time‑lapse video could be used to monitor progress, safety and schedule on public projects.

Simpson said his company’s systems have been used on projects including the FedEx Forum, Tom Lee Park and a $12,000,000 health clinic in Marion, Arkansas. He showed a live application that can produce daily time‑lapse sequences, weather overlays and archived frames for contract verification and safety review.

“People can go on live and look or you can go back at the end of the day from the archive images to see if those things were done,” Simpson said, describing how project managers, architects and engineers can use the footage in project meetings.

Commissioners and task force members asked when cameras are typically installed, who would operate them and who would pay for them. Simpson said cameras are usually installed prior to or at the beginning of visible site work (demolition, excavation or early framing) so early activity is captured. He said camera counts vary with project size—“it could be 1 camera, 2 cameras, 3 cameras”—and that systems can be powered by grid connections or by solar and battery packages where power is not available.

Commissioner Harvey noted potential value for scheduling, dispute resolution and safety review. Simpson cited a past safety investigation at the FedEx Forum that used construction footage to review an accident. “Those things are captured as well on the job site,” Simpson said.

Regional One representative Van Turner called the technology appropriate for municipal projects and said he did not foresee issues implementing it. Task force chair Commissioner Brooks framed the technology as a potential cost‑saving substitute for some on‑site personnel and a tool for oversight: “Whenever you’re spending public money, you need to exercise extremely tight due diligence,” she said.

Janice Banks asked who would pay for installation and whether Region One or contractors would be responsible; the task force deferred that decision, noting it will depend on procurement and budget discussions with Region One and the project management team.

The task force did not make a decision at the meeting but invited the vendor’s packet to be reviewed by members and asked staff to follow up with additional detail on cost, ownership and access for oversight.