Room Tags & Auto-Classification

Room tags are labels that organize your inspection photos and media by room or area within a job. Instead of scrolling through hundreds of unsorted photos, you can jump directly to "Kitchen," "Master Bathroom," or "Garage" and see only the media that belongs there. Estimatics ships with a large pre-built room catalog and adds AI-powered auto-classification to speed up the tagging process.

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The room catalog

Estimatics includes 88 pre-seeded room types that cover typical residential and commercial properties — from standard rooms like Kitchen, Living Room, and Primary Bedroom to specialized areas like Mechanical Room, Server Closet, Pool House, and Attic Access. The catalog is designed so that most properties can be fully tagged without creating custom entries.

You can browse the full catalog when assigning a tag to any photo or media item.

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Creating custom tags

If the pre-seeded catalog doesn't include an area you need, you can create your own:

1. Open the job's room tag list
2. Tap + New Tag
3. Enter a name (e.g., "Wine Cellar" or "Detached Workshop")
4. Choose a color for visual identification
5. Save — the tag is immediately available for use in this job

Custom tags work identically to built-in tags. They appear in the same list, support the same filtering, and are included in reports.

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AI auto-classification

When you upload a photo, Estimatics uses AI image recognition to automatically suggest which room or area the photo belongs to.

How it works:

• After a photo uploads, the AI analyzes visual cues — cabinetry, fixtures, flooring, appliances, wall finishes — to determine the most likely room type
• A suggested tag appears with a confidence score (e.g., "Kitchen — 94% confidence")
• Tap Accept to apply the suggestion, or Dismiss to tag manually
• The AI is smart enough to skip LiDAR scan files, recognizing that USDZ models are not standard 2D photos and don't need room-type classification

Auto-classification is especially useful on large inspections with 200+ photos. Rather than manually tagging every image, you can review suggestions in bulk and accept the accurate ones with a single tap.

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Manual tagging

You can always assign or change room tags manually:

• During capture — select a room tag before snapping the photo, so it's tagged immediately
• After capture — open any photo, tap the tag icon, and choose a room from the catalog
• Bulk tagging — select multiple photos in the gallery and assign them to a room in one action

Tagging during capture is the fastest workflow — it eliminates the need for a separate organization pass after the inspection.

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Tag management

Manage your tags from the job's room tag panel:

• Rename — update a tag's name without losing its photo assignments
• Change color — swap the tag's color for better visual distinction
• Sort order — reorder tags to match your inspection flow or report structure
• Delete — remove a tag (photos are untagged, not deleted)
• Photo count — each tag displays the number of photos and media items assigned to it, so you can quickly see coverage per area

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Real-time team sync

Tag changes broadcast instantly to all team members viewing the job. When one inspector tags a batch of exterior photos, another team member reviewing the job on the web dashboard sees the updated tags immediately — no refresh required. This keeps everyone aligned during collaborative inspections.

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Use cases

• Organize large inspections — a 200-photo residential claim becomes manageable when sorted into 15 room-tagged groups
• Find specific area photos quickly — filter by room tag to locate exactly the photos you need for a supplement or carrier question
• Generate room-by-room reports — tagged photos flow into structured reports that mirror the property's layout, making documentation easier for reviewers to follow
• Track coverage gaps — if a room tag shows zero photos, you know that area still needs documentation

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Tips

• Tag as you capture — assigning rooms during the inspection is faster than sorting afterward, and ensures nothing gets mislabeled
• Trust the auto-suggestion — the AI classification is accurate for common room types; accepting suggestions saves significant time on large jobs
• Use colors strategically — assign warm colors to damaged areas and cool colors to unaffected rooms for quick visual scanning in the gallery
• Review photo counts before leaving the property — a tag with only one or two photos may indicate incomplete documentation for that area

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Last updated: April 2026 · Questions? Use the Resources panel in the app or email support@aiestimatics.com