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Data center construction cameras for mission-critical builds.

Hyperscale campuses are built fast, under tight access control, then closed to the world. Our Buildcam cameras record every phase, so the build stays visible to the people who need to see it.

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Role-based access
Secure team permissions
Solar + 4G
No site power or Wi-Fi
Multi-site
One dashboard, every build
24MP
Time lapse on TL and Pro
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The build behind the build.

Data center construction runs to compressed programs where every phase, from groundworks to commissioning, has to land on schedule. Our Buildcam cameras record each stage as it happens, giving project leads and owners a continuous view without adding foot traffic to a controlled site. They run on solar power and 4G, so they need nothing from the site's own power or network.

The fit-out is where a data center gets complicated. Structural, mechanical and electrical packages overlap in the data halls, with many contractors on the same floor. Our Buildcam cameras hold that work as a dated, exportable record in Sentinel OS, the intelligent software platform behind every Buildcam camera. Once the facility is commissioned and locked down, that record is often the only way back to how it was built.

A data center under construction, with rooftop cooling plant being installed
Buildcam Pro watching an industrial plant at night
Buildcam Pro overlooking a high-rise construction site at blue hour

How it works

How a construction camera works on a data center build

  1. Mount it with a view of the whole campus

    Each camera goes on a pole, a site building or an adjacent structure with a clear view of the data halls, the generator yard and the cooling plant. It carries its own solar power and 4G, so it never touches the site's power or network.

  2. It records every phase

    The camera photographs the site on a set schedule from groundworks to commissioning, and sends every frame over its own 4G link. The record builds itself while the site stays locked down.

  3. Control who sees it

    Every frame lands in Sentinel OS with a date and time. Role-based access decides who sees which project, so the owner, the general contractor and each trade get the view that suits them. The full record exports at handover.

On your build

Visibility for a build almost nobody can enter

A data center shell under construction with steel framing and cranes

Secure remote visibility

Owners, project leads and QA teams see the site without another site entry.

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MEP and fit‑out documentation

A dated record of the services installed before ceilings and floors close over them.

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Commissioning and handover records

Dated visual evidence for each milestone, ready for the handover pack.

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Multi-site program oversight

Hyperscale programs run concurrent builds. See every site, with the same timeline views, from one login.

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Sentinel OS comparing two dates of a university campus: the finished courtyard on one side, earthworks on the other

Schedule and program tracking

Compressed programs leave little room for slippage. Compare any two dates to see whether each phase landed when it was meant to.

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Buildcam LS beside a steel-framed building under construction

Trade coordination and accountability

With many contractors on one campus, a dated record shows who was working where, and when.

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Track your progress

See the site change, day by day, with Time Portal.

Compare any two dates across the frame, or drag a window across the image to reveal an earlier state beneath the present. Look behind the ceiling: see what was installed before it closed.

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Portal mode. Drag inside the window to move it, drag a corner to resize, or draw a new window anywhere on the frame.

The site as it stands nowThe same view at an earlier stageNow
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Everyone sees progress. Nobody sees more than they should.

Hyperscale owners want frequent updates, and they want tight control over who sees what. Sentinel OS gives every project its own team and roles, from site crew to head office to the owner's representatives.

  • Role-based access on every project
  • Share a single view without opening the rest of the program
  • One dashboard across every active build
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Sentinel OS, the intelligent software platform behind every Buildcam camera, turns your footage into searchable evidence, compliance, intel, and story.

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Buildcam Pro with its 4K livestream dome

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Buildcam Pro

High-resolution time lapse and 4K livestream in one unit, so you get the record and the live view from a single mount.

Industry: Data centers

Questions about cameras on data center builds.

The ones that come up most on mission-critical builds. The full FAQ lives in Resources.

Yes. Our Buildcam cameras run on solar with an onboard battery and connect over 4G, so they work from the first day of groundworks. Cameras can go in at site establishment, before any permanent power or network exists, and record the whole program.
Only the people you give access to. Sentinel OS uses role-based permissions on every project. Give the owner's representatives one project, the general contractor every project, and a trade only the view it needs. Access can be changed or removed at any time.
Yes. Every frame is time-stamped, so you can go back to any date and see what was installed before ceilings and floors closed. Once the facility is commissioned, that record is often the only way back to services that are now hidden.
Yes. Every project sits in one dashboard with its own team, cameras and permissions. The map view and Site Maps keep a multi-campus program easy to read.
No. It connects over its own 4G link, so it never connects to the owner's IT or OT network.
For the life of your subscription. Export any frame or range in full resolution for handover, and keep it as the visual as-built record of the facility.
Data centers are built on compressed programs, with many trades and tight site access. A fixed camera gives owners and project leads a current view without another site entry. It keeps a dated record of every phase for claims and handover, and produces a finished time lapse for stakeholders. With Buildcam Pro, you also get a 4K livestream from the same mount.
It shows where each phase actually stands. Compare any two dates with Time Portal to check progress against the program, and share the view with the owner instead of writing it up. When a delay is questioned, the dated record shows what happened and when.
Footage sits in Sentinel OS behind role-based access, and only the people you invite can see a project. A shared link can open a single view without exposing the rest of the program. For a security review, talk to us and we'll take your team through how the platform handles access.

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