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What is Encircle Scope?
Encircle Scope is an AI-powered feature that transforms your field documentation into a structured, estimate-ready mitigation scope.
Using the photos, notes, floor plans, moisture readings, and other data captured in Encircle, Scope automatically generates a room-by-room scope of work—complete with recommended tasks, quantities, and IICRC-backed justification.
How it Works
Encircle Scope follows a simple three-step process: capture, analyze, review.
1. Capture
Your team documents the job in the Encircle app as they normally would. This includes:
Photos and 360 images
Notes and damage descriptions
Floor plans and measurements
Moisture readings and Hydro data
2. Analyze
Encircle’s AI engine processes your documentation, with data passing through five key verification layers:
- Computer Vision Analysis: Scans photos to visually identify building materials (e.g. drywall, flooring, etc.), detect fixtures (e.g. appliances, lighting), and validate that the visible damage supports the described damage.
- Damage Description Analysis: Extracts observations and intent from the audio narration and written notes. It identifies the key job characteristics including source of loss, category, class and specific affected areas.
- Spatial Calculation: Ingests measurements and floor plans to calculate precise quantities (SF/LF) for tasks and automatically determines equipment recommendations based on the environment
- Data Synthesis: Connects the dots between disparate data points. For example, it cross-references a moisture reading with a photo of standing water and a written note to form a verified, complete picture of the loss.
- Standards Alignment: Every finding is audited against the latest industry guidelines – including IICRC S500/S520/S700, OSHA, and EPA – to ensure the proposed work is compliant and defensible.
3. Review
With a few clicks, the engine quickly delivers a delivers a structured, editable scope.
Instead of writing from scratch, your PM or estimator reviews, edits, and finalizes the scope before moving into estimating.
What mitigation/job types are supported?
Encircle Scope is designed for all types of emergency residential mitigation jobs, including water, fire, mold, asbestos, and impact losses. The system uses built-in restoration logic to automatically identify necessary tasks—such as Category 3 protocols for sewage backups—ensuring standards are maintained regardless of the peril.
What documentation do I need to generate an accurate scope?
Encircle Scope is designed to work at different stages of a job. Within minutes of arrival, 4–6 photos and a brief damage note can generate a high-level preliminary scope; useful for getting quick client buy-in, allocating resources, meeting SLA's, updating admins and supervisors about new losses quickly, and more.
For a comprehensive, quantified scope, we recommend 10+ photos per room, a floor plan for measurements, and detailed room-specific notes to ensure 80-90% of job variables are captured on Day 1.
Learn more about best practices for optimizing your scope outputs.
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