Conservation evidence is the structured record of what was observed, when, by whom, and with reference to what. The platform treats evidence as a first-class object: revisable until issue, immutable thereafter, and always linked to the report in which it was relied upon.
Linked evidence
Each observation, photograph, measurement and reference is linked to the report or intervention that relied on it. Issued reports preserve the evidence as it stood at the moment of issue.
Protected quotations
Quoted material from cited references is preserved verbatim within the report, with citation, so that later readers can verify the source and context of each quotation.
Audit trail
Every change to a record is logged with author and timestamp, producing a chain of custody that supports professional and statutory review.
Frequently asked
- Can evidence be removed from an issued report?
- No. Issued reports are immutable. Where subsequent work supersedes earlier findings, a new revision is issued with documented lineage.