Faster time-to-line
Capture starts when the unit is ready, not when the next vendor window opens.
Workflow / Ready
Move every vehicle from arrival to market.
The person already beside the vehicle can start guided capture, create the listing package, and keep inventory ready for websites, marketplaces, and publishing systems.
Arrival to listing-ready
Arrival becomes market-ready without losing momentum.
Every stage carries a clear next action, so inventory keeps moving from lot arrival to published listing.
VEHICLE APPEARS
Vehicle arrives
Inventory arrives, stages, or enters the merchandising queue.
VIN matchedTASK ASSIGNED
Task assigned
Capture work reaches the person closest to the vehicle.
SMS sentSTAFF CAPTURES
Staff captures
Compass guides the required views without specialist setup.
8 viewsPACKAGE GENERATED
Package generated
Views are validated, ordered, branded, and prepared.
30 imagesLISTING READY
Listing ready
Approved media is ready for websites, marketplaces, and feeds.
VerifiedFRESHNESS MONITORED
Freshness monitored
Stale media, recaptures, and publishing drift stay visible.
Refresh flag86 secexterior capture8canonical views30image package2.4 dayssaved from time-to-line
Capture assignment
Capture starts where the vehicle is ready.
Tasks reach staff by SMS, QR, email, queue, or deep link, so the person beside the unit can complete capture the moment it is ready.
Vehicle and store details includedBrowser-based launchRole-scoped capture access
Halo CompassHalo Compass capture assignment
Vehicle: 2024 Toyota RAV4
Stock #: WRD239485
VIN: 4T3P1RFV0RW123456
Workflow: Exterior Quick Capture
Start capture:
hometoyota.halocompass.com/WRD239485
Merchandising queue
Know what needs action before inventory stalls.
New arrivals, lot-ready units, missing shots, and publishing blockers stay visible before they slow time-to-line.
New arrivalsLot-ready queueMissing detail shotsPublishing blocked
Request a merchandising demo
~90SECONDS
Real lot capture
Built for real dealership lots, not studio conditions.
Guided exterior capture works in tight rows, mixed lighting, and everyday dealership conditions without waiting for a staged photo setup.
Browser basedNo special hardwareResumable sessions~3.5 ft clearance
Capture workflows
One vehicle. The right capture as it moves through the lot.
Flow identifies the vehicle stage. Compass guides the right capture sequence at the point of readiness.
01
Arrival
Arrival capture
Quick exterior coverage when used inventory first becomes ready for merchandising.
- 8 exterior views
- Arrival baseline
02
Used lot-ready
Lot-ready used vehicle capture
Final used-vehicle package after recon, detail, and lot-ready status.
- Exterior + detail set
- ~30 listing images
03
New lot-ready
Lot-ready new vehicle capture
Complete new-inventory package after PDI, detail, and lot-ready status.
- Exterior + feature set
- ~30 listing images
04
Stage update
Stage update workflow
VIN-scan updates for recon, detail, PDI, and merchandising readiness.
- VIN scan
- Stage complete
Synchronized listing package
One ordered package for every listing destination.
Automated listing production
Capture once. Listing-ready everywhere.
One guided capture becomes a complete branded image package. Each view is verified, refined, ordered, and prepared for the systems that publish inventory.
01Capture complete
02Quality verified
03Background refined
04Studio-ready presentation
05Dealer branding applied
06Image set QA by AI
07Pushed to publish
Background removalStudio backdropFrame consistencyDealer brandingStructured image orderPublishing-ready package
The finished package is consistent, branded, and ready to publish without extra cropping, renaming, organizing, uploading, or specialist handoff.
Freshness + publishing integrity
Published once. Verified continuously.
Published inventory stays checked for stale media, missing views, reordered photos, external overrides, and condition changes that require a refresh.
Approved packagePublishedMarketplace verifiedDrift detectedRefresh triggeredRe-synced
01
Drift signals
Publishing drift
- Approved order changed
- Legacy imagery detected
- Missing canonical views
- External media override
02
Refresh signals
Recapture triggers
- Condition updated
- Recon completed
- Seasonal refresh
- Listing requires republish
The published experience stays aligned with the approved vehicle presentation.
Business impact
The person beside the vehicle can finally finish the listing.
Guided dealership-led capture removes the old excuses: no photo-day delay, no specialist handoff, and no waiting for a vendor when the vehicle is already ready.
Fewer missed photos
Guided sequences reduce incomplete sets, missing detail views, and media that goes stale before publishing.
Dealership-led capture
Lot staff can produce consistent listing media without becoming photographers.
Consistent rooftop standards
Every rooftop follows the same capture policy, package order, and publishing standard.
Operational impact
More vehicles online. Less operational drag.
For a dealership retailing roughly 150 vehicles per month, shifting capture to the moment of readiness can reduce vendor dependency and help inventory reach market faster.
See dealership-led merchandising in motion.