Images of plant equipment are first acquired and then marked or tagged to provide reference images used during inspection of the plant equipment. The reference images provide easy guidance without requiring markers on the equipment. When inspecting fewer than all inspection points, an inspection route manager is used for selecting inspection points. A report generator provides a report with problem inspection points clearly indicated on images of the sites where problems are detected. GPS measurements of plant equipment positions are acquired when taking images, and are used to guide during general inspection and when visiting problem sites after general inspection.
