That has to be a tough job.
Yes, but probably not for the reasons you think. I analyze engineering failures for intellectual exercise.
Online, usually at removed distance, usually by means of incomplete data.
I just yesterday found the east truss panels at pier 6 from online imagery. Onsite, I could have walked to it and identified it in 30 minutes. Remotely, it’s tough because there’s so little to go on. Onsite, it would be tough for many different reasons.