An imaging ecosystem, such as a supply chain or manufacturing line requires imaging devices to interact with 2- and 3-D objects. In such a setting, different services are exposed to and/or provided by the objects via image capture and analysis: examples include track-and-trace, shopping assistance, recall administration, access to customer service and rights management. For ease-of-use and ease-of-adoption, the best solutions allow a wide range of objects to be interrogated by a range of devices. Progressive barcodes offer a convenient scheme to image a dynamic object throughout an ecosystem than can extend into the actual production of an object or part. This paper investigates a framework for extending the reach of an image ecosystem with three components: Object-centric functionalities invoked via barcode scanning operations, hybridization of mobile imaging and desktop browsing environments, and a compact, evolving representation of data that can be rendered and interpreted on 3D surfaces.