Wednesday, December 16, 2009

3D Scanning in Forensics

If you’ve ever recently watched an episode of CSI or any other investigation drama on television, you may have seen some interesting technology. No, I’m not talking about infrared scopes or microscopic DNA testing. I’m referring to 3D scanning technology.

In the past few of years more and more crime scenes are being documented by 3D laser scanners. In the field these devices have proven there invaluable worth for the accurate and efficient capturing of data. The older method of using total stations isn’t able to capture as many measurements in the same amount of time as a 3D scanner is able to. Hundreds of thousands of points can be scanned in a matter of minutes compared to only a few points being captured in the same amount of time by a total station. The better quality of evidence usually leads to an increased chance of solving the crime.

Depending on the crime scene will determine what type of 3D laser scanner to use. For example, the FARO Laser Scanner Photon is ideal for environments containing evidence in a 30-120 meter range. The level of detail captured along with the speediness at which it scans provides investigators a virtual photograph in millions of points. Using a forensic software package, technicians can then analyze the scene just as it appeared at the time of the crime.

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1 comment:

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