What can you create from the data?
With data from a Leica 3D laser scanner you can create everything from a simple 2D scene diagram to a jury-ready animated reconstruction based upon all available evidence and expert analysis.
As little or as much as you need to complete your investigation, analysis or prepare for . Using the point cloud, users can:
- Create very accurate 2D scene diagrams
- Create 3D CAD objects for export to 3rd party animation programs
- Easily extract 3rd party software for scene diagramming for finite element analysis
- Create visually stunning 3D "fly-throughs" of the point cloud data
- Work with point cloud directly in Autocad
- Visually compelling jury exhibits
- Web-ready data sets which can be created within minutes after returning from the scene for sharing with command staff and other professionals using a free web viewer
Applications beyond crime scenes
Officer Involved Shootings
Anytime an officer discharges their firearm a departmental investigation takes place which could result in criminal charges if it is determined that the officer’s use of deadly force was not within policy. The witness statements are critical to the investigation and understanding and proving what a witness could have seen from a given physical position is key to determining the truth. The ScanStation 2 can help by capturing the geometry of the scene including interiors, buildings, vehicle positions, windows, trees (with foliage) or interiors , and more. Ballistic trajectory rods placed by shooting reconstructionists can be scanned and their positions preserved for future analysis.
Sadly, even if the use of deadly force is shown to be justifiable, the chance of a civil complaint being brought against a department is ever present. Using the ScanStation 2 as part of an overall risk management strategy can help reduce the payouts resulting from civil torts. Using scanning to help win just one of these kinds of cases can pay for the technology several times over.
