Shooting Reconstructions:
The real benefit of having a 3D shooting reconstruction is in the analysis and not just the graphics. Being able to accurately measure distances and angles in a 3D environment means that you can take into account factors that would normally be missed or would be more difficult to visualize.
Documentation of Evidence in 3D (Laser Scanning, Photogrammetry, Total Station)
Accurate evidence documentation is key to a proper forensic investigation. Inaccurate, lost or missed data means that a proper investigation is going to be more costly or even worse, impossible. We are able to combine different technologies to provide the most accurate evidence documentation and forensic mapping services.
Vehicle Accidents and Medical Animations
Vehicle accidents are perhaps the most common type of forensic animation since they happen all too often. We have extensive experience working on complex cases to help visualize night scenes, pedestrian accidents, line of site and obstruction of view, multiple vehicle accidents and much more. We are also able to do medical animations to show extent of inuries.
Photogrammetry
Photogrammetry is a useful technique because it allows accurate measurements from photographs. This is useful in two situations. The first is where you use a digital camera to record evidence and the second is where you need to solve some particular measurements in a photograph. Things like suspect height, stereo scanning and crush modeling can all be achieved with photogrammetry.
Medical Visualizations
Many cases that involve medical illustrations, CT and MRI data can be daunting to explain to a jury. We are able to take CT, MRI and even X-Ray data to provide useful 3D models that can be manipulated and viewed from several angles. This makes the job of the expert witness a lot easier in court since visualizing complex anatomy can be done in a much more familiar way.
Forensic Virtual Models (FVM)
Forensic Virtual Models (FVM) are the next evolution of forensic animations in litigation. They can be best explained as the migration of 3D content (i.e. the data used to create a forensic model or animation) into an interactive application with a real-time graphics visualization engine. Unlike any regular video, film or forensic animations which are passive (i.e. the user sees only what the animator wants to show), FVM’s are viewed in real-time and the user can interact with the animation by moving the camera view in the scene as the animation is playing. The visualization engine may allows for smart links and object intelligence so that when the user gets close to or interacts with an object, it can react in a pre-specified manner.
Click on any of the text links (below the images) to download a zip file. Simply unzip the self executing file to view. Please note that you will require the latest DirectX drivers in order to view these models.
