Police and Emergency Service Services
Precise 3D Models
In a sector which relies on the truthfulness of its evidence, it makes sense to use the most precise recorded information there is available. Two dimensional measuring from photography or other surveying equipment alone can never produce an accurate representation of a scene or object. 2D sees the world as flat - and we all know that even the smoothest of surfaces has its ripples and imperfections. 3D laser scanning bombards a surface with minutely measured reference points that can then create a truly precise 3d model.
Whether it is a large scale street incident scene, a house, a human body, a car or a potential murder weapon that requires measuring to sub-millimetre accuracy, Plowman Craven has the laser scanning technology to provide this information in various different forms to aid you in your investigation.
The real skill is in turning the immense data sets gathered by laser scanning technology into an accurate usable form. Simplifying the data using intelligent algorithms and software which retain the overall accuracy of the underlying data is paramount.
3D models can be created as polygonal mesh and other types of photo textured surface model that can then be used to provide accurate incident reconstructions or visual evidence in the court room. The sub-millimetre level of detail in the 3D models produced, allows for a 'point-in-time' recorded representation to be kept digitally, that can later be referred to long after the evidence has been destroyed.
3D presentations lift the veil as they present things in the way we actually see them in our everyday lives. Our world isn't actually flat, nor is it a true sphere – and only 3D can show it and everything in it, in the way they really are.
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Ipswich Murders (PDF 522KB)
