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Video: Police Capture Crime Scenes In 3D

posted by janrinok on Saturday June 28 2014, @04:26PM   Printer-friendly
from the he's-behind-you! dept.
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dryriver writes:

The BBC reports (Javascript required for Video):

'Police forces are embracing the latest 3D-scanning technology to record crime scenes as virtual reality models. This helps them find clues, but also to immerse juries in the scene of the crime. London's Metropolitan Police is one force which has used the technique, and it is being used nationwide to investigate traffic accidents. The same technology was initially used for land surveying and other industrial applications. David Southam of Faro, a US company that specialises in 3D measurement technologies and has manufactured equipment used by UK police forces, explained to BBC News how the kit works.'

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 28 2014, @07:59PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 28 2014, @07:59PM (#61390)

    Great, now the jury will believe the story of whoever presents a simulation with the highest production value. Will defendants have equal opportunity to present virtual reality models in court?

    • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 28 2014, @08:15PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday June 28 2014, @08:15PM (#61392)

      Will defendants have equal opportunity to present virtual reality models in court?

      Only on Star Trek [memory-alpha.org]. In real life, you're guilty because the police say you're guilty.

    • (Score: 2) by Tork on Sunday June 29 2014, @12:41AM

      by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Sunday June 29 2014, @12:41AM (#61463)
      If it were up to me I'd ban the word 'simulation' from crime scene recreations. There are people that think computers somehow fill in the blanks in animations like this and they actually don't. These visualizations contain no more 'simulation' than a cartoon drawn by hand. The distinction here is they only illustrate a version of the story, they do not reveal any new details.
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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 29 2014, @01:02AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday June 29 2014, @01:02AM (#61471)

        Computers fill in the blanks all the time on CSI. The jury is trained by TV to believe that computer evidence can be trusted. Anyone who manipulates a jury with computerized crime scene recreations should be disbarred.