Use of 3D recreation software & CAD for 2D floor plans or crime scenes
Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.026412
I note you seek access to the following information:
Q1. Does your Road Traffic Incident Team and Property Services use any form of 3D recreation in relation to floor plans or crime scenes?
Q2. If yes, what devices/software do you use?
Q3. Is the 3D recreation software you use sufficient for its purpose within your department?
Q4. Does your department use any form of CAD in relation to 2D floor plans or acrime scenes?
Q5. If your department does not use any form of CAD or 3D recreational software why is this?
Q6. On average how many cases are each of these methods used per year:
A) CAD
B) 3D recreation software
Q7. Typically what crime types are each method used for?
A) CAD
B) 3D recreation software
Q8. Are there any qualifying criteria for these methods to be used? (CAD, 3D recreation software)
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Road Traffic Incident Team
Q1 - Does the Road Traffic Incident team use any form of 3D recreation in relation to floor plans or crime scenes?
Yes the Forensic Collision Investigation Unit (within Roads Policing) does use 3D data.
Q2 - If yes, what devices/software do you use?
We capture the data with Riegle VZ400 and VZ400i laser scanners and analyse the data with the RiSolve and PC CRASH software packages
Q3 - Is the 3D recreation software you use sufficient for its purpose within your department?
Yes
Q4 - Does your department use any form of CAD in relation to 2D floor plans or crime scenes?
Yes Risolve and PC CRASH can both create 2d plans – we also use LisCAD and AutoCAD
Q5 - If your department does not use any form of CAD or 3D recreational software why is this?
NA
Q6 - On average how many cases are each of these methods used per year:
A) CAD -
100
B) 3D recreation software -
250
Q7. Typically what crime types are each method used for?
A) CAD
B) 3D recreation software
Fatal and serious Road traffic Collisions for both
Q8 - Are there any qualifying criteria for these methods to be used? (CAD, 3D recreation software)
3D scan data is gathered at every scene that we attend, 2D CAD outputs are created for court packages.
Property Services Department
Q1 - Does the Property Services Department use any form of 3D recreation in relation to floor plans or crime scenes?
Yes the Property Services Department does use 3D data.
Q2 - If yes, what devices/software do you use?
Various – depends of specific project requirements. Devices include various professional measured surveying instruments and software includes various CAD, 3D and GIS software applications.
Q3 - Is the 3D recreation software you use sufficient for its purpose within your department?
Yes
Q4 - Does your department use any form of CAD in relation to 2D floor plans or crime scenes?
Yes
Q5 - If your department does not use any form of CAD or 3D recreational software why is this?
N/A
Q6 - On average how many cases are each of these methods used per year:
A) CAD approx.
125
B) 3D recreation software approx.
125
Q7 - Typically what crime types are each method used for?
A) CAD
Various. Predominantly serious violent crimes but depends on needs of specific project requirements.
B) 3D recreation software
Various. Predominantly serious violent crimes but depends on needs of specific project requirements.
Q8 - Are there any qualifying criteria for these methods to be used? (CAD, 3D recreation software)
Various. Depends on specific project requirements. In general would be where a 2D or 3D spatial understanding of the scene or surroundings is relevant and assists with the investigation and/or the presentation of the case at court.