The collaboration between the Institute for Spatial Information and Surveying Technology (i3mainz) at Mainz University of Applied Sciences and the Rhineland-Palatinate State Office of Criminal Investigation (LKA) started with the official signing of an agreement on October 29, 2024. The focus of the collaboration is on optimizing three-dimensional crime scene capturing.
The aim of this collaboration is to optimize crime scene documentation based on 3D measurement techniques suitable for practical use. The aim is to identify, analyze, and further develop the interaction between 3D surveying technology and forensic analysis and to improve the acquisition of information based on geodetic technologies such as 3D laser scanning and 3D photogrammetry in a forensic context. Complex facts of crime scene reconstruction can then be virtually conveyed in the courtroom, which can relieve the courts of some of their burden.
“The expertise of our scientists in the field of spatial information and surveying technology, combined with the practical experience of the State Criminal Police Office, will provide valuable new insights. This collaboration is a good example of how a university of applied sciences works: Science and the practical world jointly address relevant challenges with the aim of developing sustainable solutions,” said Prof. Dr. Susanne Weissman, President of Mainz University of Applied Sciences.
“As the LKA, we hope that this joint effort will intensify the collaboration and knowledge transfer between science and criminal police practices, with the aim of jointly developing new and better technologies for crime scene investigation and law enforcement and establishing forward-looking skills,” says LKA President Mario Germano.
The collaboration was established as part of the Virtual Crime Scene Assessment and Analysis in Cyber Space (VCSA3D) project, which is part of the EMPOWER transfer alliance.
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