Visible scene geometry
Record accessible areas and the relationships between surrounding surfaces.
Public Safety
Document accessible scenes for spatial review and planning.
Evaluate portable scanning for scene documentation, post-event spatial review, training, and planning. Define the intended use and validation requirements before selecting capture and processing tools.
The project challenge
Preserve context while the scene is accessible.
A scene may change after the field visit. A dated spatial record can help teams revisit visible geometry, but the collection procedure, supporting evidence, and validation need to match the decisions the record will support.
Useful deliverables
Define the record your team needs.
Supporting context
Keep relevant imagery, notes, identifiers, and capture conditions with the record.
Reviewed measurements
Check dimensions against the intended use and an agreed verification method.
From planning to handover
A workflow for public safety.
- 01
Define the use
Agree documentation, planning, training, or other authorized purposes.
- 02
Plan safe access
Identify scene boundaries, movement, obstructions, and permitted routes.
- 03
Capture and review
Check coverage and retain the source material required by the procedure.
- 04
Deliver with context
Provide reviewed outputs, capture notes, access controls, and relevant limitations.
Project requirements
Agree these requirements before capture.
- Authorized access. Plan collection around scene management and applicable permissions.
- Changing conditions. Record dates and consider people, vehicles, and other moving objects.
- Validation. Specify checks for any measurement used in a consequential decision.
- Record handling. Agree retention, access, and evidentiary procedures where the intended use requires them.
Relevant systems
Choose around the capture task.
Cobra S & X
Evaluate field preview and sensor choices for documenting accessible site geometry.
Explore Cobra S & X →Pentra
Consider a portable 360° capture workflow for connected interior and exterior spaces.
Explore Pentra →Staris
Assess its directional coverage and range conditions for suitable larger outdoor scenes.
Explore Staris →Evaluate the selected hardware and processing configuration using the project’s environment, required detail, and deliverables.
Related reading and resources
Explore the evidence and supporting workflow.
Capture planning
Understand movement, coverage, and environmental factors.
Explore Capture planning →Review spatial outputs
Assess which representation and measurements the workflow needs.
Explore Review spatial outputs →General mapping sample
Evaluate a point-cloud file before planning a use-specific demonstration.
Explore General mapping sample →Public Safety questions
Is the system certified for forensic or evidentiary use?
Certification and suitability for a particular evidentiary procedure need explicit confirmation. Define the applicable requirements and validation with qualified personnel before procurement.
Can scanning replace the scene documentation procedure?
Define scanning as part of the authorized procedure, with the supporting records, checks, and professional review required for the intended use.