3D-FORENSICS

Mobile high-resolution 3D-Scanner and 3D data analysis for forensic evidence

Coordinatore	FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V    more  Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C city: MUENCHEN postcode: 80686 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Michael Cognome: Prestele Email: send email Telefono: +49 89 12052721
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Germany [DE]
Sito del progetto	http://www.3d-forensics.de/
Totale costo	1˙770˙435 €
EC contributo	1˙420˙262 €
Programma	FP7-SECURITY Specific Programme "Cooperation": Security
Code Call	FP7-SEC-2012-1
Funding Scheme	CP-FP
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-05-01   -   2015-08-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V  Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C city: MUENCHEN postcode: 80686 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Michael Cognome: Prestele Email: send email Telefono: +49 89 12052721	DE (MUENCHEN)	coordinator	409˙692.00
2	LUCAS INSTRUMENTS GMBH  Organization address address: HERMANN LONS STRASSE 2 city: JENA postcode: 7745 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Max Cognome: Lucas Email: send email Telefono: +49 3641 6686 120 Fax: +49 3641 6686 129	DE (JENA)	participant	211˙770.00
3	ENCLUSTRA GmbH  Organization address address: Technoparkstrasse 1 city: ZURICH postcode: 8005 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Marc Cognome: Oberholzer Email: send email Telefono: +41 43 3433947 Fax: +41 43 3433944	CH (ZURICH)	participant	191˙400.00
4	GEXCEL SRL  Organization address address: VIA BRANZE 43 city: BRESCIA postcode: 25123 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Matteo Cognome: Sgrenzaroli Email: send email Telefono: +39 030 65 95 001 Fax: +39 030 65 95 020	IT (BRESCIA)	participant	190˙400.00
5	DELFTTECH BV  Organization address address: MOTORENWEG 12 city: DELFT postcode: 2623CR contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Willem Cognome: Van Spanje Email: send email Telefono: +31 15 2626067 Fax: +31 15 625330	NL (DELFT)	participant	164˙000.00
6	Crabbe Consulting Ltd  Organization address address: 314 Bishopton Road West city: Stockton-on-Tees postcode: TS19 7LZ contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Stephen Cognome: Crabbe Email: send email Telefono: +49 361 644 8842 Fax: +49 361 644 8843	UK (Stockton-on-Tees)	participant	161˙200.00
7	THE NATIONAL POLICE OF THE NETHERLANDS  Organization address address: Nieuwe Uitleg 1 city: The Hague postcode: 2595 CC contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Andre Cognome: Hendrix Email: send email Telefono: +31 118 433312 Fax: +31 118 433314	NL (The Hague)	participant	91˙800.00
8	REGIO POLITIE ZELAND  Organization address address: SEGEERSSINGEL 10 city: MIDDELBURG postcode: 4337LG contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Andre Cognome: Hendrix Email: send email Telefono: +31 118 433312 Fax: +31 118 433314	NL (MIDDELBURG)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Crime is a major factor in reducing the level of civil security. The percentage of solved crime is less than 70% in more than half of the EU countries in some it is less than 50%. A very important part of crime investigation is the capturing and analysis of forensic evidence. A promising forensic approach is 3D-reconstruction of evidence and its analysis but existing systems suffer from low accuracy, flexibility and resolution.

A mobile high resolution 3D-scanning system and automatic 3D-data analysis software will be developed for use at crime scenes. The system will enhance state-of-the-art 3D-laser-scanning devices with much more detailed forensic evidence data acquisition (e.g. of foot prints or traces on bodies) and the software will relieve forensic experts of time-consuming data-processing by hand. A further objective is the realisation of methods to guarantee the integrity of 3D-analysis within the chain of custody from the crime scene to court. The data derived from the system will be accurate, safe from manipulation, convincing and meaningful in order to achieve judicial acceptance. The application of the new mobile 3D-scanner and analysis methods will lead to more effective and successful work by forensic experts with the potential to considerably increase crime detection rates.

The project includes the development, realisation and test of two prototypes as well as the dissemination and exploitation of the results. Five of the partners are SMEs so the project will demonstrate a more active role for SMEs in the development of new innovative technology in the area of security. One of the SMEs is also an end user. A further public end user is included in the project and an applied research institute supports the SMEs’ development. The users of the developed technology are potentially every crime scene investigation unit and/or forensic crime expert in the world so there is a clear potential and intention by the SMEs to exploit the results commercially.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

3D-FORENSICS is improving the techniques for evidence recovery and forensic analysis of footwear and tyre impressions found at crime scenes. The envisioned tool is a handheld 3D scanner and specialised analysis software.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Certain forms of traces recovered from crime scenes can be forensically analysed. Common trace types are footwear and tyre impressions. They are captured conventionally by for example plaster casting which has numerous methodological disadvantages such as the time required to make and analyse casts. These disadvantages can limit forensic investigation and consequently the prosecution of criminals and solving of crimes.

The EU-funded 'Mobile high-resolution 3D-scanner and 3D data analysis for forensic evidence' (http://www.3D-Forensics.eu/ (3D-FORENSICS)) project is developing an improved method. The project involves a handheld optical 3D-scanner based on fringe projection technology as well as new software tools to investigate digital 3D data of footwear and tyre impressions. The combination of scanner and analysis software is a complete system that can be applied over the whole forensic workflow from crime scene to court. The project with a multi-disciplinary seven member consortium runs between May 2013 and August 2015.

In the first reporting period there was considerable exchange between technical developers and forensic end users to characterise the latter's requirements and to technically scope the project. On this basis, the team then developed the design of the system, including interfaces between system components. Thereafter, the group designed and set about creating the main system modules, particularly the 3D sensor with specialised electronics, plus the analysis software.

The consortium also established its website, and presented its initial results at several workshops and conferences with forensic experts.

3D-FORENSICS is expected to develop and evaluate prototypes of the 3D scanner and associated software for analysis of crime scene traces, especially footwear and tyre impressions. The development will provide faster and more effective investigation than current methods which should lead to support the solving of more crimes.