Johor Bahru, 13th January: Local crime technology is now moving into an era of advanced technologies as well as requiring the renewal of the forensic investigation.
Pertaining to this matter Forensic Department, Faculty of Sciences in collaboration with Atama Tech Sdn. Bhd. was organising a seminar relating to 3D Laser Scanning in Forensic Application.
The 3D Laser Scanning in Forensic Application in Malaysia seminar was held at UTM Johor Bahru campus has also featured a FARO 3 Dimensional laser scanner brands that can revolutionize forensic investigation techniques in the future.
Technically, this German-made scanner is able to allow forensic experts to ‘return’ to the location of crime in the state of origin to obtain critical information that may be related to the cases handled since the data has been collected in 3D. Scene reconstruction can be made and modeled using specific 3D software.
With FARO Photon 3D Laser Scanner, every data obtained are documented in the form of a ‘Digital Fingerprint’ of the scene as well as preserving the evidence of crime and scene of the crime from being destroyed.
3D Laser scanning technology has been widely used by law enforcement agencies including International Investigation Bodies in documenting crime scenes in a three dimensional way
Authorities such as police and other agencies of law enforcement in Malaysia has long adopted the technology and implement it every time an investigation takes place. Unfortunately there are still weaknesses.
“In case of any new development happened during a court case for example, this 3D Laser scanning method can be used to analyze post-events data that resulted from explosion, blasts, fire, structural or mechanical failure, air catastrophe and traffic accidents”, said Christian Smilinski, Technical Representative of FARO Technologies Inc, Singapore.
The seminar was held on January 13th, 2011 at Ibnu Sina Institute and was attended by the representatives from the Fire and Rescue Department, Royal Malaysia Police and other government enforcement agencies.
Also giving speech were Prof. Dr. A. Rahim Yaacob from the Forensic Department, Faculty of Science and Soh Song Chaw, the Southern Branch President of Malaysia Chemist Institute.