Terrestrial laser scanner for collecting evidence at the scene of collisions (adopted from http://www.lidarnews.com)

Nottingham, UK, 01 May 2012 – More than half of Police Forces awarded funding by the UK’s Department of Transport for the purchase of high tech laser scanners have purchased RIEGL devices from 3D Laser Mapping. The state of the art laser scanning systems will be used to rapidly collect evidence at the scene of collisions helping to reduce the length of road or lane closures and minimise congestion on our roads. Data collected by the scanners will be used by Collision Investigators to produce high quality graphics and detailed plans of collision scenes for use in subsequent enquiries and court cases.

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