Technical Paper
Accuracy and Validation of 360-Degree Camera Use in Photogrammetry
2022-03-29
2022-01-0829
Accident scene data obtained from photographs and videos are vital to the analysis performed during accident reconstruction. They allow forensic analysts to precisely determine the orientation and location of evidence. For that reason, the term digital evidence was adopted and is commonly used by forensic analysts in conjunction with retro-projection methods as an aid to reconstruct the events leading up to the incident in question. Photogrammetry is a retro-projection method commonly used by analysts to match scene photographs with calibrated control points obtained from three-dimensional point cloud data collected at the subject accident site and visualized on the accident scene images. From this merger, the photographs allow for the determination of the point at which the camera was positioned that took the subject image. In general, the point cloud data allows for increased accuracy during the photogrammetry process.