The Basic Laser Scanning Certification Course will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at the Hilton Bayfront San Diego, CA, USA. The POINTE Room main floor.
Course Requirements:
BLSC
students must review the following three videos prior to arriving on
the 3rd. Exam questions will come from these videos, as well as the
course content, so please watch them in their entirety. Many students
find the CloudComapre section
challenging, especially if you are not familiar with 3D programs;
therefore, it is highly recommended you download and install
CloudCompare -
and follow along in the software with the CloudCompare video. Feel
free to watch these videos more than once but before February 13th.
Each video is approximately 1 hour in length.
Here are links to the three videos that must be watched before the 13th:
A History of Laser Scanning
Physics of Light
CloudCompare
A written exam will be administered on Thursday afternoon, November 7 at the Hilton Bayfront. Exact time will be discussed on Sunday. There will be a study session planned during the week, view the conference schedule.
TimePacific Time Zone |
Sunday, November 3
Subject to change |
7:30 - 8am |
Registration & Check-In - Hilton Bayfront, The Pointe Room |
8 - 8:15am |
Welcome and Opening
|
8:15am-9:15am |
The Admissibility of 3D Evidence (Zoom Call) Jonathan Hak, KC, PhD, University of Leicester Law School |
9:15am - 9:45am |
History of Laser Scanning
|
9:45am - 10:45am |
Physics of Laser Scanning
|
10:45am-11am |
Break |
11:00am-noon |
CloudCompare
|
12pm-1pm |
Lunch Buffet- provided by The IAFSM Tricolor Salad Roasted Corn Chowder Soup Honey Chipotle BBQ Chicken Nona's Meatloaf Roasted Barely Risotto Roasted Potatos Broccoli Rabe Brownies White Chocolate Blondies Lemon Chess Bars All workshop attendees |
1pm-1:30pm |
CloudCompare (continued)
|
1:30pm - 2pm |
3D Concepts and Measurements Exercise
|
2pm - 2:30pm |
The Laser Scanning in Crime Scene Investigations
|
2:30pm - 3pm |
The Laser Scanner in Collision Investigations
|
3 - 3:15pm |
Break |
3:15 - 3:30pm |
Best Practices, Tips, and Trial Preparations
|
3:30 - 4pm |
Admissibility and IAFSM Best Practices Discussion -
|
4 - 4:30pm |
Review and Exam Preparation |