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This chapter presents an overview of the various spatial technologies that are utilized by law enforcement agencies to document evidence for the preservation of crime scenes which can be used for further investigations or as evidence during trial. The first technology presented is remote sensing . Four of the more common types of remote sensing are discussed: aerial photography , satellite imagery , ground-penetrating radar , and thermal imaging . The chapter continues with a discussion of geographic information systems and their application for crime mapping and analysis as well as geographic profiling . A review of the innovative uses of laser scanning technologies to document crime and accident scenes concludes the discussion.

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Roedl, G., Elmes, G.A., Conley, J. (2014). Spatial Technology Applications. In: Elmes, G., Roedl, G., Conley, J. (eds) Forensic GIS. Geotechnologies and the Environment, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8757-4_4

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