our faro inspired journey: past present and future by david dustin
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David Dustin is the President of Dustin Forensics (formerly Dustin Productions) and has been creating forensic animations and 3D crime scenes for over 10 years. He recently fulfilled contracts for advanced forensic training for the US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory (USACIL). David will share his thoughts on 3D innovation and how the landscape will change not only for Law Enforcement and Accident Reconstruction, but for conventional surveying as well.TRANSCRIPT
Our FARO Inspired Journey, Past, Present and Future
David J. Dustin, President
•How did we get here?
• Eugene Liscio
•Right Place, Right Time, Right Skillset
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125 Yards (114 Meters)
• I was hooked
•We hired Mark Hannah for another case with great results
• It was decided….
• I MUST have one…
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•What where our options?
• Faro Photon
• Leica C10
• Z+F
•Mensi (Trimble)
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• Focus 120
•Price
• Speed
•Quality
• Elmer Bol
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• Filled out an online form
•Received a call in minutes
•New Jersey accent
•Received a Demo from salesman
•Not an easy decision
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•Best decision we ever made
•One of the early units
•No compass, altimeter, GPS or WLAN
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•We stuck with it (read STUBBORN)
•Were an anomaly… initially
•Most early users were surveyors
• Started using it on all our cases
• Stalking of Derik White
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•When we started investigating what Law Enforcement was using
• The response to “Why not use a Faro?”
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You’re not Serious… are you?
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Did you hear what he said? He said use a “Fay-Roh”..
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• Slowly over time we began to see progress
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• Scan Data admitted as Evidence DONE!!
• Faro Scene used at trial DONE!!
• WebShare2Go admitted as evidence DONE!!
• 3ds Max files admitted as evidence DONE!
• Faro X330 demonstrated in court DONE!
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• The most impactful?
•X330 and X130
• In the words of “the” Bobby Jones
•Ho Boy…..
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•We would run across Kool-Aid drinkers for each of the manufacturers
•We have even joked about a certain UK user
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• I experienced an Epiphany
• It occurred to me, I was FARO Kool-Aid drinker
•Never wanting to shy away…….
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• It was a journey many of us made together
•Mad Scientist (Jonathan Coco)
•Andrew Fredericks
•David Zip
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• Eugene Liscio
• Walter Henson
• Tom Langley (TLC)
• Sean Alexander (CAR)
• Bobby Jones
• Ro Sasser
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• 3 Axis Engineering
• Winston Salem, NC PD
• Artesia, NM PD
• Jeff Kidd (CSI)
• Simi Valley, CA PD
• James Lock (CRA)
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• Warner Robbins, GA PD
• Traffic Safety Consultants
• Arlington Heights, IL PD
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