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www.authentegrity.com
The Scientific Working Group - Imaging Technology (SWGIT), an FBI sponsored group whose membership consists of subject matter experts in both still and video imaging technology, as well as photographic and trace evidence comparison and analysis, has written a number of guidelines for law enforcement personnel tasked with using digital imaging technology as part of their job duties. New guidelines are released on an irregular basis, so it would be a good idea to check their listing of documents a couple times each year. The most current versions are available by clicking the link above.
Sample Procedures
Digital Camera Testing - A procedure for testing the image quality of digital cameras and profiling digital cameras to ensure accurate color rendition within a color matched workflow.
Storage of Crime Scene Images - The procedure used to download images from a digital camera and upload the images to a secure server. This procedure relies on Breeze Systems' Downloader Pro, Authentegrity for DLPro and a custom server application that automatically uploads images to a server and checks each image at the server to ensure it hasn't changed since it was processed by Authentegrity for DLPro.
Crime Scene Diagramming - This is a document that describes the process of creating crime scene diagrams that will be drawn using Visual Cadd. Many of the concepts, such as how to choose a reference point, would be applicable to any CAD software or even manual diagrams.
Guidelines