Visual digital copy of the crime scene and its presentation in virtual reality as tools in criminal proceedings

The paper presents new possibilities of such technologies as photogrammetry and virtual reality for application in criminal proceedings. The concept of building “on the fly” three-dimensional digital copy of the incident, directly at the scene of the incident is presented. The concept is tested by applying specific technological approaches to create a digital copy of the incident with the server processing the initial information from a set of photos of the scene from several angles, the architecture of the hardware-software system is developed and the functionality of the mobile solution and virtual reality application is described. It is shown how a digital copy of the incident can be used, in particular, in a criminal case by the subjects of proof – both the subjects of the prosecution and the defense. To date, no precedents have yet been found for the use of virtual reality technology in court proceedings in this aspect, and the authors propose a gradual introduction of the proposed approaches into practice.