Response

3D laser scanners help USAR teams quickly capture collapsed structures, confined spaces, and unstable environments so command teams can better understand layouts, hazards, access points, and void spaces. The scan data supports safer planning before crews enter dangerous areas.

Investigation

Scanners capture accurate, measurable 3D records of crash scenes, fire scenes, crime scenes, and other incidents before evidence is moved or the scene changes. Teams can revisit the data later for measurements, reconstruction, reporting, and review.

Prevention

Public safety teams use 3D scanning to document buildings, schools, industrial sites, critical infrastructure, and public venues before an emergency occurs. These digital records support pre-planning, training, site familiarization, and faster decision-making during future incidents.

Scan-to-Report Workflow

Turn scan data into usable documentation. Altohelix can help teams move from capture to registration, review, measurement, reporting, and long-term data management.

Measurements & Reconstruction

Measure from the scan after the scene is cleared. Teams can return to the scan data later to take measurements, review positions, support reconstruction, and build reports without needing to revisit the physical scene.

Training & Tabletop Exercises

Use real site data for better training. Scan data can support walkthroughs, tabletop exercises, incident command training, and team briefings using accurate digital environments.

FARO Focus

HIGH-ACCURACY SCENE DOCUMENTATION

Best for agencies that need precise 3D documentation, measurements, and defensible scene records for investigations and detailed reconstruction workflows. FARO positions Focus as a high-accuracy laser scanning solution for public safety incidents, with up to 2 mm accuracy and workflows suited to capturing smaller incident scenes through larger projects.

Common missions:

• Crash scene documentation
• Fire scene investigation
• Crime scene preservation
• Measurements and reconstruction
• Court-ready scene records
• Detailed site capture

FARO Orbis

FAST MOBILE SCANNING

Best for teams that need to capture buildings, larger spaces, and complex environments quickly while still producing accurate 3D data. FARO describes Orbis as an all-in-one mobile laser scanner for public safety professionals, combining rapid mobile capture with detailed stationary Flash scans, up to 120 m range, and accuracy up to 5 mm in mobile mode and up to 2 mm in stationary Flash scans.

Common missions:

• Building walkthrough capture
• Facility pre-planning
• Schools and public venue scanning
• Large-area scene documentation
• Critical site familiarization
• Fast interior and exterior capture

FARO Blink

SIMPLE, ACCESSIBLE REALITY CAPTURE

Best for teams that want an easy-to-use scanner for visual documentation, scene capture, pre-planning, and fast sharing across the agency. FARO describes Blink as an imaging laser scanner focused on speed, simplicity, and accessibility, combining high-quality 360° imagery with point-cloud data for measurements and supporting public safety use cases like scene documentation, safety planning, and evacuation mapping.

Common missions:

• Quick scene documentation
• Pre-incident planning
• Safety assessments
• Evacuation map creation
• Facility documentation
• Easy scan-to-share workflows

FARO Scene

Scan processing and registration

Best for agencies that need to process, register, review, and manage 3D scan data from FARO laser scanners.

Common missions: Crash scene processing, fire scene documentation, crime scene preservation, point cloud registration, measurements, scan review, 3D scene records.

FARO Zone 3D

Public safety diagramming and reconstruction

Best for agencies that need to turn scene data into diagrams, reconstructions, animations, reports, and courtroom-ready visual

Common missions: Crash reconstruction, crime scene diagrams, fire investigation, bullet trajectory, blood spatter analysis, scene animation, courtroom presentations.

FARO Connect

Mobile scan processing for Orbis

Best for teams using FARO Orbis who need to process mobile scan data, create clean colorized point clouds, and prepare data for viewing, sharing, and collaboration.

Common missions: Orbis scan processing, mobile mapping, building walkthroughs, facility documentation, pre-planning, large-area capture, Sphere XG collaboration.