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Report on the May 2025 NIST Measurement Week: Realization of an OSAC draft Interim Performance Assessment for Terrestrial Laser Scanners Used by Law Enforcement Agencies

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Balasubramanian Muralikrishnan, Katharine Shilling, Mary Gregg, Vincent Lee, Jason Keller, Erin Casey, Eugene Liscio, Bryon O'Neil, Mike Russ, Toby Terpstra

Abstract

This report describes a terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) testing event, the NIST Measurement Week, held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) during the week of May 12-16, 2025. The Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction (CSIR) subcommittee of the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science is currently involved in the development of an Interim Performance Assessment (IPA) procedure that can be performed in-house by law enforcement agencies. The Dimensional Metrology Group (DMG) at NIST realized the test at their facility and invited law enforcement agencies and TLS manufactures to run the IPA and provide feedback. This report describes the event, the lessons learned and key takeaways.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8583
Report Number
8583
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8583
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Metrology, Forensic Science, Dimensional metrology and Digital evidence

Citation

Muralikrishnan, B. , Shilling, K. , Gregg, M. , Lee, V. , Keller, J. , Casey, E. , Liscio, E. , O'Neil, B. , Russ, M. and Terpstra, T. (2025), Report on the May 2025 NIST Measurement Week: Realization of an OSAC draft Interim Performance Assessment for Terrestrial Laser Scanners Used by Law Enforcement Agencies, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8583, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=960376 (Accessed October 27, 2025)

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Created September 17, 2025
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