Scaling and Measurement Devices for Photographic Images
Armor Holdings, Jacksonville, FL, a leading manufacturer of crime scene investigation accessories has signed a non-exclusive license for the rights to both the Scaling Device and its accompanying software.

The Scaling and Measurement Device for Photographic Images consist of a tool that attaches directly to a charge-coupled device (CCD or camera) and through the use of laser beams, projects a known pattern (two laser points, one inch apart) into the field of view. When a photo is taken, the image of this pattern appears, along with the image of the object under investigation, allowing the viewer quantifiable information as to the size of the object. The tool is small, powered with a 3-volt battery, and can be easily turned off and on, allowing the photographer to provide scaling information within a picture as. Windows based software was developed to work with the Scaling Device tool. The software provides further techniques to measure objects in photographs (digital images). By using the software, any object in the image can be measured diagonally, vertically and horizontally. Scaling images is extremely mportant in crime and accident scene investigations, oil and chemical tank monitoring and aerial photography.

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Point of Contact Allen Miller Armor Holdings Forensics, Inc. 13386 International Parkway Jacksonville, FL 32218 Phone: (907) 4-741-1717