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This paper presents a set of methods and functions to create interactive 3D tactical intelligence assessments by joining analysis of burglary crime scenes and geovisualization issues. For this purpose general spatio-temporal patterns of residential burglary crimes are analysed and subsequently visualised by using three-dimensional geovirtual environments. To allow furthermore for a straightforward portability, an application framework is developed that encapsulates the most important GIS-analysis functions applied. By employing Microsoft’s Esri’s ArcObjects technology, a standalone GIS-application is programmed that allows even a GIS-untrained user both to conduct initial exploratory data analysis and to prepare the resulting files for 3D-geovisualization. Finally, the application potential of the created 3D tactical intelligence assessments is surveyed by questioning a group of crime mapping and geo-profiling experts.
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Wolff, M., Asche, H. (2010). Towards 3D Tactical Intelligence Assessments for Crime Scene Analysis. In: Taniar, D., Gervasi, O., Murgante, B., Pardede, E., Apduhan, B.O. (eds) Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2010. ICCSA 2010. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 6016. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12156-2_27
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