Possibilities for Digital Recording and Evaluation of On-Scene Data of a Terrorist Attack by Bombing

Abstract

The topic of my study is the equipment and methods for recording and evaluating on-scene data of terrorist attacks committed by improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and the possibilities of including them in an integrated system.

In the introduction, I define the essential elements of the concept of terrorism according to my criteria using the definitions used by NATO and criminology. I briefly present the methods most frequently used in terrorist attacks using physical force. I summarise the characteristics of terrorist attacks committed by IEDs, the primary tasks following perpetration, and the significance of the data that can be obtained during the investigation.

I discuss in detail the investigation tasks from the perspective of the explosive device used, such as documenting its effect and collecting object fragments and material residues. I present the possibilities of digitising visual data while preparing on-scene documentation with the advantages of 3D technology. I discuss in detail the methods of digital evaluation of building damage and the resulting crater about the physical effects caused by the explosion. I will describe the digital devices suitable for detecting the fragments from explosive devices and explosives residues.

In the summary, I will outline the possibility of integrated application of the presented technologies and the advantages of applying them as a system.