Updates

For most of us, 2020-2021 has been an incredibly challenging time. Not only were our personal lives and work schedules uprooted, so too were the Courts. We’ve overcome in person testimony with virtual testimony in light of travel restrictions and health. Virtual testimony can be just as effective and as it turns out, cost-effective too. We support Zoom, GoToMeeting and Teams video conferencing just to name a few video conferencing platforms.

One of the services we provide is “Contracted Instruction”. Like other businesses and learning institutions, the Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Association International (LEVA.org) has moved to virtual and semi-virtual training for all four levels of their training certification programs. Video Consultants NW LLC continues to be involved as part of their adjunct instructor training team for three of their levels and will continue to do so in 2021.

Another exciting collaboration (although delayed by COVID-19) is the contracted instructor services’ Video Consultants NW LLC will provide for At-Risk International INC. Our customized training and instruction in video forensics will provide the world of corporate investigators  an exciting partnership as we move into 2021.

January 2021

Contracted Training with the Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Video Association International -LEVA

Video Consultants NW LLC enters into another year of contracted training with the Law Enforcement and Emergency Services Video Association International –LEVA providing professional instruction as a member of LEVA’s core Instruction Team.  Yes, 2021 will be another busy year with LEVA by providing professional training and certifications around the world!

 

Exclusive Partnership Formed

Video Consultants NW LLC is proud to announce an exclusive partnership with West Coast Concrete Lining Systems. Using the power of 3D VR and Immersive Media in the Wastewater Industry, together we are bringing the ability to safely deploy HDR 3D VR equipment into the dark depths of manholes, lift stations and confined spaces.

Working together, VCNW and WCCLS have designed and developed a system where Professional 3D HDR camera equipment can quickly and safely be deployed into these types of environments without having to send a “person” down into the space. Best of all, the results from the VR Camera deployments can be shared with all of the necessary end-users with a simple hyperlink text in an email.

Utilizing this service means city and county engineers and inspectors can have a complete comprehensive visual understanding of the current conditions of the manhole, lift station
or underground vault.

Using the 3D HDR Immersive media we provide,the “visual” information
can quickly be shared by email, hyperlink text within a request for bid announcements to prospective contractors when repair work
is needed. Any bidder can see the work-site.                          

No more change order requests from
contractors who under bid themselves and
no more exposing employees or inspectors to the hazards of confined spaces!

Government Savings:

The deployment of our services equates to saving in both time and money in three areas related to a government entity:  The inexpensive cost of our services, provides the city or county engineers the ability to see firsthand the current conditions of the location needing the repair without leaving the office. That same visual information can also be shared with prospective contractors bidding on the request for bid / repair contract. Finally, contract language can be included within the bid, as such that the winning bidder is required to provide a “post repair” immersive 3D HDR of the completed work before the completed repair/work is paid for.

This process equates to savings and safety in many areas… the inspector or engineer no longer have to go into the field, put on confined space equipment, climb down an un-ventilated manhole twice (before and after the repair) to inspect the work.  And now, a permanent record in HDR format is retained for any future needs. More importantly there are no more unexpected change orders or fraudulent claim submitting for repairs that didn’t exist or were unexpected by the contractor’s lack of due diligence or onsite visit before submitting the bid.

In the coming weeks VCNW and WCCLS  will be hosting informational seminars throughout Washington State about this new innovative approach to documenting
and utilizing Immersive Media Technologies
for manholes and confined spaces.

For more information about our underground 3D HDR Immersive Media Services, Turn Key Solutions or attending an upcoming seminar, contact Video Consultants NW LLC @ 253-517-8990 or West Coast Concrete & Lining Systems @253-606-4964.

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As part of the primary instruction team for the Law Enforcement & Emergency Services Association (LEVA.org), I was honored to travel halfway around the world and provide Forensic Video Analysis instruction to the Royal Oman Police. Their commitment to Video  Forensics is just a small part of the services they will be providing.

Their new state of the art digital evidence  lab located at the Knowledge Oasis Muscat (KOM3) will not only have the latest in software and equipment, it will have a team of analysts dedicated to the sciences and disciplines enabling them to investigate all crimes involving digital evidence.

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Video Consultants NW offers a revolutionary new alternative to the cost of expensive and time-consuming laser scans for crime scenes and physical space environments. With the breakthrough in 3D imagery made possible by the Matterport™ 3D Pro camera system. Creating  “3D Showcases™”  opens a new avenue for documenting an immersive interactive tour. Create a 3D Showcase™  for examining crime scenes,  buildings diagrams, and other physical spaces.

“With this new technology and our partnership with                                  
Matterport™, bringing visual 3D displays into a
courtroom setting adds a whole new level of presenting
evidence to the Trier of fact.”    
               –  Edward Baker
              Owner/Certified Forensic Video Analyst