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          NIJ-SponsoredImplementation Strategies: 3D Imaging for Firearms and Toolmarks
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredNational Institute of Justice and Purdue University: Advancing 3D Imaging for Footwear and Tire Impressions
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredAssessing the Quality of 3-Dimensional Imaging on the BrassTrax HD3D System and Evaluating an In-Silico Solution to Confirm NIBIN Hits
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredFirearm Forensics Black-Box Studies for Examiners and Algorithms using Measured 3D Surface Topographies
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredDevelopment and Assessment of Analysis Tools for Examination of Microscopic Fracture Surface Topology and Degradation for Evidence Physical Match
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredAdvanced Scan Matching, Scalable Search, and Visualization Tools for the Analysis of 3D Scans of Cartridge Casings in Firearm Forensics
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredCost/Benefit Analysis Tools Helps Agencies Decide "2D" or "3D"
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredEstablishing Scientific Criteria for 3-D Analysis of Cartridges
    
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          NIJFirearm Forensics Black-Box Studies for Examiners and Algorithms using Measured 3D Surface Topographies
    
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            $196,415Just Science Podcast: Just 3D Optical Topography
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredEvaluation of the Use of a Non-Contact, 3D Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredEvaluation of The Use of A Contactless, Three-Dimensional Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints from Unidentified Human Remains
    
        2016-DN-BX-0180
      
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            $591,262Implications of Three-Dimensional Laser Scanned Images for the Criminal Justice System
    
        2016-DN-BX-0177
      
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            $160,300TECHBeat, June 2016
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredComputerized Reconstruction of Fragmentary Skeletal Remains for Purposes of Extracting Osteometric Measurements and Estimating MNI
    
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June 2016
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          NIJ-SponsoredCadre Forensics: A Successful Case of End-User Involvement
    
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          NIJ-SponsoredFY 15 Paul Coverdell Forensic Science Improvement Grants Program
    
        2015-CD-BX-0016
      
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            $150,900Coverdell 15 NIJ
    
        2015-CD-BX-0073
      
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            $50,011Evaluation of The Use of A Non-Contact, 3D Scanner for Collecting Postmortem Fingerprints
    
        2014-IJ-CX-K003
      
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              2014

            $364,830Non-Contact Multi-Sensor Fingerprint Collection
    
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