In the Shadows – Investigating a sighting equipment - Article 14
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When conducting a sighting investigation, there are tools you need to use, while we won’t go into detail for which each is used for, we would like to give the list here with a picture of each. In the future, we will have Equipment Corners articles to go into detail.
- Equipment to measure distances is a main part of your equipment, whether a range finder or a measuring wheel device.
- A surveying stake as shown below aids in measuring heights from a distance. These shown below can be purchased either online or at most hardware big box stores.
- Survey flags like shown below allow you to mark tracks, trackways and other evidence just as you see on shows like CSI.
- A GPS device is also necessary so you can mark locations and be able to come back and find them easily.
- A video camera and a regular camera are also necessary, but can both be substituted with a smart phone, and in most cases, a smart phone can also replace a GPS device.
- Newer iPhones also have measuring software but it isn't as reliable as a range finder or measuring wheel device for longer distances.
- Although the iPhone can measure the size of tracks.
With this tool bag of equipment, your investigation will always be top-notch and hard to critique. And believe me, when you dot your I’s and cross your T’s, it’s hard to find cracks in your investigation to be criticized.