Recon-3D is an app that uses the LIDAR scanner on your iPhone or iPad to create 3D point clouds for

Recon-3D is an app that uses the LIDAR scanner on your iPhone or iPad to create 3D point clouds for crime and crash scene reconstruction. (www.recon-3d.com) 

Participant Requirements (Pre-Course) – Items can be shared

· iPhone Pro / Pro Max or iPad Pro with LiDAR (2020 or newer)

· Recon-3D installed and account created in advance – No need to buy a license prior to training.

· Temporary Recon-3D licenses provided for the training

· Optional: laptop for viewing exports and examples

Course Overview

This one-day training is designed for experienced accident reconstructionists who want to understand how iPhone LiDAR and Recon-3D can be used as a practical field documentation tool, and where it fits alongside traditional methods such as total stations, laser scanners, and photogrammetry.

The course focuses on:

· Proper capture techniques using Recon-3D

· Understanding accuracy, scale, and limitations of mobile LiDAR

· Exporting Recon-3D data for measurement, analysis, and reporting

· Defensibility, documentation, and courtroom considerations

This is not a marketing or “pretty models” session—everything is framed around what holds up in reconstruction work and testimony.

Proposed One-Day Outline

Morning

· Introduction: Recon-3D in accident reconstruction workflows

· 3D Documentation Technologies: Laser Scanners, Photogrammery, iPhone Lidar...

· Mobile LiDAR fundamentals (what it does well, what it does not)

· Recon-3D app walkthrough and scan planning

· Live demonstration: vehicle and scene scanning

Midday

· Hands-on scanning exercises (participants with LiDAR-enabled devices)

· Instructor-guided corrections and best practices

· Common mistakes that undermine usable data

Afternoon

· Reviewing and validating scans in Recon-3D

· Exporting data (point clouds, meshes, imagery)

· Measurement and reconstruction use cases (vehicle crush, distances, scene context)

· Integrating Recon-3D data with other reconstruction tools

· Reporting, documentation, and courtroom defensibility

· Q&A and workflow discussion specific to NYSTARS members