Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Location

Canadian Policing Research

Resource

e-Books

Alternate Title

Side scan and ROV based sonar for locating submerged cadavers study

Authors

• Wiley, Bill, author.
• Keyes, Darren, author.
• Graham, Julie, author.
• Canadian Police Research Centre, issuing body.

Publishers

• [Ottawa] : Canadian Police Research Centre, [2001].

Description

1 online resource (8 pages)

Note

"September, 2001".
"Submitted by: Julie Graham, Canadian Police Research Centre".
Author(s) affiliated with: Niagara Regional Police Service.
Abstract in English and in French.

Summary

"In this project, the authors investigated and compared the use of side scan sonar and ROV based sonar in the location of submerged cadavers. Although this equipment had been used successfully to locate hard objects or objects with height above the bottom, it was not known if the same could be used to locate submerged bodies. The results of this study indicate that sonar is an affordable, useful tool which permits detection of submerged cadavers at depths beyond the safe diving limits and in strong currents or rough water."

Subject

• CPRC.
• Sonar.
• Remote submersibles.
• Evidence, Criminal.
• Side Scan sonar.
• ROV based sonar.
• Remotely operated vehicle based sonar.
• Aquatic forensics.

Series

Technical report (Canadian Police Research Centre) ; TR-11-2001.