{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Leica's Marcus Rowe On Investigating The World's Largest Crash Test, Plus What To Expect At FEE 2026","description":"Marcus Rowe, Business Director \u2013 Public Safety &amp;amp; Forensics at Leica Geosystems, joins the Forensic Focus Podcast to talk about 3D laser scanning, forensic digital twins, and the role of LiDAR in modern crime and collision investigation. Marcus shares his path from military and civilian policing \u2014 including a career in forensic collision investigation with Devon &amp;amp; Cornwall Police \u2014 into industry, and explains how Leica Geosystems (part of Hexagon) is empowering investigators with tools that capture entire scenes for analysis, courtroom presentation, and cold case review. Marcus and Si also discuss the upcoming Forensics Europe Expo at Olympia on 1\u20132 July, which is set to bring together senior leaders, practitioners and solution providers from across the forensic community. To learn more and secure a free visitor pass, visit: https:\/\/www.forensicseuropeexpo.com. The conversation also turns to Marcus's involvement in the world's largest crash test, featured in the Channel 4 documentary Pile Up. Working blind to the staged scenario, Marcus reconstructed the multi-vehicle collision from post-event scene capture and 3D modelling \u2014 at times surfacing detail that the 90 cameras filming the event had missed. #LiDAR #3DScanning #CrashInvestigation #ForensicDigitalTwins #LeicaGeosystems #DigitalForensics #DFIR \u23f1\ufe0f Timestamps 00:00 Welcome Marcus Rowe 02:44 From Policing to Leica Geosystems 05:35 Leica Conference Highlights 08:43 Forensic Digital Twins Talk 17:55 What to Expect at FEE 22:29 Students and Career Pathways 26:08 World's Largest Crash Test 31:07 LiDAR Explained Simply 34:36 Courtroom Storytelling in 3D 36:02 Real Cases and Proof Standards 38:40 TV Production 41:20 Micron Accuracy Use Cases 42:25 Footprints Without Contact 46:56 From Microns to Kilometers 50:35 VR for Juries and Trust 52:04 Holistic Capture Beats Bias 56:02 FEE Event Invitation 01:00:36 Wrap Up \ud83d\udc49 Visit Forensic Focus: https:\/\/www.forensicfocus.com \ud83c\udfa7 Video\/Transcript:  https:\/\/www.forensicfocus.com\/podcast\/leicas-marcus-rowe-on-investigating-the-worlds-largest-crash-test-plus-what-to-expect-at-fee-2026\/ \ud83d\udcdd Show Notes Leica Geosystems \u2013 https:\/\/leica-geosystems.com Hexagon \u2013 https:\/\/hexagon.com Leica DISTO \u2013 https:\/\/shop.leica-geosystems.com\/disto Forensics Europe Expo (FEE) \u2013 https:\/\/www.forensicseuropeexpo.com Channel 4 &quot;Pile Up&quot; documentary \u2013  https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/programmes\/pile-up-worlds-biggest-crash-test \ud83d\udc49 Follow Forensic Focus RSS | https:\/\/www.forensicfocus.com\/feed YouTube | https:\/\/youtube.com\/@ForensicFocus Podcast | https:\/\/forensicfocus.com\/podcast LinkedIn Page | https:\/\/linkedin.com\/company\/forensicfocus LinkedIn Group | https:\/\/linkedin.com\/groups\/693917 X (Twitter) | https:\/\/x.com\/ForensicFocus Facebook | https:\/\/facebook.com\/forensicfocus Bluesky | https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/forensicfocus.bsky.social Instagram | https:\/\/instagram.com\/forensicfocus TikTok | https:\/\/tiktok.com\/@forensicfocus Mastodon | https:\/\/dfir.social\/@forensicfocus &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Forensic Focus","author_url":"https:\/\/www.forensicfocus.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41549035\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/202656660"}