PROFESSIONAL FORENSIC ANALYSIS SOFTWARE
The examination
behind the
conclusion.
A shared platform for comparative visual examination. Connect source imagery, contemporaneous observations, evaluation and independent review in one examination workflow.
ONE PLATFORM / FOUR PERSPECTIVES
01One platform.
Different questions.
PROFAS aims to support the work of examiners, researchers and educators through a connected record of comparative examination.
Examine. Document. Evaluate.
Comparative imagery, detailed observations and evidence-linked reporting within one examination workflow.
Explore forensic practiceExplore how examinations develop.
Bring participants’ observations, interpretations and verification records together around a shared research question.
Explore researchTeach the work behind the answer.
Build practical exercises around independent examination, specific feedback and reflective learning.
Explore educationConnect expertise with the evidence.
Create a foundation for expert-annotated datasets that retain source context, uncertainty and independent review.
Explore datasets & aiTHE EXAMINATION WORKFLOW
02From observation
to submitted review.
Explore how Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation and Verification connect—and where each contribution becomes part of the record.
THE ANALYSIS STAGE
Record the detail in front of you.
Examine the questioned material. Mark features, define regions and document observations, uncertainty and contemporaneous notes before opening the reference.
Features · Regions · Quality · NotesTHE COMPARISON STAGE
Bring the sources together.
Work side by side with questioned and reference imagery. Relate features, examine their context and record the similarities and differences that inform the comparison.
Source detail · Correspondence · Comparison notesTHE EVALUATION STAGE
Explain the basis of the opinion.
Develop the evaluation from the submitted comparison. Connect supporting observations, discrepancies and limitations to the proposition being addressed.
Propositions · Evidence citations · Evaluation reportTHE VERIFICATION STAGE
Make independent review part of the record.
Preserve the verifier’s independent examination before disclosing the target. Connect the subsequent review to the exact examination and observations being considered.
Independent baseline · Controlled disclosure · Cited reviewAN INDEPENDENT CONTRIBUTION / A CONNECTED REVIEW
Independent examination
Record and seal the verifier’s own baseline.
Controlled disclosure
Open the submitted target at the defined boundary.
Evidence-linked review
Document agreement, differences and the basis of the review.
THE DISCIPLINE MODULES
03Specialist methods.
A common foundation.
Different material, tools and specialist vocabularies. A shared approach to source identity, documentation, evaluation and review.
OBSERVATION / DOCUMENTATION / EXPLANATION
Document what
supports the opinion.
Record a region, a feature, a count or a note in its source context. Explain the submitted opinion with citations to particular observations.
The aim is to make the documented basis available for inspection, discussion and subsequent review.
PROFAS for forensic practiceSPOKEN NOTES / RECORDED COMMENTARY
Describe what you see.
Keep the account.
Speak an observation while examining the imagery. PROFAS connects original audio, a reviewable transcript and the wording you choose to record. The aim is to make detailed documentation less interruptive.
- 01
Record the observation.
Dictate beside a note field or record commentary from the examination canvas. Keep the original audio.
- 02
Review the wording.
Review the machine transcript, correct terminology and retain the uncertainty or qualification you intended.
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Link it to the record.
Accept the wording through the usual recording workflow, with its audio linked to the particular note or report.
A PLATFORM FOR THE RESEARCH QUESTION
Study how the
examination develops.
What differs when examiners work with the same material? Which observations are recorded, revised or discussed after review?
Explore the observations, notes and revisions recorded during an examination, alongside the submitted evaluation and subsequent review.
Explore the research directionPractice. Explain.
Review. Reflect.
Bring practical examination, evidence-linked feedback and reflective learning into a connected teaching sequence.
Explore a teaching pilotDefine the exercise
Submit the first attempt
Open specific feedback
Document later work
THE DATASET OPPORTUNITY
04An annotation.
And its context.
PROFAS aims to support forensic dataset work that keeps sources, separate contributions, uncertainty and review in view.
Source
Material & provenance
Observation
Separate contributions
Review
Documented interpretation
Dataset
A defined intended task
Build dataset projects around a defined task, documented sources and a clear review process.
Explore datasets & AI researchLET'S DEFINE THE NEXT QUESTION
Define the next question.
A research question, a teaching exercise or a comparative examination workflow. Start with the intended use.
Discuss a project