aerial spins, llc.

In today’s courtroom, there exists a decades-old dilemma: You have a case which requires the jurors visit a scene so they can view scene elements firsthand. There is a tremendous expense in both time and money to make this field trip less than a logistical nightmare. There are many cases where jurors simply cannot be brought into the field because of the nature and location of the scene. It may be a busy highway, a crowded intersection, a remote railway, or a hazardous waterway. The list can go on indefinitely.

AerialSpins, LLC, a Dallas Texas based company, is bringing a new technology to the courtroom to present scenes in ways never before experienced by jurors. This technology allows jurors and the court to view a scene in three hundred and sixty degrees of unobstructed views and angles, from any height. AerialSpins combines several digital still photographs into a single spherical image where you, the viewer, are placed directly in the center. It’s as if you are literally floating in a scene. You can turn your head in all directions, including up and down, and view elements of that scene. Unlike video which requires clumsy pausing and rewinding and getting timing “just right,” AerialSpins content moves when you make it move. AerialSpins makes the content interactive by adding graphical content such as road markers, property tags, full motion video inserts, audio content, scale measurements, and more. Digital photography has been deemed admissible in court, and this content is merely combining several digital still photographs to represent a single scene.

Greg McNair, Principle-Photography, is a former law enforcement officer with many years of experience in the courtroom. He has also worked as an investigator in the private sector for a top ranked national automobile insurer, and a plaintiff’s attorney firm in Birmingham AL. DJ Segler, Principle-Technology, spent the last twelve years developing high definition LED and optic technology for Texas Instruments. The combination of the skillsets of both Greg and DJ, and the training they provide to their employees, gives you an unparalleled technology option to enhance your courtroom presentation.

Let’s say that you have a railroad case involving a passenger vehicle that is struck by a train. We can place the vehicle at the crossing, place the camera in the driver’s seat, and portray the view from the driver’s position from within the vehicle. While video is capable of this, the person operating the video camera may miss an element that should have been shown. No amount of rewinding or fast forwarding will bring that element into view. You will have to send the video operator back into the field to capture what they missed the first time around, which increases your expense of time and money, and decreases your margins. With AerialSpins imagery, you can choose exactly what direction to point the camera. You’ll be able to witness firsthand how an A or B pillar blocks a view, how a road sign, landscape element (bushes, trees, fence), or a roadside billboard obstructs a given view. And this can all be completed without ever leaving a courtroom seat.

You are invited to view examples of this compelling spherical panoramic photography by visiting www.aerialspins.com. If you have any questions about application to your cases, please contact JD Huey, Principle-Sales at jdhuey@aerialspins.com, 205-370-2336. Please be aware that AerialSpins is in the process of a name change to INITInteractive, and the AerialSpins.com links will still direct you to our site.