IT Forensics · Car
Forensically reconstructing a vehicle’s route – using position and movement history for forensic purposes
Navigation systems, telematics units and connected mobile devices can each record a vehicle’s location and movement data independently of one another; this data can then be combined to form a coherent movement history.
This data is often of crucial importance for reconstructing the routes travelled and for determining a vehicle’s location at a specific point in time.
Why LanCologne?
Since its foundation, LanCologne has specialised in professional IT forensics. Our staff have decades of experience in the field of information technology and assist companies, solicitors, private individuals and, on a regular basis, the courts in the technical investigation of complex digital matters.
The examination is, as a matter of principle, carried out exclusively on a forensic copy, a forensic image or a data source captured in a technically equivalent manner that preserves the integrity of the evidence. The original evidence remains unchanged and is stored in a manner that preserves its integrity.
Our services
We collect and analyse available location and movement data from various vehicle systems and compile this into a consolidated, forensically traceable movement history.
Typical areas of application
How a location history analysis works
Once the relevant vehicle systems have been backed up, the available location data is extracted, organised chronologically and cross-referenced with other data sources such as charging history or telematics data.
Why is location history analysis relevant in a forensic context?
A consolidated movement history drawn from several independent data sources significantly improves the reliability of the reconstructed locations.
Discrepancies between different site-specific sources can themselves provide important forensic evidence, for example, of tampering with individual systems.
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LanCologne – Vehicle IT Forensics, Cologne
Do you require a professional forensic investigation into „forensically reconstructing a vehicle’s route"? LanCologne can assist you in securing digital evidence in a manner that stands up in court, as well as in the transparent analysis of relevant vehicle data.
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