Real-Time Forensic Tracking & Tracing System Dutch Forensic Institute (NFI)

By GlobeRanger

The technology and government compliance challenge at the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) was to establish and guarantee the Chain of Custody of crime scene evidence by tracking & tracing materials during the process of investigation at NFI. Driven by the Schiedam Park murder case report, key government compliance standards were enacted requiring all pieces of criminal evidence material (SVOs) to be traceable and identifiable.

The NFI system is based on the UHF Gen 2 Technology, which is the world wide standard for RFID based supply chain visibility and integrity.

At each doorway, up to four RFID antennas are installed and connected to an RFID reader.

At some locations mobile handheld readers are used to find and locate missing items. Smart labels can be (re) generated by an RFID label printer.

Readers are connected to a GlobeRanger iMotion™ Edgeware™ Server, which filters and interprets the reader data, providing the central system with evidence movement events. The Edgeware™ also controls the lamps and buzzers and shields the hardware characteristics for the central system.