forensic mapping & visual demonstratives
for litigation

Vantage Point Forensic

We are forensic animators and professional land surveyors specializing in scene reconstruction, spatial analysis, & visual demonstratives.

If visualizing and understanding the spatial characteristics of a scene is a key component of your case, we can help.

Our Services

  • • 3D animations & still renderings
    • spatial data visualization
    • animated maps
    • scene maps, diagrams, and as-built maps
    • augmented photography & videography
    • property/easement/annexation line exhibits

    We produce data-driven visual demonstratives that accurately depict incident scenes, spatial data, and simulated events. With a professional land surveyor backing all measurements, you can have confidence in the spatial accuracy and admissibility of our exhibits.

    If you have retained the services of experts in other fields, we will work in close coordination to ensure accurate visualization of simulation data and findings.

  • • accident scene inspections & mapping
    • topographic & as-built surveys
    • property/easement/annexation line surveys

    We provide professional surveying & mapping services for litigation.

  • We recreate incident scenes and timelines of events by analyzing evidence, data, and reports.

  • We are FAA-certified remote pilots and utilize drone photography & videography for scenes in authorized areas.

  • • sight lines, sight distances & obstructions
    • stopping sight distances
    • passing sight distances

    We provide measurements and visual aids that are foundational to the analysis and opinions of other experts.

  • We turn GPS (or GNSS) tracking data into easily interpretable maps, timelines, and animations.

  • Also known as photogrammetry and videogrammetry, we extract critical information such as dimensions, distances and speed/velocity from scene photos and incident video footage.

About Us

Vantage Point Forensic is a Southern California-based forensic animation and geospatial consulting company specializing in scene mapping, spatial analysis, and visualization.

Steyn Visagie is a licensed land surveyor, forensic animator, and FAA-certified remote (drone) pilot. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Surveying from the University of Cape Town and is a licensed professional land surveyor in California and Virginia. With a decade of experience in the forensic industry, he has worked with litigators and experts in accident reconstruction, injury biomechanics, traffic engineering, and human factors.

Steyn has inspected, surveyed, reconstructed, analyzed, and visually represented hundreds of scenes - ranging from car and train accident scenes to ski slopes, trampoline parks to prison cells, police shooting scenes to polo fields, and even an exploded gas line to a "haunted house of horrors".

If visualizing and understanding the spatial characteristics of a scene is a key component of your case, we can help.

steyn visagie, land surveyor, forensic animator

Steyn Visagie, BSc PLS