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WGAN-TV | Urbanimmersive Sǔreté du Québec Police Service for 3D Crime Scene Documentation | Guest: Urbanimmersive Executive Vice-President François-Hugues Liberge | Wednesday, 7 January 2026 | Episode #413 www.Urbanimmersive.com @fhliberge

Example Tour courtesy of Urbanimmersive | For clarification, police departments get a self player version where the tour is processed and built on a laptop and never goes to the cloud for processing.

Q&A: Urbanimmersive Offline 3D Tours + Sûreté du Québec Police Service Crime Scene Documentation

Hi All,

Urbanimmersive Executive Vice President François-Hugues Liberge joined WGAN-TV Podcast Co-Hosts Tom Sparks and Dan Smigrod on WGAN-TV Live at 5 (aired Wednesday, January 7, 2026) to unpack how the Sûreté du Québec Police Service is using forensic-grade 3D digital twins to modernize crime scene documentation.

For clarity, police departments receive an offline self-player version where the 3D tour is processed and built on a police-controlled laptop and never goes to the cloud for processing. While an example tour is shown publicly (above) for demonstration, the delivered law-enforcement workflow is designed for offline capture, offline processing, offline hosting, and offline viewing.

Here are the Request for Proposal (RFP) documents from Sûreté du Québec Police Service:
WGAN.info/police

The documents are in French, but it’s easy to have ChatGPT translate them or ask the documents questions in the language of your choice.

Q1. What is the episode’s core topic?
A1. How the Sûreté du Québec Police Service uses Urbanimmersive’s immersive 3D digital twin workflow to document crime scenes with speed, privacy controls, and courtroom-ready handling.

Q2. How big is the Sûreté du Québec Police Service?
A2. It covers more than 1,000 municipalities and has over 8,600 employees, including more than 6,000 officers.

Q3. What problem was the police service trying to solve?
A3. Their legacy documentation system was expensive, difficult to operate, slow to deploy, and limited in availability across the province.

Q4. What was the operational impact of the old approach?
A4. Because the equipment was costly and bulky, they could only deploy a small number of kits, which limited coverage in rural regions versus major cities.

Q5. Why was “offline” a non-negotiable requirement?
A5. Crime scene content is sensitive. The police required a workflow that keeps data under their control and avoids cloud processing.

Q6. Did the police service evaluate cloud-first platforms?
A6. Yes. They liked the user experience of cloud-first platforms, but cloud processing did not meet their requirements.

Q7. Why did Urbanimmersive fit the requirement better than expected?
A7. Urbanimmersive had prior experience supporting offline workflows in sensitive environments, so the path to offline deployment already existed.

Q8. How did procurement happen?
A8. Through a formal RFP with detailed requirements covering workflow, hardware, training, and data handling.

Q9. How many vendors responded to the RFP?
A9. Urbanimmersive was the only company to respond, largely because the RFP required offline control while still delivering an immersive walkthrough experience.

Q10. What makes an immersive 3D walkthrough different from basic 360 photo spheres?
A10. An immersive workflow provides better spatial understanding and navigation, including floor plans, a dollhouse view, and a walkthrough-style experience rather than disconnected jump points.

Q11. What does the investigator see in the final deliverable?
A11. A navigable environment with multiple scan positions, a mini-map or floor plan, a dollhouse view, and the ability to review and contextualize the scene virtually.

Q12. What types of assets can be embedded inside the tour?
A12. Photos, video clips (including surveillance video), notes and metadata, and other forensic assets can be placed as hotspots tied to location.

Q13. Can investigators take measurements after the fact?
A13. Yes. Measurements can be taken within the 3D environment during review, not only during capture.

Q14. How do they improve measurement reliability during processing?
A14. By using a consistent capture approach and calibrating against a known reference, such as a measuring tape or standard marker placed in the scene.

Q15. How fast is capture per scan position?
A15. Roughly 10–20 seconds per 360 capture, with additional time if the operator needs to hide from view.

Q16. Why does speed matter beyond convenience?
A16. It reduces time on scene, helps avoid contamination, and supports faster reopening of locations like highways after incidents.

Q17. What cameras are supported?
A17. Urbanimmersive is camera-agnostic. The discussion referenced Ricoh THETA models and Insta360 models, with the ability to add compatibility for other cameras as needed.

Q18. Why was the Leica BLK360 discussed and rejected for this workflow?
A18. The output can be large and harder to manage. The police prioritized visual documentation and operational usability over heavier datasets.

Q19. Is the platform feature set reduced for police, or is it the full platform?
A19. The experience is essentially the same feature set, but configured to run offline with strict data handling controls.

Q20. What is UiMeet3D in this context?
A20. An in-tour collaboration capability that allows stakeholders to review together inside the immersive environment rather than sharing a screen in a separate meeting tool.

Bonus Question: Q21. Can people in scans be blurred?
A21. Yes. François indicated a blur feature can be used, including for law enforcement personnel or technicians captured in the imagery.

Bonus Question: Q22. What was the “missed context” issue the police wanted to eliminate?
A22. Traditional documentation can over-focus on one area and miss context elsewhere that becomes critical later, particularly in court.

Bonus Question: Q23. What happens when new questions arise years later?
A23. Investigators can revisit the scene virtually even if the physical space has changed, been sold, or renovated.

Bonus Question: Q24. What does the “crime scene kit” include at a high level?
A24. A hard case, tripod, 360 camera, and an offline workflow using a tablet for capture control and a laptop for local processing when required.

Bonus Question: Q25. Why use a tablet instead of a phone?
A25. A dedicated device is easier to manage operationally, provides a larger interface on site, and avoids reliance on personal phones.

Bonus Question: Q26. How long does training typically take?
A26. The discussion suggested officers can become functional quickly, with additional time improving proficiency depending on role and expectations.

Bonus Question: Q27. What makes the solution “courtroom-defensible”?
A27. The workflow keeps data police-controlled and supports traceability, including visibility into when modifications are made.

Bonus Question: Q28. Are there secure deployment options besides fully offline processing?
A28. Yes. A “midway” approach was described where processing support can be provided under strict controls, with the end result still delivered for offline hosting and viewing by the client.

Bonus Question: Q29. What other verticals can benefit from offline or ultra-secure digital twins?
A29. Examples discussed included fire investigation, utilities, power facilities, water treatment plants, hospitals, municipal facilities, manufacturing, and other sensitive environments.

Bonus Question: Q30. What is the strategic takeaway for real estate media professionals?
A30. Offline and high-security workflows unlock opportunities in commercial, industrial, and government settings where cloud processing and long-term hosting fees are unacceptable.

The big takeaway is that “offline” is not a niche technical requirement. It is a market problem solver.

If you can offer immersive, locally controlled digital twin documentation, you can compete for work that many providers cannot touch, especially in institutional and sensitive environments.

Your thoughts?

Best,

Dan