IBIS

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The system for accomplishing these computer-based comparisons or correlations is the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS), developed by Forensic Technology, Incorporated (FTI), of Montreal.

This technology can be configured according to the needs of an individual law enforcement agency.

Click here to visit the Forensic Technology website.

In the United States the use of this technology is coordinated by the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN), a group governed by an Executive Board with three members, including one each from:

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
State or local law enforcement agency

This nationally interconnected, computer-assisted system facilitates the transmission of digital images of fired bullets and cartridge cases.

Click here to visit NIBIN's website.

Note:

It should be stressed that a high correlation score by the IBIS system is an investigative tool and must be followed by a documented forensic examination per laboratory protocol for presentation in court.

*** (An image of a large IBIS workstation would go well here, along with on-screen images of computer correlations, side-by-side digital images of bullet comparisons, and a bullet image data acquisition station) ***

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