Tracking Evidence (TE) database
FBI database of tyre tread design patterns, used for class-characteristic identification in tyre-mark cases; accessible to partner agencies internationally.
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Class characteristics (footwear)Dental stoneESLA (Electrostatic dust-print lifter)Perpendicular camera alignmentR v. Mohan (1994) + White Burgess Langille Inman (2015)Randomly acquired characteristics (RACs)SICAR (Shoeprint Image Capture and Retrieval)Snow-print waxSubclass characteristics (footwear)SWGTREADTreadmate