Keep the source.
Preserve the media and its context. An observation should remain traceable to what was actually recorded.
Information becomes useful when you can examine how it was found.
Every observation has a source.
Choose a perspective to
examine.
Start with what was recorded. Keep source media beside candidate observations so an analyst can return to the original context.
Illustrative photography · Not a model resultPreserve the media and its context. An observation should remain traceable to what was actually recorded.
Bring attachments, notes and timelines into a case. A relationship is something to examine, not assume.
Review states and model limitations keep uncertainty visible. People decide what the evidence can support.
Models propose.
Evidence informs.