The following points on the human body have been used to create stick
figures of human bodies excavated from mass graves. The points are
surveyed for northings, eastings and elevation.
CRAN cranium (central)
RSHO right shoulder
RELB right elbow
RWRI right wrist
LSHO left shoulder
LELB left elbow
LWRI left wrist
RPEL right pelvis
RKNE right knee
RANK right ankle
LPEL left pelvis
LKNE left knee
LANK left ankle
These stick figures are then rotated to look for structure in the grave,
such as heaps of bodies that may have been dumped by trucks.
It has been suggested that I might consider altering the software to
create a version that caters for animals.
The problem is that humans don't have tails (apologies, Lord Monboddo)
whereas the tail on many animals (particularly on kangaroos) is a
conspicuous feature that should be included in the rotatable stick figure.
The software would have to be rewritten slightly to include tips of
tails, but I have no data with which I could test it.
So my question is this. Does anybody have coordinates for northings,
eastings and elevation of animal carcasses?
The data should use the equivalent of the 13 listed points, but paws or
hooves can be substituted for wrists and ankles. The tibio-tarsal joint
could be substituted for the knee, and likewise the humero-carpal joint
for the elbow. The points must include the tip of the tail.
I can filter out any additional points that are not required by the
software.
Unlike biometric work, definitions of these 'landmarks' can remain very
woolly, given the lack of resolution in a stick figure.
Thanks.
Richard Wright
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