9 Automated electronic hardware and software for imaging bullet evidence for the purpose of evidence analysis; Computer hardware and software for ballistic identification; Automated cartridge case digital imaging station comprising computer hardware, photography and topography capture apparatus and instruments, and computer software for the capture of high-resolution 2D images and 3D topographic information of significant regions of interest found on fired cartridge cases; Automated bullet digital imaging station comprising computer hardware, photography and topography capture apparatus and instruments, and computer software for the capture of high-resolution 2D images and 3D topographic information of a fired bullet's lands and grooves; Comparative analysis station comprising computer hardware, and computer software for reviewing correlation results and for virtual microscopy based on 2D images and 3D topography of fired cartridge cases and bullets; Automated electronic hardware in the nature of laboratory equipment and recorded; Automated triage system for identification of cartridge cases