During the course of investigating, you may hear us use some of the following terminology. Always feel free to ask us to clarify anything that comes up.
Digital audio| In reference to digital audio recorders or their recordings. Where most of our recovered evidence comes from.
Glossary
'Full-spec'/full spectrum| A camera shooting across an array of visible light, usually using an IR light source.
IR light| Light source for 'night vision' cameras; not typically visible to the naked eyed.
Evidence review/'review'| The process of listening to and/or watching hours of footage recorded during an investigation. This can take some time to cover all of, and thoroughly.
EDI| Instrument used to gather data in real time, typically giving indications of EMF waves, temperature fluctuations in its immediate vicinity, and physical vibration/movement of the surface it occupies.
K-2| Measures EMF waves in real time.
Geophone| Measures vibration and movement; typically used to detect errant or unexplained physical interaction.
EVP| Electronic voice phenomena. Documented audio recordings of sounds and voices that were not overtly present at the time of recording process.
Light anomaly| A recorded light without an identifiable source.
Temporal anomaly| Used to describe an array of evidence linked to peculiarities in time. An example would be an EVP answering an investigator's question before it is asked, or recording a duplicate noise in an environment hours after the original noise was noted.
'Intelligent'| Used to describe something in the environment that appears to be cognizant of its surroundings and will at times intentionally interact with them.
'Residual'| Used to describe something paranormal in the environment that recurs as a result of being 'stamped in' through a process that is as of yet understood.
Apparition| The image or appearance of energy in an environment in a roughly recognizable biological shape.
Non-human entity| An energy in an environment that is acting intelligently, but has been ruled out as following 'human' patterns of behavior.
Shadow| Something observed in the environment which obscures light or is cast without explanation as to source.
EMF| Electromagnetic fields, often caused by ionization as something changes the charge of the environment.
Doppleganger| Phenomenon in which a witness attests to seeing someone present in an environment who was verified to have not been present in reality.
Precognitive| Relating to information that appears predictive in nature.
Parapsychology| Branch of psychology dedicated to the study of the human psyche and its interactions with the environment in non-traditional ways.
Cryptid| A creature not yet fully recognized or documented by traditional biology, but is believed to possibly exist.