3D Body Scanning
Select are the leading company in the UK for 3D scanning and Sizing Surveys, having measured over 27,000 men, women and children for clients such as Next and M&S over the past 12 years.
Select specialise in apparel research on colthes sizes, clothing brands, body image research and body perception.
NATIONAL CHILDRENSWEAR SURVEY:
Select are currently managing the National Childrenswear Sizing Survey, Shape GB, sponsored by major retailers. Shape GB is the first large-scale project to measure children across the country using 3D body scanners.
The National Childrenswear Survey is in three Phases, the first phase of which is a collaboration between Next, Monsoon, George at ASDA, Shop Direct, The University of Hertfordshire, Manchester Metropolitan University, Loughborough University, Aston University and managed by Select given our long-term experience in 3D scanning and sizing surveys. Select managed the previous children’s survey, measuring over 3,500 children for M&S in 1999.
Shape GB will aim to measure at least 6,000 boys and girls aged 4-17 across the country during 2010 using 3D Body Imaging Scanners. Over 1600 children have already been measured by Select, a website is set up to allow parents to register their children for Shape GB, at locations across the country in 2010.
Log on to www.shapegb.org for more details.
Select also managed recruitment for Size UK, The UK National Sizing Survey for the nation's retailers, since completion of Size UK in 2002, Select now focus on use of 3D scanners for obesity measurement in healthcare.
Select have are pioneering research on the use of Body Volume Index (BVI) as an alternative to the Body Mass Index (BMI) as a measure of individual obesity. BVI, using 3D scanners, is specifically designed to calculate the risk factors associated with a person's shape, gleaned from where the weight is on their body by using part-body volume analysis.
BVI is currently being validated through the Body Benchmark study www.bodybenchmark.org, a collaborative project between healthcare research facilities across the world.
