A GIS-based Quantitative Approach for the Search of Clandestine Graves, Italy
| Autor: | Maria Cascio, Eliana Torre, Massimiliano Silvestro, Roberta Somma |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Prioritization
prioritization system Computer science forensic science 010502 geochemistry & geophysics 01 natural sciences Pathology and Forensic Medicine GIS clandestine graves forensic geology ground searches 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Genetics Daylight 030216 legal & forensic medicine 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Visibility (geometry) Technical note Priority areas Archaeology Data science Forensic geology Host (network) forensic science forensic geology ground searches clandestine graves prioritization system GIS |
| Popis: | Previous research on the RAG color-coded prioritization systems for the discovery of clandestine graves has not considered all the factors influencing the burial site choice within a GIS project. The goal of this technical note was to discuss a GIS-based quantitative approach for the search of clandestine graves. The method is based on cross-referenced RAG maps with cumulative suitability factors to host a burial, leading to the editing of different search scenarios for ground searches showing high-(Red), medium-(Amber), and low-(Green) priority areas. The application of this procedure allowed several outcomes to be determined: If the concealment occurs at night, then the "search scenario without the visibility" will be the most effective one; if the concealment occurs in daylight, then the "search scenario with the DSM-based visibility" will be most appropriate; the different search scenarios may be cross-referenced with offender's confessions and eyewitnesses' testimonies to verify the veracity of their statements. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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