@article{ref1,
title="A GIS-based quantitative approach for the search of clandestine graves, Italy",
journal="Journal of forensic sciences",
year="2018",
author="Somma, Roberta and Cascio, Maria and Silvestro, Massimiliano and Torre, Eliana",
volume="63",
number="3",
pages="882-898",
abstract="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 &quot;search scenario without the visibility&quot; will be the most effective one; if the concealment occurs in daylight, then the &quot;search scenario with the DSM-based visibility&quot; 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.<br><br>© 2017 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-1198",
doi="10.1111/1556-4029.13677",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13677"
}