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geoFOR: Where Geospatial Science Meets Forensics

The geoFOR application provides forensic practitioners with a free tool to estimate the postmortem interval (PMI), or time since death. The app uses ArcGIS and machine learning to deliver data-driven PMI estimations via email shortly after case submission.  

 

GeoFOR seeks to address longstanding methodological issues involving PMI estimation by automating the collection of weather data and applying a machine learning model to predict the PMI. The model draws upon a large, ongoing, and collaborative reference dataset derived from medicolegal forensic cases and human decomposition research facilities.

Read more about geoFOR in Forensic Science International:

 

Katherine E. Weisensee, Cristina I. Tica, Madeline M. Atwell, Carl Ehrett, D. Hudson Smith, Patricia Carbajales-Dale, Patrick Claflin, Noah Nisbet,

geoFOR: A collaborative forensic taphonomy database for estimating the postmortem interval,

Forensic Science International, Volume 355, 2024, 111934, ISSN 0379-0738,

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2024.111934.

132 Brackett Hall, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634

geofor@clemson.edu

This project was supported by Award No. 2020-DQ-BX-0025, awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Justice.

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