Plass Data / DVI System International
Definition
A Norwegian software company (Plass Data Software AS) and their DVI management product, the most widely deployed dedicated DVI database platform globally, used in major operations including the 2004 tsunami response.
- Developer
- Plass Data Software AS, Norway
- Product
- DVI System International
- Adoption
- Most widely deployed dedicated DVI database platform globally
- Notable deployment
- 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami response
Common questions
Why did a dedicated commercial platform become the dominant DVI database rather than general-purpose case-management software?+
DVI work requires structured, standardised fields for dental, fingerprint, and DNA reconciliation across many victims and multiple national teams, and a purpose-built platform supports that cross-team comparison in a way generic databases are not designed to.
What does the software actually do during a DVI operation?+
It stores ante-mortem and post-mortem records for each case and runs comparison algorithms to suggest likely matches, which the Identification Board then reviews and confirms before an identification is finalised.
Related terms
- Candidate Match
- An AM/PM pairing proposed by the database software or by manual review as possibly representing the same individual, based on concordant dental...
- FDI Two-Digit Notation (ISO 3950)
- The international tooth numbering system mandated for INTERPOL DVI forms. Each tooth has a two-digit code: first digit is the quadrant (1-4...
- INTERPOL DVI Guide
- The international reference document that codifies the procedures, forms, and standards for DVI operations. Currently in its second version (Version 2, 2018)....
- Pink Form (AM Dental)
- The INTERPOL DVI ante-mortem dental form, colour-coded pink to prevent confusion with PM data. Completed by the AM team from family interview,...
- Yellow Form (PM Dental)
- The INTERPOL DVI post-mortem dental form, colour-coded yellow. Completed by the forensic odontologist at the mortuary from direct examination of the remains....