Plassdata DVI System
Definition
The software platform most widely used for INTERPOL DVI data management, reconciliation, and Identification Board workflows. Used in the TTVI operation, the MH17 operation, and many smaller national DVI operations worldwide.
- Use
- INTERPOL DVI data management and reconciliation
- Workflow role
- Supports Identification Board decision-making
- Notable operations
- TTVI, MH17, and various national DVI operations
- Deployment scale
- Used in both large international and smaller national operations
Common questions
How does the platform support the Identification Board's decision rather than replacing it?+
It generates candidate matches by comparing ante-mortem and post-mortem records algorithmically, but the final identification decision is made by the Identification Board reviewing the supporting evidence, since the software's output is a lead rather than a conclusive determination.
Why was the same platform used across very different operations like MH17 and smaller national DVI cases?+
A shared platform lets teams from different countries work in a common data structure and exchange records without reformatting, which matters most in operations like MH17 that involve multiple national DVI teams working together.
Related terms
- AFDIL (Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory)
- The US military's primary DNA identification laboratory, based in Rockville, Maryland (later Dover, Delaware). Assisted the NYC OCME with 9/11 identifications and...
- CDFD (Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and Diagnostics)
- India's premier DNA forensic laboratory, located in Hyderabad and operated by the Department of Biotechnology. Conducted DNA identifications in the Nithari killings...
- CFSL (Central Forensic Science Laboratory)
- The network of central government forensic laboratories in India, with major units in Delhi, Kolkata, Chandigarh, and Hyderabad, operating under the Directorate...
- DVI Identification Board
- The multi-disciplinary panel in INTERPOL DVI protocol that issues a formal identification: includes forensic pathologist, forensic anthropologist, odontologist, fingerprint specialist, and DNA...
- JIT (Joint Investigation Team)
- The multinational criminal investigation body established by the Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, Malaysia, and Ukraine to investigate the criminal dimensions of the MH17...
- NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority)
- India's apex national body for disaster management, established under the Disaster Management Act 2005. Published the 2018 draft DVI framework that called...
- Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS)
- High-throughput sequencing technologies (Illumina, Ion Torrent, Oxford Nanopore) that produce millions of reads in parallel. For plant forensics, they enable whole-chloroplast genome...
- OCME (Office of the Chief Medical Examiner)
- A US jurisdictional office, typically at state or county level, responsible for investigating deaths that occur under violent, suspicious, sudden, or unexplained...
- TTVI (Thai Tsunami Victim Identification)
- The international DVI operation established in January 2005 under Royal Thai Police leadership with INTERPOL coordination to identify the approximately 5,400 international...