Abstract
Using GIS to Recover Missing U.S. Service Members in Asia Track: Defense and Intelligence Author(s): Cheryl Holm, Samuel Connell, Jay Silverstein This paper will cover the use of GIS by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) as a tool for enhancing the process of investigation, recovery, forensic analysis, and identification of missing U.S. service personnel. Our efforts are aimed at the recovery and identification of more than 80,000 missing service members from WW II, Korean War, Southeast Asia conflict, and the Cold War. JPAC faces a series of unique organizational and operational challenges that can be mitigated by GIS. Our efforts at creating an enterprise-wide GIS incorporate the use of historical documents, legacy data systems, fieldwork in often harsh environments, witness interviews, excavation data, and laboratory analysis. GIS enhances specific department functions as well as provides in-the-field capabilities for georeferencing previous investigations. Examples provided include work done on the Southeast Asia conflict and the Korean War. Cheryl Holm JPAC 310 Worchester Ave Hickam AFB , HI 96853 US Phone: 8084481782 E-mail: cheryl.holm@jpac.pacom.mil Samuel Connell JPAC/UCLA Cotsen Insitute 314 Hamilton Ln Lakeport , CA 95453 US Phone: 707 263 7108 E-mail: connell.samuel@gmail.com Jay Silverstein JPAC 310 Worchester Ave Hickam AFB , HI 96853 US Phone: 8084481721 E-mail: jay.silverstein@jpac.pacom.mil |
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