Espacio Clandestino: A Nationwide Platform to Support Clandestine Graves Search in Mexico

Espacio Clandestino (Clandestine Space) is an online platform developed in Google Earth Engine (GEE) Apps by researchers from CentroGeo with inputs from several institutions. This article describes models of the layers used in the app and how they are used for defining searching areas. It is the second version of the original platform reported in Silván-Cárdenas et al. (2021), which includes nationwide coverage of layers and a number of graves locations discovered through searching campaigns by the National Search Commission for Missing Persons in Mexico, among other new features. Examples of its use in real searches are provided and future updates identified.