Many cemeteries operate from hand drawn maps, historical plat books, or early generation digital files that cannot be directly connected to a modern interactive mapping platform. Digitizing these legacy records accurately requires georeferencing the existing map against current survey data, reconciling discrepancies between the historical layout and the current state of the grounds, and converting lot boundaries into a spatial data format that a cemetery mapping system can use.
CemSites manages cemetery map digitization projects as part of its implementation process, working with the cemetery's existing records to produce a digital map that is accurate, maintainable, and connected to the cemetery's management system from the start. Cemeteries that have been operating from paper or low quality digital records benefit most from this transition, gaining a tool that staff can maintain and update without specialized GIS expertise.
