Industry
Drone mapping for cemeteries and memorial grounds
Cemetery records are often paper, often incomplete and rarely tied to accurate positions. Aerial capture and geotagged ground photography together produce a plot level record that can be searched, shared and handed to whoever manages the grounds next.
A full property orthomosaic is captured at a resolution where individual plots and markers are legible, and plot and section boundaries are digitised against that imagery rather than estimated from a paper plan.
Ground level photography of individual markers is geotagged using network corrections, which ties each photograph to a mapped position accurately enough to reconcile against an existing register.
Delivery is in formats that import into cemetery management software or GIS, so the record is usable rather than merely archived. Flights are scheduled around services and visitor activity.
Services used most in this sector
- Aerial mapping and terrain models
- Aerial photography, video and event coverage
- Construction and project progress documentation
Common questions
How accurate is the plot mapping?
Aerial capture uses RTK positioning, and individual marker photography is geotagged using network corrections for centimetre accuracy on the ground. That is enough to tie a photograph of a marker to a mapped plot reliably.
Can the record be matched to our existing paper register?
Yes. The indexed output is built to be reconciled against an existing register, and delivered in formats that import into cemetery management software or GIS.
Is the work carried out respectfully?
Flights are scheduled around services and visitor activity, and ground photography is carried out on foot with the same care a groundskeeper would expect.
Sector reference
- Aerial capture
- RTK photogrammetry
- Marker photography
- Centimetre geotagged
- Output
- Ortho, plot boundaries, indexed photos
- Formats
- GIS and management software ready
Cemetery documentation runs as an active vertical, including a combined aerial and marker level capture delivered at a heritage site in British Columbia.