Honoring Veterans Through Improved Mapping and Record Access
As Memorial Day draws near, we take time to reflect on the immense sacrifices made by the brave men and women who served our country. Their stories live on in the memories of their loved ones—and in the quiet corners of cemeteries across the nation. At ViaVista Mapping, we’re proud to play a role in preserving those stories through GPR for cemeteries and technology that brings clarity, respect, and lasting recognition to each veteran’s final resting place.
One of the most powerful tools we use is GPR for cemeteries—ground-penetrating radar that helps locate unmarked or undocumented graves. Combined with our GPS and GIS mapping services, GPR allows us to provide cemeteries with a comprehensive and highly accurate understanding of burial grounds. This is especially important when it comes to honoring veterans, whose graves may have been lost to time, erosion, or incomplete records.
Many cemeteries still rely on aging paper maps or incomplete spreadsheets, making it difficult for families to locate loved ones—or for veterans’ groups to ensure every hero is remembered during ceremonies like Memorial Day and Wreaths Across America. With GPR for cemeteries, we can uncover hidden burial sites, correct old mapping errors, and bring forgotten veterans back into view.
GPR for Cemeteries supplements GPS Data Collection
Our process doesn’t stop there. We pair GPR results with precise GPS data and intuitive, searchable maps. This gives cemetery staff and the public easy digital access to burial records, including service information for veterans. Imagine a granddaughter searching for her grandfather’s grave and finding not only the exact location but also his branch of service and honors received—right from her phone.
In several of the cemeteries we’ve worked with, this combination of GPR for cemeteries and digital mapping has revealed previously unknown veterans’ graves. Each discovery is a chance to right a historical oversight, and to give someone’s family—and our country—the opportunity to show the respect they’ve earned.
This Memorial Day, as flags flutter gently across burial grounds and families come to pay tribute, we are proud to know that our work has made it just a little easier to find and honor those who served. It’s a privilege to help preserve these sacred spaces with accuracy, integrity, and deep gratitude.
If you manage a cemetery or work with a veterans’ organization, and you’re looking for a way to improve visibility, access, and recordkeeping, we invite you to learn more about how GPR for cemeteries can help. At ViaVista Mapping, we’re here to support your mission—and to honor every hero, one map at a time.
May we remember well, this Memorial Day and always.
See examples of our digital cemetery mapping HERE.
HERE are a few ways you and your family can remember and honor these heroes this Memorial Day
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