The Role of Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) in Modern Cemetery Mapping
Cemeteries are more than final resting places—they are living records of a community’s history, heritage, and loved ones. But over time, paper records fade, headstones deteriorate, and undocumented burials leave gaps in the story. This is where modern technology, especially ground-penetrating radar (GPR), plays a vital role in cemetery mapping. In this post, we’ll explain […]
Remembering D-Day
On June 6, 1944 the United States military participated in the largest multinational amphibious landing and operational military airdrop in history. This assault led to France’s liberation from the German military and the eventual defeat of the Nazis. By the end of the D-Day invasion, more than 9,000 allied troops were dead or wounded. Eighty […]
National Wreaths Across America Day
National Wreaths Across America Day is on Saturday, Dec. 16, and will take place at more than 4,200 participating locations across the country. This number of locations, which includes Arlington National Cemetery, is more than 500 above last year’s total. Wreaths Across America anticipates that more than 3 million volunteers—a third of whom are children—will participate […]
Digital Cemetery Mapping
Digital Cemetery Mapping provides numerous benefits and advantages. Cemetery managers that provide burial plot maps enable their stakeholders to have access to gravesite locations. Additionally, an accurate cemetery plot map allows cemetery management to have an understanding of how much space is available for future development. Over time, however, the traditional paper-based static burial plot […]