Marion Cemetery GIS Mapping

City of Marion, Illinois

Developed user-friendly, modernized cemetery record set available to the public, which also removes worry for the City of double burials or losing information due to vandalism or damaged headstones.

Overview

Horner & Shifrin was retained by the City of Marion to provide a web-based GIS solution for the collection of over 35,000 burial sites throughout the City of Marion and have real-time access to the cemetery map which would be easy to deploy, cost effective, and accessible to the public. The web-based GIS development and data collection extend GIS beyond the desktop for City staff. Asset location and inspection provided field verification of structure asset data. Web-based GIS module streamlined the collection and invoice management of municipal code violations and occupancy inspections.

Services

Project Scope

Geospatial (GIS)

Details

Project Components

Market

Government

Site Size

35,000 burial sites

Location

Marion, Illinois

Year Completed

Ongoing

Featured Team Members

Awards Won

Merit Award, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Illinois