How can we determine how many available burial plots remain in our cemetery?
Commission a professional cemetery mapping survey. Sentry Mapping scans every grave with ground-penetrating radar, matches results to GPS, and builds an interactive GIS map. The digital map shows every occupied and vacant space, letting you see exactly how many plots are still available and where they lie.
Start with a complete cemetery mapping audit from Sentry Mapping. Our field crew walks every row with high-frequency ground penetrating radar (GPR) and sub-inch GPS. The equipment detects both marked and unmarked burials, then ties each location to a unique grave ID.
Next, our drafting team draws plot boundaries over recent drone imagery, so every lot has a digital outline. The occupied graves are shaded; open spaces stay clear.
The finished GIS map is uploaded to Chronicle cemetery management software and to a free public web map. In one click you can filter by “vacant,” export a count of unused plots, or print a color plan for board meetings.
Because the survey covers 100 % of the ground surface, you avoid the risk of selling an already occupied space or wasting room between rows. We also give you a spreadsheet of availability that updates automatically as your staff assigns new burials.
Most small cemeteries receive results in two to four weeks with no on-site digging, no disruption, and no ongoing subscription fees. The result is a clear answer to “how many plots do we have left?” and a reliable tool to plan decades of future interments.