- What are the problems and challenges facing the Hadleyville Cemetery?
2. Why is the loss of original maps and records a particular challenge for this project?
The data must now be generated from scratch due to the fact that there is no background material to reference.
3. How will GIS provide a solution to this problem?
GIS will allow the creation of an attribute table that will be attached to shapefiles that represent the individual plots located at the cemetery.
4. What makes this a GIS project and not a simple map?
Due to the fact that the data will be entered into a geodatabase that can be viewed, analyzed and updated makes this more than just a simple map project.
5. What equipment will be used to gather the data needed to construct the GIS?
A GPS unit, field notebooks, and a UAV drone will be used the gather the necessary data.
What are the overall objectives of my proposal?
1. To preserve community history by the development of a detailed and accurate map to define the burial lots in the cemetery
2. Eliminate the possibility of selling the same plot to multiple people
3. Identify as many stones and burials as possible and enter gathered data into a spreadsheet
Methods
1. How was the data entered/recorded? Why did I choose this data entry method?
A GPS unit will first be used to map out the boundaries of the cemetery by way of the tracks feature of the GPS unit. Second, each plot will be plotted with the GPS unit in an organized fashion starting in one corner and going row by row until the last row is reached. The field notebook data will be recorded from each tombstone to the best that can be deciphered, focusing mainly on the following attributes: first and last name, sex, day, month and year born, day/month/year of death, age, legibility of the tombstone, whether or not the tombstone is upright, condition of the tombstone, whether or not the headstone is shared, what religion (if any) is referenced, and finally what type of tombstone it is. The UAV will take aerial imagery of the cemetery that will be used as the base layer for the map.
2. What is the accuracy of the equipment intended on being used?
The UAV uses a 16-megapixel camera that can show detail down to the centimeter. The GPS unit is accurate to about 3 meters.
3. What is the sampling technique being used? Why?
All tombstones (120 total) will be recorded to the best of the sampler's abilities because the local county official needs a thorough record to replace the data that was lost. However, due to age and weathering, some tombstones are illegible and result in Null attribute values.
4. How will the gathered data be transferred into a GIS?
All data recorded into the field notebook will be transferred over to an excel spreadsheet that will be uploaded to ArcMaps as an attribute table and then joined to the shapefile created by the GPS unit. UAV image data will be transferred as a raster to ArcMap to be used as the base layer. The waypoints and tracks will be loaded into the DNRGPS software program that can then be transferred to ArcMap.
5. What drawbacks are there to the proposed method? How do the pros outweigh the cons of this method?
The physical observations will be difficult to obtain in certain circumstances due to weathering, age, and material of the tombstones. Not all desired attribute information will be available for each tombstone. The GPS unit is susceptible to bad reception due to possible cloudy weather and tree cover. While some data will not be able to be collected due to human and equipment error, most of the data will be successfully collected and the data points will represent the locations of each tombstone resulting in the creation of an editable database and functional map that can be used by county officials as well as the community.
Conclusion
1. How do the methods transfer to the overall objectives of the proposal?
This method will allow the creation of a manageable database containing both burial and plot information and a detailed map for the government records department. All current plots will accounted for and documented which will help prevent the possibility of a single plot being sold to multiple parties.
The data must now be generated from scratch due to the fact that there is no background material to reference.
3. How will GIS provide a solution to this problem?
GIS will allow the creation of an attribute table that will be attached to shapefiles that represent the individual plots located at the cemetery.
4. What makes this a GIS project and not a simple map?
Due to the fact that the data will be entered into a geodatabase that can be viewed, analyzed and updated makes this more than just a simple map project.
5. What equipment will be used to gather the data needed to construct the GIS?
A GPS unit, field notebooks, and a UAV drone will be used the gather the necessary data.
What are the overall objectives of my proposal?
1. To preserve community history by the development of a detailed and accurate map to define the burial lots in the cemetery
2. Eliminate the possibility of selling the same plot to multiple people
3. Identify as many stones and burials as possible and enter gathered data into a spreadsheet
Methods
1. How was the data entered/recorded? Why did I choose this data entry method?
A GPS unit will first be used to map out the boundaries of the cemetery by way of the tracks feature of the GPS unit. Second, each plot will be plotted with the GPS unit in an organized fashion starting in one corner and going row by row until the last row is reached. The field notebook data will be recorded from each tombstone to the best that can be deciphered, focusing mainly on the following attributes: first and last name, sex, day, month and year born, day/month/year of death, age, legibility of the tombstone, whether or not the tombstone is upright, condition of the tombstone, whether or not the headstone is shared, what religion (if any) is referenced, and finally what type of tombstone it is. The UAV will take aerial imagery of the cemetery that will be used as the base layer for the map.
2. What is the accuracy of the equipment intended on being used?
The UAV uses a 16-megapixel camera that can show detail down to the centimeter. The GPS unit is accurate to about 3 meters.
3. What is the sampling technique being used? Why?
All tombstones (120 total) will be recorded to the best of the sampler's abilities because the local county official needs a thorough record to replace the data that was lost. However, due to age and weathering, some tombstones are illegible and result in Null attribute values.
4. How will the gathered data be transferred into a GIS?
All data recorded into the field notebook will be transferred over to an excel spreadsheet that will be uploaded to ArcMaps as an attribute table and then joined to the shapefile created by the GPS unit. UAV image data will be transferred as a raster to ArcMap to be used as the base layer. The waypoints and tracks will be loaded into the DNRGPS software program that can then be transferred to ArcMap.
5. What drawbacks are there to the proposed method? How do the pros outweigh the cons of this method?
The physical observations will be difficult to obtain in certain circumstances due to weathering, age, and material of the tombstones. Not all desired attribute information will be available for each tombstone. The GPS unit is susceptible to bad reception due to possible cloudy weather and tree cover. While some data will not be able to be collected due to human and equipment error, most of the data will be successfully collected and the data points will represent the locations of each tombstone resulting in the creation of an editable database and functional map that can be used by county officials as well as the community.
Conclusion
1. How do the methods transfer to the overall objectives of the proposal?
This method will allow the creation of a manageable database containing both burial and plot information and a detailed map for the government records department. All current plots will accounted for and documented which will help prevent the possibility of a single plot being sold to multiple parties.
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