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Historic maps, aerial photographs and local planning maps can all be used with traditional hand measurement and digital survey techniques to establish the base map.



St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
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The Making of the Base Site Map

1. Hand-drawn map (partial) with tomb placement, scale and numbers
2. Recent aerial photograph with exact tomb placement
3. City commission data layer positions the site within neighborhood and city context
4. Site base map geo-referenced and projected within World coordinates


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Historic Preservation Program, Graduate School of Fine Arts
University of Pennsylvania, Copyright 2002/2003