The Blog of Bryan Spence

  Since my last post, I've made a lot of progress. I've georeferenced the survey image onto the imagery map and created feature layers for the current and new cemetery boundaries. I've made a couple of drafts that show different methods of laying out the cemetery with all of the restrictions that have been imposed.  The most surprising aspect of my project so far has been the amount of thought I've had to put in the design. I feel responsible for making the layout as functional and sensible as possible because they want to get the most space out of their new purchase as possible. Plus it has to be visually pleasing. The hardest part of this project has been figuring out how to use the space economically. The parcel runs diagonally, but the plots all have to be aligned to face East. If the plots could run parallel to the sides of the property, most of the space could be used. Since they cannot, space will unfortunately be wasted. They also want a road that runs through t...

Currently, this is the appearance of my map. I have an areal photograph basemap and the land parcel data of Rensselaer County. Once I am able to geo-reference the image of the cemetery survey (below) onto the map and correctly place it, my job becomes much easier because I can then be sure I have the correct area and dimensions of the cemetery. With that completed, I will be able to make polygons that show where each plot will go. I will also map out where the wetland part of the cemetery is to make it clear what areas are unusable.