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City of Onawa , IA
August 17, 2011
The City of Onawa, Iowa has selected NewCom's CMS system
to manage the records for the City's Onawa Cemetery.
NewCom staff will develop the system around the
City's plat records which were recorded on survey
maps. The Cemetery's sales and interment
records will be converted from an Excel based
format. Onawa will accept delivery of their CMS
system in September 2011.
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City of Ozark , AK
August 8, 2011
The City of Ozark, AK is performing a final review of
the GIS conversion of their Highland Cemetery.
Once the details are blessed, NewCom will install
its CMS system at City Hall to allow the City to
manage all of its cemetery records from a desktop
computer.
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Riverside and East Riverside Cemeteries, Gouverneur, NY
July 2011
NewCom installed it's CMS
software in July for cemetery operation in
Gouverneur, NY. NewCom developed the mapping base
from the association's paper plat records and
supported conversion of their sales and interment
records.
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Linwood Cemetery Association, Dubuque, Iowa
July 2011
Linwood Cemetery
Association has selected NewCom’s GIS based Cemetery
Management System. Linwood Cemetery Association is
one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in Iowa.
At present Linwood Cemetery Association has 150
acres of which 90 acres are being maintained, with
two future expansions being planned presently. Some
60,000 persons have been buried at Linwood
Cemetery. Knowing that the cemetery will continue
to grow, the cemetery personnel knew they needed a
solution to enable better operational efficiency.
Working with the staff at Linwood Cemetery, all
paper records will be converted to a digital
format. NewCom will deliver our Cemetery Management
System, that will enable cemetery staff to identify
and reference cemetery records using the GIS based
map.
- The Head of Christiana Cemetery, Newark, DE
April 2011
NewCom installed it's CMS
software in April for the Head of Christiana
Presbyterian Church. The installation and training
were done on-line using NewCom's special client
interface. NewCom developed the map system from
paper archives provided by the church. The church
staff will input the sales and interment records.
- Buckingham Cemetery, Traer, IA
March 2011
The City of Traer accepted delivery of NewCom's
CMS system as a turnkey package which included a new
laptop for use in its cemetery operations.
NewCom constructed the cemetery map from paper
records and provided support with the record
conversion which was done by City staff.
- Oakwood Cemetery, Pella, IA
March 2011
The City of Pella, Iowa
selected NewCom's CMS system to manage its cemetery
operations. Oakwood also elected to have a
turn-key project which included a new computer
system for its operation. NewCom converted all
maps, interment and deed records to enable Oakwood
to immediately start using its new system.
- Byron Cemetery ,
Fairborn, OH
February 2011
NewCom has completed installation of
its CMS system for Byron Cemetery. NewCom assisted with
record conversion and moving their cemetery maps into a GIS
environment.
- Pinnacle Hills
Memorial Gardens, Rogers, AR
February 2011
NewCom worked with Crafton Tull a
civil engineering firm to utilize NewCom's CMS in this new
cemetery.
- De Funiak Springs,
FL
February 2011
NewCom has installed its CMS system
for the City of De Funiak Springs to manage it Magnolia
Cemetery. NewCom converted the City's records from various
forms and moved them into its GIS based CMS system.
- Bellevue Memorial
Gardens,
Evans, GA
December
2010
NewCom has completed installation of Bellevue
Memorial Gardens cemetery. The cemetery maintains over
22,000 burial spaces inclusive of multiple Mausoleums,
Columbarium's and large scattering areas. NewCom developed a new
application within CMS to support the wall views of the
mausoleum walls in a finer detail.
- Perry Cemetery,
Perry, IA
November
2010
The
City of Perry, IA, has accepted the installation
of NewCom CMS system to enable cemetery staff to identify and reference critical
cemetery records using the power of GIS.
- Beth Hamadrash Hagodol- Beth Jacob,
Pittsburgh, PA
October
2010
NewCom provided this congregation with
enhancement to its CMS system to support needs of the Jewish
cemetery operations. These included, the automatic conversion
of a deceased member's death date to a Hebrew calendar
date, enhanced reporting capabilities to include generation of
Yahrzeit letters to loved ones, and congregation outreach
letters. In addition, it also has capability to store
information of congregation members' loved ones who are buried
in other cemeteries.
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St.
John's and St. Mary's Catholic Cemeteries , Fayetteville, TX
October
2010
Installations of our CMS system for these
cemeteries was complete in October 2010. Training and
installation were done remotely through the internet using
NewCom's special customer interface. The church staff members
have been inputting their records from paper-based
archives and are now having NewCom add a third cemetery to their
system.
- Scales Mound
Township Cemetery,
Scales Mound, IL
October
2010
Scales Mound Cemetery is a rural cemetery
association outside of Galena, IL. Records have been
convert from an older paper based system to NewCom's CMS GIS
based management system.
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City
of Bellevue Cemetery, Bellevue, NE
September
2010
The
City of Bellevue, an aggressively growing
community in eastern Nebraska chooses NewCom to partner with to
develop a map-based Cemetery Record Management System that will
enable cemetery staff to identify and reference critical
cemetery records using the power of GIS. Once implemented the
City intends on bringing the data to their City web-site for
genealogic reference.
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Oakwood Cemetery, Pella, IA
August
2010
The
private cemetery Association in Pella Iowa
chooses NewCom to bring order to their disorder.
NewCom will deliver a complete map based solution
including hardware that will enable the Cemetery staff to
operate in the field. Installation is expected in
early 2011.
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Byron Cemetery, Fairborn, OH
August 2010
After an extensive evaluation of comparable
cemetery record management systems, Byron choose NewCom to
provide an upgraded map based CRMS solution.
NewCom will be converting their existing UAN database and
developing a GIS-based map layout.
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Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, IL
August 2010
A
private cemetery that had made previous attempts
to automate their records without success.
NewCom came to the table offering an end-to-end solution
including drafting of the existing cemetery layout and also
expanding the map for future expansion of more than 10 acres.
We assisted with converting records of one section that
had been entered into a spreadsheet. Implementation consisted of
GIS-base map of the cemetery, a geo-database and hardware to run
the CRMS software. Installation was completed on
August 12, 2010.
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Beth
Hamadrash Hagodol- Beth Jacob, Pittsburgh, PA
August 18, 2010
One of the largest and well established Jewish
congregations in the Pittsburgh area. Having over 150 years of
critical historical cemetery data on paper made it difficult to
manage the inquiries. NewCom scanned and converted burial card
and ownership information into a geo-database. At
the client's request, a special version of our Cemetery
Management System was implemented which provide the ability to
convert and store the interred death date in a Hebrew Calendar
format. Final training for the Synagogue's cemetery
management group was performed on-line.
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International Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Otterville, MO
August 2010
A small association cemetery in north central
Missouri, worked with the local Chamber of Commerce to support
in the funding for their cemetery record management system. The
value to the association members is retaining critical interment
records and to provide a tool that the next generation of
Cemetery Board Members would be proud to use.
Installation is scheduled for the mid-September.
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Belleview Cemetery, Springfield, MO
August 2010
A
private Cemetery Association in Springfield MO
chooses NewCom to develop a map based cemetery record management
system solution. Installation is expected in
October 2010.
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Galena Catholic Cemeteries, Galena, IL
August 2010
With four (4) cemeteries, the Churches were
looking to bring the management of the records into one platform
for better reference and tracking of cemetery information. They
chose NewCom to establish a GIS based map of each cemetery and
provide a tool that enabled volunteers to enter the data from
paper into the new program.
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Scales Mound Family Cemetery, Scales Mound, IL
July 2010
A private community based cemetery tucked in the
gorgeous hills of northwestern Illinois chooses NewCom to
establish a map based Cemetery Record Management System.
Installation is expected in October 2010.
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Hilltop Cemetery, Plainfield, MA
July 2010
Located in beautiful inland Massachusetts is
Hilltop Cemetery, a community based cemetery needed a better way
of storing and referencing their critical cemetery records.
Hilltop chose NewCom to develop a CRMS solution that will
provide cemetery data for future generations.
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Buckingham Cemetery, Traer, IA
July 2010
A private community cemetery association, with a
distinctive heritage providing high quality service for a loved
one’s final resting place. The Board wanted to get a better
handle on their existing records and enabling better operational
efficiency with new Deed owners and interments. NewCom will
develop a GIS base map of the cemetery layout and will assist
with converting their existing electronic records.
It is anticipated the platform will be in place by October 2010.
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St. John’s and St. Mary’s Cemeteries, Fayetteville, TX
July 2010
A small Texas community tucked between Houston
and San Antonio, St. John’s Catholic Church was looking for a
solution that provided an interactive map that correlated with
their ownership and burial records.
In addition they are expanding their cemetery by adding
more than 300 burial spaces and wanted an easy to use CRMS
solution. NewCom will be performing the
Installation in October 2010.
- Magnolia Cemetery -
De Funiack Springs, Florida
May 5, 2010
The City of De Funiack Springs has chosen NewCom's GIS based
Cemetery Management System to use to manage cemetery records in
its Magnolia Cemetery. NewCom will construct the necessary
mapping and convert the City's existing records. The
CMS system is expected to be on-line in February 2011.
- Holy Child Parish -
Mansfield, Pennsylvania
February 5, 2010
Holy Child Parish has selected
NewCom Technologies map based Cemetery Records
Management System after an extensive search for a solution that
would fit their growing needs. They based their decision on
functional features of the software and the service of
developing a complete solution. The parish has three active
cemeteries (St. Joseph, St. Mary’s, and St. Andrew’s). They
will be active in March 2010.
- St. Mary's Parish - Wisconsin)
January 29, 2010
St. Mary's Parish has selected NewCom to provide its GIS based
Cemetery Management System. The Parish has two active
cemeteries, St. Mary's and St. Marten's which are located in River
Falls, Wisconsin. The installation is expected to be
completed in February 2010.
- NewCom Announces New Release of
its CMS ( Cemetery Management Software)
January 27, 2010
NewCom will be providing current clients the latest version
of its CMS solution. Improvements have been implemented
to improve the client interfaces. This new release ,
version 9.3.567 supports multiple cemeteries managed through a
singular GIS map interface, as well as changes to improve data
entry efficiency and accuracy.
- NewCom welcomes the City of Lorenzo
Texas to its CMS user list
October 22, 2009
The City of Lorenzo, Texas is NewCom's newest user of its
Cemetery Management Software. The City selected NewCom to
convert its paper maps of its cemetery to a GIS based mapping
system. In addition, the City's records were imported from
an Excel format which was used to record interments and burial
space availability.
- NewCom welcomes Temple Beth El,
Neptune, New Jersey to its CMS user list
May 14, 2009
The Jewish congregation of Temple Beth El located in Neptune, NJ has
selected NewCom CMS to manage its cemetery. The project
reconstructed the cemetery's records from a combination of paper
map archives and excel spread sheets.
- Bunceton Masonic Cemetery,
Bunceton, MO is added to the NewCom CMS
user community....
March 6, 2009
The Cemetery Board was looking to capture their many
years of knowledge and cemetery record keeping that was
transposed in 1920 on the back of a 50lb feed sack. The Board
has been actively looking for their successors and felt the need
to automate the records was important. NewCom assisted with
developing a base map of the cemetery and entered their
ownership and interment paper record data into a geo-database.
The Board was ecstatic about their investment into the future.
Bunceton Masonic Cemetery has been using the system since March
2009.
- NewCom Welcomes the City of
Baldwin City, Kansas to the CMS
user community....
February 2009
The
City acquired an
existing private cemetery within the City limits in January
2009. The City Staff had minimal experience in managing
cemetery operations, and partnered with NewCom Technologies
to assist in creating a map based cemetery record management
system. The existing records were entered into a
spreadsheet and many of the records needed validation. The
City staff spent time walking the cemetery to validate and
NewCom converted the records into a geo database along with
developing a geo reference able map of the cemetery plots.
The City has been able to improve the cemetery record
management and the overall experience of the patrons.