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These methodologies often use remotely sensed data to compile various analogue or digital cartographic products as well as spatial databases. However, the mapping of cemeteries and standards for establishing a spatial database for them have rarely been published, and there is no definite method for this purpose in Hungary yet. We have compiled a methodology based on mapping experiences in three sample areas in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Eger in Hungary that are church properties. The initial UAV-based fieldwork orthomosaics were processed with a CV (computer vision)-based script that vectorised grave contours. After fieldwork, which included the recording of the deceased people\u2019s names and their dates of birth and death in the case of all graves, a spatial database was created pairing each polygon with the corresponding personal data. A map was also generated from the results of the survey. The cartographic product and the database fulfil legal requirements and give hints for cemeteries regarding further planning. 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