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One feature of this site is that one can search the database by cemetery, or search the entire site overall for a name. This is easily done because of the GPS features offered by the smartphone app used for taking pictures of the headstones. | One feature of this site is that one can search the database by cemetery, or search the entire site overall for a name. This is easily done because of the GPS features offered by the smartphone app used for taking pictures of the headstones. | ||
FamilySearch announced on 27 April 2012 that they would incorporate searches for data from this site into the FamilySearch.org website, meaning that the same data will be searchable on either site, there may be a slight lag time between when data is indexed on BillionGraves and when the same data will show up in the search results at FamilySearch. See this [https://www.familysearch.org/blog/ | FamilySearch announced on 27 April 2012 that they would incorporate searches for data from this site into the FamilySearch.org website, meaning that the same data will be searchable on either site, there may be a slight lag time between when data is indexed on BillionGraves and when the same data will show up in the search results at FamilySearch. See this [https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/preserving-memories-billion-graves/ blog post] for more information. On 25 May 2012, the BillionGraves Index, as FamilySearch calls the collection, went live on FamilySearch. You can find data in a routine search generally, or through the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/show#uri=http://familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/2026973 BillionGraves Index] page on FamilySearch for the data on its own. | ||
The site currently has thousands of photographs that have been taken of graves by volunteers that have not been indexed or identified and needs volunteers to look at photographs that have been taken by other volunteers in the cemeteries and downloaded to the site. In order for a person to volunteer, they have to register with the site which only takes a few minutes. A person who wishes to volunteer to input information from photos to the site can do this without visiting any of the cemeteries and can choose where in the world they would like to input information of graves for. | The site currently has thousands of photographs that have been taken of graves by volunteers that have not been indexed or identified and needs volunteers to look at photographs that have been taken by other volunteers in the cemeteries and downloaded to the site. In order for a person to volunteer, they have to register with the site which only takes a few minutes. A person who wishes to volunteer to input information from photos to the site can do this without visiting any of the cemeteries and can choose where in the world they would like to input information of graves for. | ||