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QR codes on gravestones generate controversy in France

04/09/201504/08/2015 Julie Campbell

An argument has arisen with regards to who can give the nod to quick response codes on grave markers. As the trend of using QR codes on gravestones in order to make it possible to provide visitors to cemeteries with an opportunity to learn more about the people who are buried there, has reached a French community of almost 100,000 people, located near Belgium, called Tourcoing, and this technology has brought a great deal of controversy along with it. At the start of the arguments has been who actually has…

QR codes on gravestone help son memorialize his war hero father

01/06/201401/04/2014 Jorge Gonzalez

An increasing number of cemeteries are starting to allow quick response codes on grave markers. In an industry where the trends are known not to change very quickly or frequently, mobile technology has brought a new option in the form of QR codes, to allow mourners to be able to memorialize their loved ones with far more space than is available on the gravestone, itself. These quick response codes can be scanned by smartphones with a free reader app, to learn more about the deceased. Among the most recent examples…

QR codes on tombstones make their mark on Memorial Day

05/29/201305/31/2013 Julie Campbell

The smartphone scannable barcodes make it easier to remember those who have died. Memorial Day gives us a time to remember those who have lost their lives while serving in the armed forces in order to preserve everything that we hold dear, and now technology, by way of QR codes, is providing a new opportunity to remember those individuals with greater detail than what a grave marker can offer. A growing trend is including these barcodes on gravestones to help visitors to learn more about who is buried there. Traditional…

QR codes have now made their way onto Canadian gravestones

12/12/201212/12/2012 Julie Campbell

Quick response codes are making their way onto headstones in countries around the world. Funeral homes across the United States and in Europe have been announcing new features that allow QR codes to be added to grave markers, and this smartphone friendly memorial technique has just become available in Canada. These barcodes give an interactive quality to the headstones that mark a buried individual in a cemetery. These QR codes can be scanned by individuals with smartphones or tablets in order to view a tribute webpage that provides more information…

QR codes created by skilled Austrian stonemasons for digital memorials

10/05/2012 Julie Campbell

Instead of using the standard sticker format, Aspetos is hiring skilled artisans for the job. Though it may sound as though Aspetos, a bereavement company from Austria, is following the latest trend by allowing QR codes to be added to the gravestones it sells, it has actually added a unique addition to its service that makes it stand out from the rest. Stonemasons will be sandblasting the quick response barcodes onto the surface of the gravestones. Though many companies are already offering QR codes as features on their tombstones and…