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QR codes to be added to Commonwealth war graves

08/14/201408/12/2014 Julie Campbell

Many smartphone users have found that quick response codes have helped to commemorate the centennial of WWI. The Commonwealth war grave cemeteries that are located in Wales will soon be adding QR codes for the first time or to additional spots in order to be able to share more stories with a new generation of visitors. The quick response codes will make it easier to provide detailed information than physical signage. As this year is the 100th anniversary of the start of the first World War, it marks an appropriate…

QR codes considered for tombstones in Arlington National Cemetery

11/25/201311/23/2013 Julie Campbell

Though quick response codes have been becoming increasingly common on gravestones, they are not permitted here. Although cemeteries are hardly known for being high tech, using the latest cutting edge technologies, QR codes have been changing that in some places across the country as these scannable barcodes have been added to tombstones. In fact, quick response codes have been a growing trend in cemeteries around the world. When QR codes were added to a war memorial cemetery in Wales, with the Duke of Kent attending the unveiling of WWI barcodes…

QR codes introduced to many new U.S. graves

08/01/201307/29/2013 Julie Campbell

The smartphone friendly barcodes are being used at a growing number of cemeteries as memorials. A trend using QR codes to help remember loved ones after they have died is making its way across the United States as well as in other countries around the world. The use of this technology, which is compatible with smartphones and some tablets, is growing quickly. The reason is that QR codes help to use a very small amount of space in the physical world to provide a nearly limitless amount of space in…

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…