Australian QR codes take the brunt of parent frustration

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Melbourne playgrounds have had their signs torn down and defaced in protest of city regulations. Playgrounds across Melbourne have had their signage featuring QR codes vandalized only a week after they were installed at the various locations. Vandals defaced the barcodes or tore them down altogether at parks throughout the city. According to reports, the majority of the damage to the signs with QR codes has been done by parents whose children use the playgrounds. The incidents were most pronounced in Melbourne suburbs, with the city’s Bayside City Council addressing…

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QR code signs guide visitors on “Corner Gas” location walking tour

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Fans of the show and movie can now visit the fictional town and learn more using quick response code scans. The location where the “Corner Gas” television series and made-for-TV movie was filmed now features QR code signs to help visitors enjoy self-guided tours. All the visitors need to do is scan the quick response codes with their smartphones and they receive information and directions to move through the town. The tiny fictional town is located out of the way in Saskatchewan, Canada and is drawing crowds. Blaine MacDonald, a…

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QR code placard spotlights Ximenez-Fatio House Museum for Tourists

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The City of St. Augustine has added the museum to its historical signage way-finding program. The City of St. Augustine, Florida has now added a QR code placard for the Ximenez-Fatio House Museum to its way-finding program. This means the historical plaques for the city will include information about the structure. The quick response code has now been added to the sign outside the building. The museum is found in St. Augustine at number 20 Aviles Street and is a part of a growing program. The QR code placard program…

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QR codes boost visitor experience in Ohio’s Wood County Park District

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The quick response codes have been added to signage following the receipt of a grant for the project. The Wood County Park District in Ohio was recently the recipient of the grant for which it applied in order to make sure that it could add new signage including QR codes to its various parks. The new signs and their smartphone friendly barcodes are now going to be installed in the parks. The grant that was received by the district was for $750 and this amount is going to be used…

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QR codes on Abu Dhabi signage will ease navigation

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Tens of thousands of new signs are being created with quick response codes to make it easier to identify locations. As the “Onwani” unified addressing system in Abu Dhabi approaches completion, all the address entrances of buildings in both rural and urban areas are now provided in Arab and English and also feature QR codes to help to make things even more clear. In fact, 99 percent of the signs with these quick response codes have already been mounted throughout the capital. Upon completion of the project, there will have…

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