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There's an app for downtown Gainesville
Smartphones could provide contacts to people looking to rent or sell
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City leaders of Gainesville are proposing using a Quick Response bar code app such as this to get specs and information on buildings downtown. - photo by Tom Reed
Downtown Gainesville might be getting a little bit smarter. City leaders are proposing integrating the city with a smartphone app that allows users to retrieve information on their phone by scanning a bar code plastered in the windows of empty buildings. The idea for using the QR code app was introduced by Catiel Felts, public information officer for the city, at the Gainesville City Council retreat Jan. 18.