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Kiosk to help Kansas residents locate loved ones' graves

Dodge City, Kansas residents are receiving a new outdoor touchscreen kiosk at their local Maple Grove Cemetery, according to the Dodge Globe.

December 5, 2014

Dodge City, Kansas residents are receiving a new outdoor touchscreen kiosk at their local Maple Grove Cemetery,according to the Dodge Globe.

The kiosk will help residents and visitors find burial locations and records at the cemetery, eliminating the need to ask employees or search through a book. Connected to the city's digital files, the terminal will provide continuous access to updated records.

The machine will cost the city approximately $26,000, which includes software and startup services from provider Windy Prairie.

"One of the things we hope for, and this particular vendor is working on, is a way to take this to the Internet for a global, cloud-based service," Lewis said. It could also allow access with smart phones and other Internet-connected devices so visitors could, say, be guided directly to their interred loved one.