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Al Bidda Park integrated with Mappedin to highlight notable features on their map such as visitor facilities, park events, sports and recreation activities, and other exciting key points of interest. 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Al Bidda Park allows its visitors to get directions on their devices from the moment they park their car and are searching to make their way into the venue. Through the flexible use of our SDKs, Al Bidda Park customized markers on their venue map enabling maximum discovery of the park’s amenities.\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Mappedin’s SDKs allow venues to go one step further by providing visitors with up-to-date information along with easy access to booking areas such as gazebo spots for family BBQs, ensuring fewer wait times. With so many different things offered at the park, Al Bidda Park utilized our SDKs to showcase events happening through their activities page. Event details and turn-by-turn directions make finding a desired point of interest easy and time-efficient for all visitors. 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Canal Walk can also gather analytics on what visitors are looking for by tracking search and location selections, and use these insights to advertise specific locations. \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"The ability to showcase deals, promotions, and events occurring within the venue is extremely beneficial for grasping the attention of shoppers, especially during the holiday season. For instance, malls can highlight promotions, gift wrapping stations, photos with Santa, and more. Location details are editable within \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"},{\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://www.mappedin.com/indoor-mapping-software/\"},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Mappedin’s CMS\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\"},{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\", allowing Mappedin customers to update information such as store names, logos, and descriptions. 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