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Directory of Barcodes Resources

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This category includes links to resources on both Linear and Two Dimensional (2D) barcodes. A barcode is an optical machine-readable representation of data that is interpreted by software to perform a specific action.

Subcategories

• Fonts
• Hardware Peripherals
• Software

Resources in This Category

• 2d Code

  http://2d-code.co.uk/
  Online magazine with QR Code and two dimensional barcode news, views and analysis.

• Bar Code Art

  http://www.barcodeart.com/
  Personal site of Nebraska barcode artist Scott Blake with examples of his work, details of exhibitions, and an online store.

• BarCode 1

  http://www.adams1.com/
  Categorised lists of barcode related links, references, and specifications. Includes a search facility and an FAQ.

• Barcode Island

  http://www.barcodeisland.com/
  Provides general and technical information on numeric, alphanumeric, and 2-dimensional barcodes. Includes a discussion forum.

• Barcode Nerds

  http://barcodenerds.blogspot.com/
  Whitepapers and how-to information about barcode data formats and new technology.

• Camera-Phone Based Barcode Scanning

  http://files.ctia.org/pdf/WhitePaper_CTIA_WIC_CodeScan_9_08.pdf
  CTIA Wireless Internet Caucus white paper on 2D barcode scanning with EZ Code and Datamatrix code.

• Consortium for the Barcode of Life

  http://www.barcodeoflife.org/
  International consortium developing DNA barcoding for species identification. Browse case studies, submit or examine barcode data.

• GS1 BarCodes

  http://www.gs1.org/barcodes
  Global standards organization allocating identification keys for barcodes. With technical, implementation and support information.

• Microsoft Tag

  http://tag.microsoft.com/
  The Microsoft Tag service will terminate on August 19th, 2015.

• My-qr-generator.com

  http://www.my-qr-generator.com/
  Allows you to create QR codes for free. Codes can be personalized with colors, pictures and text.

• Product Open Data

  http://www.product-open-data.com/
  Search and browse GTIN codes by brand and by owner. GTIN codes are unique product identifiers that are printed beneath barcodes on consumer packaged goods. GTIN numbers are assigned by the GS1 organization and used by companies throughout the supply chain process.

• QR Code Generator

  http://5go.cc/QRCodeGenerator
  Creates QR codes for text, URL, phone number, SMS, e-mail, business card and Wi-Fi password.

• QR Code Generator

  http://www.zumoqr.com/
  Online QR management system for handling QR codes. It can generate and design QR codes, change URLs and produce reports for measuring efficiency.

• QR Stuff

  http://qrstuff.com/
  Allows users to design and generate their own custom QR codes to print.

• QRcode.com

  http://www.qrcode.com/en/
  History and information about the QR Code from the originator Denso Wave.

• White Paper on Mobile Barcodes

  http://technical.openmobilealliance.org/Technical/release_program/docs/MobileCodes/V1_0-20080617-C/OMA-WP-MobileCodes-20080617-C.pdf
  Open Mobile Alliance white paper on mobile barcodes including QR and Datamatrix.

• Wikipedia: Barcode

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode
  Encyclopedia article including the history, use, symbology, and benifits of barcodes.

• Wikipedia: QR Code

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code
  History, standards, uses, designs, and information about the QR code.

• Zxing

  https://github.com/zxing/zxing
  Zxing project guide to the standard encoding of information in 2D barcodes.

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