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Dan,
Yep, almost all QR codes these days are encoded URLs.
--
Aaron
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 12:34 PM, Dan Sagisser <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> So is the QR code just a link to the page where you can view where the
> buses are?
>
> -Dan
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Jacqueline Brudlos <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>>
>> Hello, everyone.  I'm a new member to this listserv (Thanks, Pete!) and I
>> have a dilemma/question (I did try to search through the archive first, but
>> didn't find anything to help me).
>>
>> Parking and Transportation Services is working to launch NextBus, a
>> feature showing students/staff where all of the shuttle buses are in
>> real-time.  See the whole system on your desktop computer, call a number at
>> a particular bus stop and hear "next bus arrives in 2 minutes" OR scan the
>> QR code and get info on your smartphone.
>>
>> Is anyone an expert on those QR codes?
>>
>> Admittedly, I'm completely in the dark on this technology/marketing tool
>> (my phone doesn't even take pictures - that's how outdated I am - LOL).
>>
>> My plan was to work with the Sign Stop to revise the current signage at
>> the campus shuttle stops - specifically adding a graphic overlay to each
>> sign.  BUT these signs are typically 6-8 feet off the ground.  Upon further
>> research online, it sounds to me like I'll need to make the barcode around
>> 8 inches square.  Does anyone use these codes personally or professionally?
>>  Does it work from a distance?  Does the code need to be THAT large?
>>
>> Based on what I found online today, it sounds to me that my plan to
>> revise the current signage won't work.  I think I'm going to have to make a
>> second 8.5x11 size sign.
>>
>> I'm just trying to not waste time/money on doing this wrong.  Does anyone
>> have any advice for me?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Jacqueline
>> ===========
>> JACQUELINE BRUDLOS
>> Communications Manager  |  Parking and Transportation Services
>> University of Minnesota
>> 511 Washington Ave SE  |  300 TSB  |  Minneapolis, MN 55455
>> 612-624-4161 (direct)  |  612-626-PARK (main)  |  612-624-8899 (fax)
>> [log in to unmask]  |  www.umn.edu/pts
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dan Sagisser
> Information Architect and Project Manager
> College of Education and Human Development
> Phone: 612-626-1325
> www.cehd.umn.edu
>
>


-- 
Aaron J. Zirbes
Application, Systems and Security Engineer
Environmental Health Sciences | University of Minnesota
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