Printing services has some information on them. http://www.printing.umn.edu/resources/qrcode.htm On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 9:45 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 (my phone doesn't even take pictures - that's how outdated I am - LOL).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 -- Richard Rewey University of Minnesota Printing Services Retired . . (sort of) "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went." --Will Rogers