Semacode

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Semacode is a software company based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [1] It is also this company's trade name for their machine-readable ISO/IEC 16022 [2] Data Matrix barcodes, which are used to encode Internet URLs.

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Semacodes are primarily aimed at being used with cellular phones which have built-in cameras, to quickly capture a Web site address for use in the phone's web browser. Semacodes are in fact DataMatrix encoded URLs.

The Semacode website states that Semacode tags are an "open system" and that tag creation is "completely unrestricted," with the SDK software tools being free of charge for non-commercial use. [3]

Suggestions for usage from the Semacode.org website [4] included 2007:

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References

  1. Semacode: Company Information Archived 2009-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. The first edition of iso-iec:16022 was 2000, replaced by 2006's second edition
  3. Semacode
  4. semacode.org/apps/potential/ Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine