Boxing barcode

Summary

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Boxing is high-capacity 2D barcode.[1][2] The flexible barcode format is fully customizable in terms of frame geometry, number of symbols per pixel and forward-error-correction (FEC) method. This makes it a suitable choice for storing large amounts of any kind of digital data on storage mediums such paper, photographic film or similar.

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Samples of a Boxing frame

Applications edit

Boxing barcode is used on piqlFilm by Piql AS to store a large volume of information in the Arctic World Archive:

Format edit

 

The Boxing barcode used in the piqlFilm consists 4096 rows and 2160 cols. Each frame has:

  • border
  • four corner marks
  • external bars (reference, calibration, structural metadata, human-readable)
  • data container
  • sync points

References edit

  1. ^ www.piql.com/the-technology-behind-the-service/
  2. ^ github.com/piql/boxing
  3. ^ www.piql.com/news/piql-signs-agreement-with-the-vatican-library/
  4. ^ www.piql.com/case-study/polish-masters-of-photography-trust-piql/
  5. ^ www.piql.com/news/githubs-code-now-stored-forever-on-piqlfilm/

External links edit

  • Archival File Systems (AFS)
  • Piql film-reader App