The document discusses what QR codes are, how they work, and various uses for QR codes including linking to websites, phone numbers, videos, and other media; it also provides information on customizing QR codes, generating QR codes, and reading QR codes using smartphone applications. The document suggests ideas for implementing QR codes in public works projects to provide additional online content like specifications, videos, and 3D renderings related to plans and infrastructure.

1. Pam Broviak
City of Geneva

2. What are QR Codes?
A QR code (abbreviated from
Quick Response code) is a type
of matrix barcode (or two-
dimensional code) first
designed for the automotive
industry.
definition from Wikipedia

3. What are they used for?
•Access a website
•Call a specific phone number
•Generate and give you the option to send a specific
text message
•Play a video from a website
•Play an audio file from a website
•Send an email
•Send contact info
•Generate a Tweet on Twitter

4. How do they work?
By Zephyris (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or
GFDL (www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons

5. Can someone customize QR Codes?

6. Can someone customize QR Codes?

7. Ideas for implementation
Put QR Codes on Plans to link to
•Specifications
•One-call locate services
•Videos
•Details
•Audio

9. This QR Code links to
an online 3D
rendering of a
station that can be
manipulated by
tilting and zooming.
ftp://ftp2.bentley.com/dist/collateral/
Web/Gallery/ch2mhill_pump_station_3.pdf
Note: the 3D image and CAD drawing
are not related and only used for
demonstration purposes

10. http://youtu.be/huiBL2VFcqw

11. QR Codes on inlets could not only link to
information like coordinates and elevations. But
they could also link to information about where
the system drains and other stormwater
information in general.

12. QR Codes Enhance Community Education
QR codes are used at historic sites and
other areas as a method of linking to
additional information.
Could these be used as part of an
educational game allowing citizens to find
and “tag” objects in the community as they
learn more about public works or
community history?

13. Security Concerns
There are concerns that QR Codes could
be used to trick people to visit websites
that contain malicious code.
Be sure of the site you are visiting, and
never log into or share personal
information on a site you have arrived at
using a QR Code.

14. Making QR Codes
There are many free sites where you can
generate a QR Code.
Google: http://goo.gl
Kaywa: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
QR Stuff: http://www.qrstuff.com/
Microsoft: http://tag.microsoft.com/home.aspx

15. Reading QR Codes
You need some type of camera device to
read a QR Code. Most QR Codes are read
with smart phones with applications like
the following:
Neo Reader: http://www.neoreader.com/
Scan Life: http://www.scanlife.com/new/