Barcodes and Scanning
One of the most serious security issues affecting event organisers today is improper identification of spectators or visitors, participants and support personnel while controlling their access at an event. Barcodes improve the accuracy of crowd identification at your event.
How Barcodes and Scanning works
A barcode is just a series of bars and spaces, which represents any alphanumerical information. Barcode uses the binary system for coding and decoding. Each bar represents "1" and a space represent "0" of binary system. A barcode is simply an alternative to text for expressing information. Anything that can normally be printed on a wristband, card or credential can be encoded in a barcode.
The barcode serves as a key to a database. A barcode contains information that can be read by a data collection product such as a scanner. The scanner directs a light beam through the barcode and its sensor detects the pattern of light being reflected back. It then converts this light energy into electrical energy, which can be converted into data.
The scanner in effect decodes the symbol and instructs a computer to look up or update the specific record that corresponds to the wristband wearer, card holder or credential wearer. Because barcodes store data in less space than is required for the same text, barcode wristbands, cards or credentials can include more information than traditional text wristbands. Barcode ease of use makes it a highly convenient technology. Barcode identification system equipment can be mastered in minutes.
Data Capture Technology
- Crowd control - know exactly how many guests are in a particular area.
- Event control - prizes, meals and free drinks can be monitored effectively by having a barcode on your wristband, card or credential. Such valuable and cost saving information can be recorded unobtrusively.
Security and regulatory requirements are creating a demand for greater traceability in our daily lives than ever before. Barcode identification on wristbands, cards and credentials can provide cost effective traceability and real time control to meet security, regulatory requirements and capture valuable data.
Data capture provides businesses the option via accurate identification to identify and serve changing business process needs. Data collection systems help create advantages by preventing costly mistakes and are vastly more accurate than manual recording methods.
Wizid barcode security wristbands, cards and credentials replace manual registration with the simple swipe or scan of the wristband or card/credential. You can completely automate attendee registration, instantly retrieving the correct record, every time. This fast, convenient technology reduces the risk of duplicate records and other human error, resulting in higher security staff productivity and a shorter throughput cycle for crowd attendance.
Using Wizid barcodes for positive crowd identification is the fastest, easiest way to ensure accuracy in crowd identification. Wizid barcode technology excels at improving efficiency and eliminating human error . Event organisers that effectively integrate barcodes into their security will not only improve their bottom line, but will reduce identification problems.
Wizid barcode security wristbands,cards and credentials are available in a wide range of choices. Tamperproof, non-transferable Wizid identification barcode wristbands, cards and credentials are the preferred choice that minimises the possibility identifying data can be lost or transferred from one attendee to another.
For ease of control, all types of Wizid security wristbands, cards and credentials can be bar-coded with the most popular barcode symbologies being 39 barcode, 128 barcode and interleaved 2 of 5.
Using other colours for Wizid barcodes aside from the normal black bar on a white background is highly discouraged. Though they may work when you test them with your scanner , other scanners may not be able to pick up on the different colour variations, especially lower end scanners. It is best to stick with the standard black on white barcode imprint.
