Neese, Jasen ; Snodgrass, Kathleen . 2002. Assembling a Bar-Code Tracking System. 0271 2834. Missoula, MT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Technology and Development Program. 18 p.

Provides detailed information for setting up a bar-code tracking system. The report includes descriptions of bar-coding equipment, data collection and storage software, methods for setting up and running a bar-code system, sources of equipment, tips for using a bar-code system, and other useful information. The report's companion publication, Bar-Code Tracking System Overview (0271–2333–MTDC), has general information about how a bar-code system works.

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