Additional Information

The following Web sites are among those addressing barcoding issues and equipment. Interested readers are encouraged to search out other Internet sites that may address their specific interests.

General Bar-Code Information Web Sites

http://www.adams1.com
—Bar Code 1 is an independent Web site devoted to everything bar coded. It contains short assessments of equipment and software from many different suppliers and links to the suppliers themselves.

http://www.aimusa.org/
—The Association for Automatic Identification and Data Capture Technologies (AIM) is a global trade association.

http://www.barcodeunlimited.com/
—Barcode Unlimited.com is a site explaining the history and technology of bar codes.

Government Resources

http://fsweb.r9.fs.fed.us/special/data_recorders/index.shtml
—USDA Forest Service portable data recorder teamroom

http://tis.eh.doe.gov/web/chem_safety/chemprofiles.html
—Profiles of U.S. Department of Energy installations using bar-code inventory and chemical management systems

Bar-Coding Industry Web Sites

http://www.eiminc.com
—Electronic Imaging Materials, Inc., bar-code labels and
systems

http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/default.asp
—Microsoft’s mobile computing Web site

http://www.palm.com
—Palm’s mobile information management Web site

http://www.pscnet.com/index.htm
—PSC data capture systems Web site

http://www.symbol.com/index.html
—Symbol’s mobile computing Web site

http://www.systemid.com
—SystemID bar-code products and services Web site

http://www.waspbarcode.com/default2.asp
—Wasp bar-code system Web site

http://www.barcodehq.com/index.html
—Worth Data bar-code systems and products Web site

Inventory and Tracking Software Web Sites

http://www.backtrackgroup.com/index.html
—BackTrack Web site

http://www.bar-scan.com/
—Bar/Scan, Inc.’s, bar-code asset management system Web site

http://www.chemsw.com/
—ChemSW, Inc., chemical inventory system Web site

http://www.pscnet.com/html/applicationsoftware.htm
—PSC tracking system Web site

http://www.waspbarcode.com/default2.asp
—Wasp bar-code Web site

Port-to-Keyboard Data Transfer Web Sites

http://www.easydataproducts.co.uk/
http://www.easydataproducts.co.uk/com2key/index.html
—Easydata’s web site (Pay special attention to the Easy Com2Key section.)

http://members.aol.com/idinnov/
—ID Innovations, Inc., Web site

http://www.barcodehq.com/index.html
—Worth Data

PDA Data Storage Software Web Sites

http://www.fieldpalm.com/
—FieldPalm Solutions Web site

http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/developer/technicalarticles/sqlserverce.asp
—Microsoft’s SQL PocketPC-based software Web page

http://www.microsoft.com/mobile/pocketpc/tips/database.asp
—Microsoft’s PocketPC Database Options Web page

http://www.symbol.com/products/mobile_computers/mobile_palm_applications_solut.html
—Symbol’s palm-based applications Web page

Wireless Technology Organization Web Sites

http://www.wow-com.com/
—Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA)

http://www.ieee.org/portal/index.jsp
—Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)

http://www.wlana.com/index.html
—Wireless LAN Association

Wireless Technology and Equipment Web Sites

http://www.connectworld.net/interface-troubleshooting.html
—Connectworld interface troubleshooting Web page

http://www.dlink.com/
—D-Link networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice and data communications solutions Web site

http://www.symbol.com/products/whitepapers/whitepapers.html
ftp://symstore.longisland.com/Symstore/pdf/RFsitesurvey.pdf
—Symbol’s white paper Web page (Pay special attention to
the article on RF Site Survey and Antenna Selection for Optimum Wireless LAN Performance.)

http://www.telexwireless.com/index.htm
—TELEX wireless products Web site

http://www.taltech.com/TALtech_web/resources/intro_to_bc/bcsymbol.htm
—TalTech’s bar-code symbologies Web page

General Information on Bar-Code Systems

The document Bar-Code Tracking System Overview (0271–2333–MTDC) provides a general overview of bar-code tracking systems, and provides examples of systems addressing Forest Service needs. Bar-Code Tracking System Overview may be ordered from:

USDA Forest Service, MTDC
5785 Hwy. 10 West
Missoula, MT 59808–9361

An electronic copy of Bar-Code Tracking System Overview (0271–2333–MTDC) will be available on the Internet at:
http://fsweb.mtdc.wo.fs.fed.us/cgi-bin/enter.pl?link=pubs