The Ohio University Center for Automatic Identification is the nation's
first university-based research center devoted solely to the study of automatic identification and
data capture (AIDC). AIDC includes the technologies of bar coding, magnetic stripe and radio
frequency identification, voice data entry.
The Center was established in 1988 to provide a focused, unbiased, non-profit
organization in recognition of the increasing uses of bar coding and
other AIDC technologies. These technologies are being applied in
many business environments to increase data accuracy and improve productivity.
Education and research are the two missions of the Center. Educational
activities include the annual Automatic Identification and Data Capture Technical Institute
(AIDCTI), as well as workshops such as "Understanding and Using Bar Codes".
Industry sponsored research projects conducted at the Center include
two very comprehensive bar code symbology tests. The "Code 16K and Code 49
Data Integrity Test" was conducted to establish base line reliability data
for the first two-dimensional bar code symbologies. The "Datamatrix and PDF
417 Data Integrity Test" was conducted to evaluate the robustness of those
two high data capacity symbologies.
As the use of AIDC continues to increase in applications worldwide, the
Center for Automatic Identification is available to meet the educational and
research needs of clients in any business environment. The Center can perform R&D work,
standards comparisons as well as independent verification of other customized research results.
Workshops and seminars can also be planned and conducted by the Center staff.
Click here to view a PDF copy
of the Center highlights.
