Boxing barcode

Boxing is high-capacity 2D barcode.[1][2] The flexible barcode format is fully customizable in terms of frame geometry, number of symbols per pixel and forward-error-correction (FEC) method. This makes it a suitable choice for storing large amounts of any kind of digital data on storage mediums such paper, photographic film or similar.

Sample 0
Sample 1
Sample 2
Samples of a Boxing frame

Applications

Boxing barcode is used on piqlFilm by Piql AS to store many infos in Arctic World Archive:

Format
Boxing barcode format

The Boxing barcode used in the piqlFilm consists 4096 rows and 2160 cols. Each frame has:

  • border
  • four corner marks
  • external bars (reference, calibration, structural metadata, human-readable)
  • data container
  • sync points

References
  1. www.piql.com/the-technology-behind-the-service/
  2. github.com/piql/boxing
  3. www.piql.com/news/piql-signs-agreement-with-the-vatican-library/
  4. www.piql.com/case-study/polish-masters-of-photography-trust-piql/
  5. www.piql.com/news/githubs-code-now-stored-forever-on-piqlfilm/
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