Dear Gurcharan ji, I just created QR codes for all the flower species on FOI. Now each flower page has a link on top which allows one to download the QR code image for that species. Please to check out! Best wishes Tabish ------------------------------------------- <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net The waterhole of flower lovers
On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 9:59 PM Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Tabish ji > > The idea arose from QR Codes used in labels of plants in Lodhi Garden. A > few voluntary organisations are wanting to put up similar labels but would > be interested to know website o which they link their labels. Since Flowers > of India and efloraofindia are two biggest sites having good information > (especially Flowers of India with both images, description and local names) > and representing majority of plants growing/grown in India, available of QR > Codes would be easily downloaded and used in labels. Once we have these, we > could popularize this information. > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > Retired Associate Professor > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > Mob: 9810359089 > http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ > > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 8:48 PM Tabish <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you Gurcharan ji for suggesting introducing QR codes for EFI and >> FOI. >> QR code is essentially an optical label. It is useful in places where we >> want to use visual medium to convert to an electronic address. In webpages, >> emails and electronic messages one can directly use URLs to point to a >> flower webpage. There QR codes are not very useful. >> One way, that I can offhand think of, it can be useful for FOI is for >> example in flower shows or exhibitions, if there are placards on each plant >> displaying QR code pointing to the FOI page for that plant, visitors can >> just use their smartphones to know more about those plants. >> As far as generating QR codes is concerned, I can easily generate QR >> codes for all the existing flower species on FOI. >> Lets use see in what ways we can use this modern tool for dispensing >> flora information better. >> Best wishes >> Tabish >> ------------------------------------------- >> <http://www.flowersofindia.net>www.flowersofindia.net >> The waterhole of flower lovers >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 7:41 PM Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> We already have a huge collection of information in our database, and >>> with technologies available, we should find ways that information available >>> with us should reach as widely as possible. Many official and private >>> gardens and parks in India are labelling plants by and many voluntary >>> organisations are helping in this developing. It would increase the >>> popularity of our websites if we have QR codes generated and displayed on >>> our websites, so that any one can use these QR codes in the labels in parks >>> and gardens. This would help in popularising our website. I have created >>> QR Codes for two web pages, one in efloraofindia and one in Flowers of >>> India. You have just to point your smartphone camera to the QR Code.At the >>> bottom of your camera frame you will see a small message 'View QR Code >>> details", clicking on it take you to next page showing full address of >>> website, and "go to website" at bottom. Clicking this will take you to the >>> website. >>> It may be a long process to do this for all pages, but as a >>> beginning for new web pages being created. >>> >>> . >>> >>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>> Retired Associate Professor >>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>> Mob: 9810359089 >>> http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
