Thanks, Tabish ji, That is really great. How to create QR codes ? On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 at 09:49, Tabish <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- With regards, J.M.Garg 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> Winner of Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. 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