BS ISO/IEC 16023:2000

This standard BS ISO/IEC 16023:2000 Information technology. International symbology specification. Maxicode is classified in these ICS categories:

• 01.080.50 Graphical symbols for use on information technology and telecommunications technical drawings and in relevant technical product documentation
• 35.040.50 Automatic identification and data capture techniques

This specification defines the requirements for the symbology known as MaxiCode. It specifies the MaxiCode symbology characteristics, data character encodation, symbol formats, dimensions and print quality requirements, error correction rules, decoding algorithm, and user-selectable application parameters.