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Open the libraryDigital Link Identifiers: A Plain-Language Primer
A short, plain-language explanation of GS1 Digital Link: what an identification key and an Application Identifier are, how the same data is written as an element string and as a web address, which dates and lot numbers apply to fresh produce, and where to read the GS1 documents.
Pilot reportDigital Quality Assurance: From Supplier Outbound to Restaurant Arrival
A report on Pilot 2: how a shared condition record joins a supplier's outbound inspection to a restaurant's arrival check through the traceability label already on the case, and how to keep the restaurant step short.
Pilot reportFreshness Indicators: Real-Time EPCIS 2.0 Sensor Capture
A report on Pilot 1: how quality at pack, in-transit sensor readings and shelf-life models can meet in one signal using GS1 identifiers and EPCIS 2.0 events, and what the first order taught us.
Standards compendiumGS1 Digital Link for Fresh Produce: A Compendium of GS1 Guidance
A plain-language guide to GS1's published standards and guidance for putting a GS1 Digital Link in a 2D barcode on fresh produce, organized by role, with what the Digital Link Foundations pilot tested.
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- PilotsPilot reports: data flows, schemas, protocols and what we learned2 resources
- Industry guidanceFrameworks, guides and toolkits for asking better questions1 resource
- StandardsCompendiums and contributions to standards work1 resource
- Working groupsFindings from the technical working groups0 resources
- Reference implementationsSpecifications and working code you can run1 resource
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