QRmap: executable QR codes for Navigation in Industrial Environments and Beyond

TL;DR

QRmap introduces executable QR codes embedding geographic maps, enabling offline navigation in industrial environments lacking internet, with potential applications beyond industry.

Contribution

This work presents QRmap, a novel dialect for embedding interactive maps in executable QR codes to facilitate offline navigation.

Findings

Enables navigation in large industrial plants without internet

Supports interaction to guide users to destinations

Potential applications in various non-industrial contexts

Abstract

QR codes are nowadays customarily used for embedding static data such as web hyperlinks or plain text. The sQRy technology (executable QR codes) permits to embed executable programs in QR codes, enabling people to interact with them even without an internet connection. In this work we present QRmap, a specific dialect that permits the inclusion of geographic maps in sQRy and supports interaction with the user to provide indications to reach the destination of interest. The QRmap technology facilitates navigation in large industrial plants where internet connectivity is absent, due to either environmental limitations or company policies. The proposed technology can have interesting applications in non-industrial contexts as well.