What Are GS1 Application Barcode Identifiers?
GS1 Application Identifiers (AIs) are numerical prefixes that specify the meaning, format, and length of encoded data items.
They are used to decipher the information encoded in a barcode.
All GS1 Application Identifiers are cataloged in the GS1 General Specifications.
If the batch number is 10, for instance, the AI will be 10, and the batch code will be an alphanumeric string no longer than 20 characters long.
Several facts about GS1:
Multiple pieces of information can be stored in certain types of GS1 codes. AIs are required in these type of barcodes in order to qualify the meaning of each data element.
Data items in the user’s memory bank can be encoded using GS1 Application Identifiers, which are also utilized in EPC/RFID tags.
There are over a hundred different GS1 Application Identifiers (AIs). A typical Application Identifier has between two and four numbers.
