EntoScan Label Maker

This small webapp is part of the EntoScan project (a toolbox to make use of flatbed scanners to image insects). The code for this webapp is available here .

In order to streamline the imaging process, it is highly recommended to print visible labels so that each sample/specimen/scan is visually tagged. A simple way forward is to generate a set of unique labels that can be printed using a standard printer, either on standard paper or on label paper (i.e. precut sticky labels). We propose that each label is both machine and human-readable (with both a 2D barcode and text). Ideally, labels are identifiers that one can map to metadata rather than a full descriptor of the image (we aim for labels shorter than 20 characters). This tool helps you input a list of label names (e.g., that you can copy-paste from a spreadsheet) and generate a printable PDF with all these labels in a parametric layout.