CentralNotice From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) MaxiCode example. This encodes the string "Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia" MaxiCode is a public domain , machine-readable symbol system originally created and used by United Parcel Service . Suitable for tracking and managing the shipment of packages, it resembles a barcode , but uses dots arranged in a hexagonal grid instead of bars. MaxiCode has been standardised under ISO/IEC 16023. [1] A MaxiCode symbol (internally called " Bird's Eye ", " Target ", " dense code ", or " UPS code ") appears as a 1 inch square, with a bulls...