According to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) specification, PDF417 symbology is used for storing personal information on US driver licenses. It comprises critical information about the cardholder, such as their name, gender, date of birth, height, etc. Many organizations, both government and private, use the driver’s license for identification purposes and age verification.
- Driver License Barcode Maker
- Driver License Barcode Layout Template
- Pdf 417 Driver License Barcode Format
- Driver License Barcode Scan
- Driver License Barcode Specifications
Barcode recognition technology is considered more accurate and cost-effective than OCR for extracting data. Because the driver’s license is widely accepted as a form of identification in different areas and is considered the primary method of identification in countries like the US, it is imperative to use a barcode reader that accurately reads and extracts the data.
Driver License Barcode Maker
At this point if the PDF417 bar code on a US drivers license is scanned the output should be: First Name, Middle Name, Last Name. (commas included) If some other parsing is required use the EasyDL 2.0 Configuration Utility to configure the desired data parsing of the driver's license. Scan the back of your license / permit using a medium - high resolution. The resolution should be set so that the 2d barcode is about 2000 pixels long. Open up the image in Photoshop and cut out the 2d barcode. The 2d barcode is the one on the bottom in the picture.
Cross-platform and Cross-device ID Barcode Scanner
Scan an ID barcode. Unlike traditional scanning apps which detect letters and numbers, Scannr works by reading barcodes. One quick snap of the back of the license and the holder's data is retrieved swiftly and accurately. Spamtools.io is offering Driver License’s Bar code Generation service. This bar code holding every info lying in the Driver License. Pricing: For 1 = 30$ each; For 10 = 25$ each; For 20 = 20$ each; For 30+ = 15$ each; If you want to build bulk, contact us on the following accounts. ClearImage Driver License Reader SDK. Extract personal identification and reference data from US and Canada Driver Licenses and ID cards. Read the PDF417 and 1D barcodes from identification documents around the world using optimized image enhancement algorithms.
Dynamsoft Barcode SDK is designed to read barcodes from a variety of platforms and devices. Below are some of the ways you can use the barcode SDK for reading the PDF417 and extracting information on driver licenses.
Read from document scanners: decode driver’s licenses in web
Working together with Dynamic Web TWAIN, the barcode reader add-on allows you to scan a picture of a US driver’s license from a document scanner and extract data from PDF417.
Read from cameras: decode driver’s licenses in web
Dynamsoft JavaScript Barcode SDK provides high-performance barcode scanning functionality for web developers. It also offers built-in camera module APIs, making the process of creating an HTML5 barcode reader with cameras extremely convenient.
Read from cameras: decode driver’s licenses in mobile native apps
With Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK for iOS and Android, developers can easily create a barcode reader app to extract information from PDF417 codes on driver’s licenses.
PDF417 Driver's License Parser
Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK is capable of quickly parsing PDF417 barcode symbology. Once decoded, a parser is required to convert the information contained in the barcode into human-readable formats.
The parser breaks down the decoded PDF417 values into field-value pairs, such as cardholder’s name, eye color, height, date of birth, etc.
An example of parsed PDF417 values is shown below:
- First Name
- HEIDIFIRSTNAMEUPTO40CHARACTERSXYWXYWXYWX
- Given Name
- HEIDIFIRSTNAMEUPTO40CHARACTERSXYWXYWXYWX
- Middle Name or Initial
- MIDDLENAMEUPTO40CHARACTERSXYWXYWXYWXYWXY
- Middle Name
- MIDDLENAMEUPTO40CHARACTERSXYWXYWXYWXYWXY
- Mailing Street Address1
- 123 SAMPLE DRIVE
- Mailing Street Address2
- APT B
- Mailing City
- INDIANAPOLIS
- Mailing Jurisdiction Code
- IN
- Mailing Postal Code
- 462040000
Case Studies
- Millennial Vision, Inc.
- VALID USA, Inc
Millennial Vision, Inc. (MVi) is known for providing enterprise content management and document management solutions to credit unions and various financial institutions across the United States and the Caribbean. While looking for a robust barcode reader SDK, MVi tried Dynamsoft Barcode SDK and selected it for its simplicity, power, and cost-effectiveness.
Our barcode reader SDK helps MVi scan PDF417 barcodes from driver’s licenses and further use the extracted data to auto-populate metadata fields for financial institution forms and applications.
Another essential factor in MVi’s decision to choose Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK was the time to market. With DBR, they saved a lot of time that would have been required to develop a barcode reader solution in-house.
VALID USA, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of its Brazilian parent company VALID S.A, was looking for an image capture software development kit (SDK) for its popular product, WebLink ID. WebLink ID is an enrolment, credentials, and application management web app. The application is used for issuing mass student IDs, transit cards, access control cards, ID documents, and state driver’s licenses. Thus, document scanning/image capture capabilities were a requirement for the software. But, VALID did not want to build this capability from scratch in order to focus on its core expertise.
After trying and testing many products, VALID chose Dynamsoft's ImageCapture Suite SDK, which helped them shorten time to market and build better software.
Today, the application is used by thousands of workers to capture millions of images annually in diverse environments. Some of these are K-12 and higher education institutions, US state governments, the public transit industry, and many other vertical markets that require photo identification.
FAQ on Dynamsoft's Driver's License Reader
What is the barcode format on the back of the driving licenses?
According to the 2020 AAMVA DL/ID Card Design Standard, the PDF417 two dimensional bar code symbology is the minimum mandatory machine-readable technology that must be present on compliant DL/ID documents.
What information is included in the driver’s license barcode?
Mandatory data elements:
Driver License Barcode Layout Template
- Family name
- Given names
- Date of birth
- Date of Issue
- Date of expiry
- Customer identifier
- Document discriminator
- Portrait
- Signature
- Cardholder
- Vehicle classifications
- Endorsements
- Restrictions
- Cardholder sex
- Height
- Eye color
Does the driver’s license SDK need an internet connection to work?
Pdf 417 Driver License Barcode Format
No. The SDK works completely offline.
Is the driver’s license SDK secure?
Yes, it is GDPR-Compliant as the processing of the driver’s license data is on-device. All the captured user information stays in your closed system.
Driver License Barcode Scan
Does Dynamsoft have any other ID scanner SDKs?
Driver License Barcode Specifications
Yes. Dynamsoft also provides an MRZ scanner SDK for passports.