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WeMush Open Labeling Standard (WOLS)

An open-source specification for encoding cultivation specimen data in machine-readable QR codes. Vendor-agnostic. Privacy-preserving. Research-grade.

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Why WOLS?

The global mushroom industry is worth $50 billion but operates on spreadsheets and paper notebooks. There's no standardization, no interoperability, and no way to share cultivation insights across organizations.

WOLS fixes this.

β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β” β”‚ QR Code Label β”‚ ← Scan with any device β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”¬β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜ β”‚ ↓ β”Œβ”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β” β”‚ Complete Specimen History: β”‚ β”‚ β€’ Species & strain β”‚ β”‚ β€’ Growth stage & timeline β”‚ β”‚ β€’ Environmental conditions β”‚ β”‚ β€’ Substrate composition β”‚ β”‚ β€’ Harvest yields β”‚ β”‚ β€’ Lineage & genetics β”‚ β””β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”€β”˜

Use Cases

🏭 Commercial Farms : Regulatory compliance and traceability

: Regulatory compliance and traceability πŸ”¬ Research Labs : Reproducible experiments and data sharing

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