Parking 2.0

Author

Jones, Willie

Volume

43

Issue

12

fYear

2006

Firstpage

20

Lastpage

20

Abstract

A host of new smart parking technologies are helping municipalities meet their twin aims of collecting revenue for city services and preventing a small number of cars from monopolizing a limited number of parking slots. These advances are also benefiting motorists by making the tasks of finding a space and paying to park less of a hassle. Some examples include the solar-powered smart meters which allow drivers to pay for parking with coins, credit or debit cards, or smart cards preloaded with money, and the use of wireless communications to let drivers pay for parking in advance, reserve a space, or add additional time from wherever they are. Other innovations allow drivers to use their personal computers or cellphones to select and reserve parking slots well in advance

Keywords

cellular radio; intelligent sensors; meters; road traffic; cellphones; parking slots; personal computers; revenue collection; smart parking technologies; solar-powered smart meters; wireless communications; Cellular phones; Cities and towns; Ground penetrating radar; Handheld computers; Marine animals; Packet radio networks; Smart cards; Space technology; Testing; Wireless communication;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Spectrum, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9235

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MSPEC.2006.253404

Filename

4025613