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In major cities, finding a parking spot for a car is becoming increasingly difficult as the number of vehicles grows significantly. Vehicle owners lose a lot of time trying to park, or end up entering a parking lot only to find there are no spaces left. The iPGS automated parking guidance system has become an effective solution to this problem.
1. Common Problems in Parking Lots
According to a study by INRIX, the average driver loses 17 hours a year just searching for a parking spot, wasting significant time and fuel.
Vehicles enter the lot but find no available space: This situation wastes time and fuel for drivers. A survey by the RAC Foundation found that 44% of drivers have had to leave a parking lot because they couldn’t find an available spot.
Vehicle owners spend a long time searching for a parking spot: According to research from the University of Michigan, it takes an average of 10–20 minutes to find a parking spot in a traditional parking lot, compared to just 2–10 minutes in a smart parking system. This not only causes stress but also increases emissions as vehicles circle the lot looking for a spot.
Vehicle owners forget where they parked: About 40% of drivers admit to having forgotten where they parked at least once in the past year. This leads to wasted search time and can cause congestion within the parking lot.
Difficulty locating a vehicle when needed: Many people have to use their key fob’s panic button or call the parking lot management for assistance. This is inconvenient for both the vehicle owner and the parking management, and it wastes time while reducing the efficiency of lot management. For example, in a mid-sized parking system in Vietnam with 100–200 car spaces, management typically has to handle 5–20 cases per day involving lost tickets, forgotten parking spots, and similar issues.
Difficulty for management in controlling parking lot operations: Without an automated system, managing a parking lot becomes complex and inefficient.
2. The Solution to These Problems – The iPGS Automated Parking Guidance System
What is the iPGS software?
The iPGS software allows the parking lot manager to view the entire layout of the parking facility, see which spaces are available, and monitor the flow of vehicles entering and exiting.
The software is installed on a central controller, which collects data from all cameras via the area controllers and displays available parking spaces on a reporting screen.
How the iPGS Automated Parking Guidance System Works
- When a vehicle enters a parking spot, the camera in that area activates and monitors the status of each vehicle.
- Data from all sensors is collected via the area controllers.
- The data is displayed on the location map on the monitoring screen, allowing the manager to easily see which spots are available or occupied.
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The software issues an alert when the number of available spaces is running low. When a vehicle owner wants to locate their car, they only need to type in the last 5 digits of their license plate.
- The software then shows the parking location (which column it’s in) and provides a MAP guide to help find the vehicle.
- In addition, the software has the ability to aggregate, store, and generate statistics on parking duration for any specific time period you choose.
Key Advantages of the iPGS Software
- Provides accurate, real-time information on the number and location of available parking spaces.
- Quickly guides drivers to the nearest available parking spot.
- Makes it easy for users to locate their vehicle when they need to retrieve it.
- Optimizes the use of parking space and improves traffic flow within the lot.
- Provides analytical data for more effective parking lot management and planning.
Advanced AI Camera Technology
Advanced, smart AI cameras can monitor 2–6 parking spots with nearly 100% accuracy. A single camera, as shown, can monitor between 2 and 6 parking spaces in smart parking systems. Its purposes include:
- Real-time automatic reporting of available spaces with ≥99.5% accuracy
- 7 indicator colors to display different parking statuses
- An RS-485 port designed to connect to indicator lights
- Camera specifications that meet encoding requirements across various storage environments and bandwidths
3. iPGS Automated Parking Guidance System Hardware
Payment and vehicle-finding kiosk
- A touchscreen with a user-friendly interface design
- Searches for and displays the parking location, identifying the vehicle’s MAP location using the last 5 digits of the license plate
- Supports multiple payment methods: cash (no change given), QR code, or payment cards such as Visa, etc.
Control room
- Integrated overview monitoring screen
- Server network – CCU
In the parking lot areas
- Area camera controllers
- LED vacancy indicator light controllers
- LED vacancy indicator lights
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Conclusion: The iPGS Automated Parking Guidance System is a smart software solution that can be integrated into Viet Chao’s smart parking systems. The purpose of integrating this software is to allow users of the parking system to locate and pay for their vehicles at any payment point. Not only can users find their vehicles faster and pay with just a single tap, but system managers and project investors can also more easily monitor vehicle entry and exit, and store and compile information more visually and efficiently than with traditional manual methods.
References:
[1] INRIX Research. (2017). The Impact of Parking Pain in the US, UK and Germany.
[2] RAC Foundation. (2019). Parking Survey Report.
[3] University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. (2018). Parking Behavior Study.
[4] Parkopedia. (2020). Global Parking Index.
