Things To Know About Modern Parking Management Modes

Modern parking management systems comprises of effective and intelligent parking methods to facilitate accurate and safe parking of vehicles with ease of payments for parking. With the untiring efforts of researchers and technologists, parking today is more hassle-free than ever!

Out of the much advancement in parking management, the most popularly used one is the automatic parking system. It requires little or no human operations, yet provides authentic parking solutions. Also known as intelligent parking system, automatic parking system aims at traffic management, revenue management and security management. It also comes with an integrated business model with more revenue options for clients, and is ideal for implementation in high-security alert areas with multi-level parking methods.

Features of automatic parking system:

The intelligent or automatic parking system has various completely automated features to provide effective parking management solutions, which are:

• Entry terminal: This is a multi-functional, integrated ticketing system for the entry terminal of parking spaces. It has the following features:

1. High quality glossy finished front
2. Can scan various types of parking tickets like barcode/magnetic striped tickets, proximity cards and mi-fare EM cards.
3. Can issue up to 5000 parking tickets
4. High performance thermal printing of tickets
5. Automatic ticket option, as well as push button
6. Programmable LCD display
7. Pre-payment for tickets on special occasions
8. Alarm control
9. RS485 or Ethernet connectivity
10. Can be integrated with driver image camera, RFID, LR, etc.
11. Intercom facilities with programmable voice communication systems

• Automatic barrier: Also called boom barrier gates, these form another important feature of automated parking. Its features are:

1. Compact control and processing unit
2. Versatile configuration options
3. Up to 4m of barrier arm
4. 5s time requirement for operation including opening and closing
5. Silent and smooth operations, with reversal on detection of obstacles
6. Apt for all types of cars

• Exit terminal: Another feature of automated parking, it provides effective exit of vehicles from parking terminals, and has the same features as the entry terminal:

1. High quality glossy finished front
2. Can scan various types of parking tickets like barcode/magnetic striped tickets, proximity cards and mi-fare EM cards.
3. Can issue up to 5000 parking tickets
4. High performance thermal printing of tickets
5. Automatic ticket option, as well as push button
6. Programmable LCD display
7. Pre-payment for tickets on special occasions
8. Alarm control
9. RS485 or Ethernet connectivity
10. Can be integrated with driver image camera, RFID, LR, etc.
11. Intercom facilities with programmable voice communication systems

• Manned cash desk station: Enables to control and browse the entire parking system, and has the following features:

1. Payment of short term parking tickets
2. Renewal and additional payment of seasonal cards
3. Touch screen system with graphical LCD display
4. Universal parking fee control
5. System with backup schedule
6. Multilevel administrative authorization
7. Receipt printer with automatic cash drawer

• Automatic pay station: Helps to perform unmanned cash payments, thus no queues! Its features are:

1. Video surveillance with alarm system
2. All types of payment modes get accepted
3. Short term parking payments
4. In-built intercom services
5. Banknote processing and return
6. Receipt printer

• Central Management Solution and Central Parking Server: Provides real time monitoring of parking tariff and operations, and also monitors database security.
• Report module: Provides numerous reports and statistics in the form of graphs.
• E-Commerce: Provides parking payment and booking modes through various apps and websites, making a more user-friendly parking environment.