Do you also hate wasting time roaming in the city & searching for Parking Lots? We all have faced the problem of circling the Streets, looking for any Parking Spots, burning fuel & time, increasing traffic congestion & ultimately giving up & going home. Thanks to the rising Advanced Technology & Standardized Specifications (LoRaWAN) that supports IoT Devices, it works wirelessly over RF communication, solving our everyday parking hassles. With the help of LoRaWAN technology, smart parking solutions will eliminate the tussle between drivers looking for the available parking lot, and parking vendors looking to make revenue out of their parking areas. Let’s see how this can be done, by utilizing the technology we are all familiar with. The picture below depicts how we deploy Smart Parking Solutions & reduce congestion, optimize parking time, and reinforce traffic laws. Stage 1: LoRa enabled Parking Sensor has been installed to detect the absence, arrival, presence, and departure of a vehicle. A battery-powered occupancy sensor is installed in each parking space. Their low-power design allows the units to run for up to 5 years and requires no external wiring or additional equipment to install. Since we all are very well known about the LoRaWAN Architecture on which this system works. Hence, the LoRa enabled Sensor sends Occupancy Data/Signal to the LoRaWAN Gateway. Stage 2: The LoRaWAN Gateway receives all the data from the LoRa-enabled Sensors that come into its vicinity & forwards the complete packets to the LoRa Network Server. Stage 3: The Server will be a Cloud or Dedicated Server. This receives the encrypted data from the Gateway in a particular Frame Format consisting of Unique Mac Addresses assigned to each End Node. The Server will be integrated with the User Application. Stage 4: The User Interfaces with Web-based or Mobile-based Applications which display the decrypted payload retrieved from the Server. It shows only user-friendly information related to the Occupancy or Vacant Parking Spaces.
City planning officials and Parking management institutions can also create Invoices against the Parking available on their premises.
There are numerous ways through which we can see the Smart Parking System would be more beneficial & economical rather than wasting time & wandering in search of Parking Lots:
To think over new improvements for a parking service, the city officials must possess the data gathered from the LoRa devices. After that, the data can be analyzed to track the frequency of payment violations, spaces that are used the most, or off-hour usage, therefore serving as a useful tool for parking officers and local authorities.
It reduces the toxic emissions & unnecessary fuel consumption by reaching out directly to the Parking Space.
Integrations of the User-based Parking Application with the Payment Gateway System enhance cashless transactions.
