Vehicle Detection for Traffic and Parking

Application: Reduce vehicle congenstion and encourage customers to stay by making it easy to find available parking spaces. 

Challenges:  Prolonged searches and long waits for parking spaces has a negative correlation with time and money spent at the center, as well as on overall customer experience and the frequency or likelihood of return visits.

Solution: Working with a local integrator, a dynamic parking guidance system was implemented at the center to clearly show where parking is available.  The system uses a variety of Banner vehicle detection sensors deployed in a SureCross® wireless network. 

Benefits: Implementing a parking guidance system made it easier for motorists to access the shopping center and improved their overall experience. Less time spent looking for available parking translates into visitors spending more time and money at the center. 

Application: Helping motorists to quickly find available parking can minimize traffic congestion and vehicle emissions in confined and enclosed underground parking garages. 

Challenges: The diverse configurations of underground facilities can challenge the effectiveness of many parking guidance systems.  Wired systems are costly and require significant work under the concrete. 

Solution: A wireless system of sensors and indicators a simple, cost-effective solution that enables motorists to quickly find available parking in underground parking facilities.  Wireless ultrasonic sensors detect whether a vehicle is present in a parking spot, and wireless indicator lights visually direct drivers to available stalls.  

Benefits: Ultrasonic sneosrs can be mounted directly on the ceiling of a parking garage to identify the presence of a car in the parking space below.  Furthermore, a wireless solution enables rapid deployment in any parking facility with minimal downtime and no costly cable runs.