Parking guidance and information

The systems combine traffic monitoring, communication, processing and variable message sign technologies to provide the service.

This includes adaptive lighting sensors and parking space indicators (red for occupied, green for available and blue is reserved for the disabled; above every parking space), and indoor positioning systems (IPS).

PGI systems can assist in the development of safe, efficient and environmentally friendly transportation network.

The objective is to reduce search time, which in turn reduces congestion on the surrounding roads for other traffic with related benefits to air pollution with the ultimate aim of enhancement of the urban area.

At the same time, new camera-based technologies now make it possible to read the license plate of the vehicle in each parking space.

Variable message sign showing people driving where parking spaces are available.
Ultrasonic sensors above each space in this indoor car park indicate if a car has already taken the space using LEDs.