PARKING GUIDANCE SYSTEM,
Germany, Duisburg
A collaboration of various companies based in Duisburg,
2008
Challenge
- very tight schedule (placing in May, implementation finished by November)
- generic interface for the communication with external controllers and the traffic management system "Ruhrpilot"
Details
- turn-key implementation of a dynamic parking-guidance system
- data collected from 19 car parks
- 83 LCD parking guidance signs showing empty parking spaces
- 6 LCDs (6 lines) displaying city-wide parking information
- parking guidance computer
Benefits
- less traffic and pollution due to reduced parking space seeking times and shorter travel distances
- optimized utilisation of parking capacity
