Not as cool as finding a street spot in a neighborhood but I recently visited family in Columbus, OH where they had a parking garage that helped you find a spot. This was a very popular shopping area when the weather is nice and can be a madhouse finding a parking spot.
Prior to entering the garage: XX spots available sign
Upon entering the garage: X spots level 1, Y spots level 2, Z spots level 3, etc
Upon picking the floor of your choice: Signs above each row with # of spots available.
So essentially I drove to a floor with a decent amount of spots available then was guided to a row with 3 spots left and parked easily and efficiently, no more mindlessly driving up and down lanes/floors adding to congestion. I tried to find the company in charge of the tech but the wife had more pressing matters to attend :)
I'm sure its been around a while or in other places, but this was the first I have seen and experienced it
That's a big improvement from what I usually see (just the X spots entering the garage and X spots per level). The per row information increases the usability a lot. I wonder if it would cost a lot to implement it from what most have right now.
This is standard on shopping malls in Brazil. Helps a ton.
Another cool thing (and I don't know if this is standard) are these small red/green lights above each spot, allowing you to see from far away if that particular spot is taken or not.
I'm part of a open data group project over here in Europe, specifically Germany. We use open data (or scrape it and make it open this way) to offer open source apps including real time data and do machine learning for forecasting of public parking spaces: http://parkendd.de/en/
Actually, since you do have a right to park, but that information is terribly presented, what you get is people driving around and polluting more, trying to find one of the allowed streets.
This "idiot" is doing the government's work and indirectly reducing pollution.
you really have to work on your communication skills. plus you are not correct on several points. karma proves that this isn't just my opinion (i didn't downvote you because i can't)
[+] [-] chrisan|10 years ago|reply
Prior to entering the garage: XX spots available sign
Upon entering the garage: X spots level 1, Y spots level 2, Z spots level 3, etc
Upon picking the floor of your choice: Signs above each row with # of spots available.
So essentially I drove to a floor with a decent amount of spots available then was guided to a row with 3 spots left and parked easily and efficiently, no more mindlessly driving up and down lanes/floors adding to congestion. I tried to find the company in charge of the tech but the wife had more pressing matters to attend :)
I'm sure its been around a while or in other places, but this was the first I have seen and experienced it
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[+] [-] icebraining|10 years ago|reply
This "idiot" is doing the government's work and indirectly reducing pollution.
[+] [-] elthran|10 years ago|reply
What?
If it's available for sale, and the ownership is not restricted by legislation, how do I not have a right to possess a car?
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