Nowadays, when parking spaces are becoming increasingly less available, managing them is a significant challenge for both parking lot owners and drivers. One of the problems you may encounter is controlling parking tickets and enforcing fees from people who have not purchased a ticket. For many companies managing parking lots, especially on a large scale, this is an extremely difficult and demanding task. A particular challenge is the rising costs of employees controlling the parking zone using a traditional visit to the parking lot.
The challenge of many parking lots and one inspector
Let's imagine that there are many parking lots in one city, but one person inspects all of them. This person must move between parking lots, issuing tickets to drivers who have not paid for parking. The problem occurs when the controller leaves one parking lot to go to another, then the vehicles in the first parking lot are left unattended and drivers who have not purchased a ticket avoid the consequences. This not only results in a loss of revenue for parking lot owners, but also contributes to a decrease in turnover in these parking lots, which affects the dissatisfaction of service premises owners.
Video analytics as a solution
One of the innovative solutions that can help solve this problem is video analytics. Using a system based on LPR (License Plate Recognition) cameras, the parking system is able to control what time someone entered and left, and thanks to the integration of this data with the payment system, we receive a report of any violations in the parking lot. Importantly, this process can also be carried out in open parking lots not equipped with barriers. Determining good camera mounting locations is key.
Benefits for all parties
A solution based on video analytics brings benefits to both parking lot owners and parking zone operators. Owners can manage their facilities more effectively and avoid loss of revenue, and operators minimize the need to involve the human factor in the payment/ticket verification process.
Video analytics is just one example of how modern technologies can improve parking space management and make it more effective for all interested parties. Thanks to innovations such as the LPR camera and integration with the payment system, the future of open parking control seems to have a new, promising perspective. In the long term, technology will contribute to changing the habits of drivers who avoid parking fees on private property.
