smart parking concept - an internet of things solution

Smart Parking- An IoT Solution

A quick peek into the future

Everything will be co-ordinated and frictionlessInfrastructures and devices will be designed and optimized for preferred public outcomes

You’ve seen these pictures for 20 years now

Technology has matured to make parts of this a reality

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Almost universal access to computational power and bandwidth (in developed countries)

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Driver #1

People’s willingness to accept and adopt new technologies that enable convenience

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Driver #2

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Cognitive image processing in near real timeEvolution of interoperable platforms now make co-ordination possible

Driver #3

Complex algorithms that are enable to decipher context based on unstructured stimuli (e.g. audio + video)

Driver #4

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And finally, a massive surge in the Internet of Things (both sensors and actuators)

Image source: Nest

Driver #5

Sources : 1Machina Research, April ‘13, IDC Mar ’13. 2Gartner June ’14

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Larger

More Connected

Traffic growth driven by more connection and richer content

Of the world’s population is expected to live in an urban city by 2050

US 18-24 year olds reach forSmartphone immediately after waking up

Cumulative Smartphone shipments 2014-20182

permanently connected things by 2020

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PEV Smart Grid

Lights

Smart Meter

Security Cameras

A surge in connected things have already begunDriven by powerful technological and generational trends

This Surge in changing everythingWith the Smartphone communicate and tap into nearby resources

3G/4G/ LTE Integrated DSP

Camera engine with image processing

Multi-Display Support

Security

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity

Navigation receiver

Gesture Technology

Power managemen

t ICsQuad core

CPU with ASMP

Transportation is evolvingConnected experiences are becoming the norm

Smart Traffic

Reduce congestion, and CO2 emissions with multimodal transit & traffic management

Smart ChargingMake electric car charging easy and accessible with piezoelectric energy roads.

Smart Mobility

Enhance safety with dedicated short-range communications, vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure connectivity through sensors.

Smart ParkingMonitor parking usage and space patterns to dynamically assist with traffic congestion, adjust pricing and increase revenues

Smart TransportationConnected Vehicles for future generation

Source: AllSeen Alliance

Sensors and infrastructures that can enable SmartParking

Xbee / LoRa / GPRS / 3G / WiFi → Ethernet Xbee / LoRa / GPRS / 3G / WiFi → WiFi Xbee / LoRa / GPRS / 3G / WiFi → 3G/GPRS

Backend Connectivity

Data Storage and Logic

Local Data Base

External Data Base

Networks at end-points: ZigBee

Networks at end-points: LoRa

• Parking is one of the biggest complaints and issue for cities

• Parking is one of the largest source of revenues for cities

• Parking is directly tied to retail traffic and tax revenue

Today’s Situation

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-------------------• Increase in revenue

from taxes, citations and turnover

• Improve the traffic flow in the city.

• Improved quality of life for citizens

Result• Embed M2M enabled

devices in parking meters and structures

• Analyze Real-time data available to any device

• Provide real time parking availability

Solution

Smart Parking ConceptMake the city more intuitive

Storyboarding a user flow

Use Case

Curtis needs to go to a meeting at the Bank of America building in downtown SFO. He enters that address

When he is about 2 miles away from the building, he gets a list of parking options and the prices at each. He picks a lot and a spot and drives there. And he pre-pays for a time slot using his Smartphone

He gets prompted to extend her time if his meeting is running longer than expected.

When he is done, the Smartphone reminds him where he is parkedPayments are seamless and automatic

Curtis scans his Smartphone (or watch) to exit the lot

The goals of a PoC

PoC Goals

+ Technology Demonstration• (must have) Parking sensors and infrastructure• (low priority) Entry/exit scanners (barcode or QR code)

+ In-building navigation• Navigate to open spot• (must have) text view of open spot

+ Dynamic Pricing

+ Payments• (nice to have) Seamless payments• (must have) User initiated payments

Personas to consider

1. User (consumer/driver)2. Parking Enforcement Agent3. City commissioners (and other data analysts + consumers)4. Device install and maintenance crews5. IT and Network infrastructure install (physical)6. Solution monitoring (IT)

PoC: An analysis of needs - User

Relevance• I drive to a place, not a parking

garage. Should be seamless• Find cheap parking within

walking distance to my destination

• Avoid getting tickets

Payment• Easy to pay• Should not need to enter my

credit card info all the time• Work with phones I use• Work with wearable I use

Usability• Minimal interactions• Should not need to whip

out phone if I don’t need to

PoC: An analysis of needs - BusinessHardware: • Easy to install in new

buildings• Easy to install in existing

buildings• Easy to install outdoor• Easy to install for street

parking• Durable• Cost efficient installation• Theft proof/ Theft deterrence• Easy to maintain • Easy to support

IT infrastructure• Easy to setup and monitor• Remote supportability

Vendor• Reliability + Supportability• Inventory

PoC: An analysis of needs – City / CountyParking Enforcement• Easy to train officers• Easy to spot offenders• Easy to print parking tickets

Revenue• Maximize revenue

Devices• Deploy on ruggedized, multi-

purpose mobile devices

App Mockups

Time searching for empty

parking slots

SaveHuman

intervention at parking bays

ReduceRevenue

generated per parking bay

Increase Real time data

to track parking patterns

Analyze

High Chance

Medium ChanceLow Chance

#1: Lookup parking options near your destination.

And, drive to lot

#2: Check inventory and pricing

#3: Park. Pre-pay to lock-in price.

No more parking receipts.Use QR code to exit

#4: Get notified to extend. Or finish and exit

Life simplified!

#5: Post-pay though app* or at kiosk/ attendant

rapidBizApps Hardware Recommendations

Hardware and infrastructure providers

rBA recommends Tinynode for MVP

Occupancy detection rate - 98% and more Resistant to harsh weather conditions Resistant to high mechanical constraints Battery life up to 10 years No road work needed. Warranty 3 years

Occupancy detection rate - 98% and more Resistant to harsh weather conditions Resistant to high mechanical constraints Battery life up to 10 years Minimal road work needed Warranty 2 years

A-4 Car Sensor B-4 Car Sensor

Tinynode Sensors. rBA recommends A-4

Resistant to harsh weather

conditions

Resistant to high mechanical

constraints

Easy and flexible installation

Battery exchange possibility

Automatic failures reporting

Configuration free installation

Warranty 2 years

Tinynode R-4 Repeater

Easy and flexible installationEasy configuration

Tinynode G-4 Gateway Router

Maintenance-free Warranty 2 years

rBA prefers Libelium (uses LoRa)However,

Company doing a product refresh Current product requires significant road work 3x more expensive than Tinynode Software solution that rBA builds can be made hardware

independent

• Scalable cloud storage• Rich integrations to

notifications and payment gateways

• Low maintenance

Server side code

• Scalable server side• Heavily customizable• Easy to develop and deploy• Strong development

community• Deploy on AWS

App support and payment gateways

Model Support: • iPhone 5 and above• Apple Watch*

OS Version Support:• iOS 8 and above

Satish PenmetsaCEO, rapidBizAppsspenmetsa@rapidbizapps.com+1.408.608.9871

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