With urban parking issues on the rise, there’s a growing demand for new parking solutions. A smart parking system using IoT is one of them. Grand View Research predicts that the market for such systems will expand by 22% each year, surpassing $30 billion in 2030.
An IoT-based smart parking system provides real-time data on parking space availability, pricing, payments, and beyond, evolving as a helpful tool for businesses and consumers. It positively impacts the environment and traffic. It also ensures efficient parking reservation and management.
If you want to engage in IoT-based parking system development, WebbyLab’s guide will come in handy. Learn about the core working principles of such systems and the steps to create one. We’ll use our expertise in building IoT solutions like Propuskator access control system to illustrate the dev process in greater detail.
A smart car parking system using IoT can address many issues and tasks. For example, a driver can view available parking slots directly from their smartphone with such a solution. Companies, in turn, can supervise their parking spaces more efficiently. And most importantly, they can do it remotely.
Here are a few tasks an IoT intelligent parking system can tackle.
Parking lot owners can use access control and management systems to allow only authorized users to enter a parking area. Here’s how it works.
The car parking system using IoT takes a user authorization mechanism through a mobile app or license plate scanning. At the same time, the controller on the barrier or gate may allow or refuse drivers to park their cars according to the set parameters.
WebbyLab’s project Propuskator is an example of such an access control and management system. It uses a controller connected to the gate or barrier and paired with a 2Smart Cloud mobile application to grant or restrict access to the territory.
Using a 2Smart Cloud mobile application for access control and management.
Another task that an IoT Smart parking management system solves is monitoring the movement of people and cars in a parking lot. Integrating video surveillance into the system can improve parking administration and troubleshoot potential problems, such as traffic accidents or theft, by controlling which cars enter the area.
An IoT-based smart parking system also solves the problem of overcrowded parking lots. It allows drivers to reserve parking spaces in advance through a mobile application or web interface.
It’s also possible to use individual solutions like parking locks for reservations. These are devices installed directly on parking slots. When a parking space owner leaves the territory, a parking lock will block entry for other cars.
Parking administrators can use an IoT-based parking system to supervise all processes at the facility. In particular, this solution monitors parking space availability and facilitates the billing process.
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A smart parking system using IoT can tackle various issues and tasks. But how exactly does it work?
A smart parking system uses IoT devices and sensors to collect real-time data on parking lot occupancy and transmits this information to the cloud or local network. It also involves building IoT apps for end-users, like parking administrators and drivers. They can adopt this mobile or web application and access the necessary data on available parking spaces, pricing, etc.
As a rule, an IoT-based parking system comprises the following components.
IoT-based smart parking system deployment requires integrating various devices, sensors, and microcontrollers.
For example, it can be a microcontroller transmitting data to the cloud environment or a Bluetooth beacon. With its help, consumers can control parking locally. Such systems also integrate with video surveillance cameras, video recorders, or automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras.
Generally, there are several options for IoT devices and sensors you can use. It all depends on your business needs.
An IoT-based car parking system usually requires cloud-based services like AWS IoT, AWS Lambda, or Microsoft Azure IoT Hub for data collection and further transmission to the user application. This process involves the following data path:
A parking system also requires protocols to ensure IoT devices’ and sensors’ connectivity in the parking lot. These can be MQTT, LoRaWAN, Zigbee protocol for wireless IoT networks, or else.
Such a system also requires video transmission protocols if it uses video surveillance. For example, WebbyLab used RTCP for our Propuskator project. This way, we provided a real-time video stream users can monitor through the application.
The microcontrollers for a Propuskator access control and management system.
A mobile or web application is the final component of an IoT-based smart parking system. As a rule, such apps ensure parking management, time tracking, reservation, billing tools, data logging, remote video surveillance, guest passes, and driver authorization.
After connecting those components, the system will work the following way:
The architecture of an IoT-based smart parking system.
Smart parking solution development involves various sensors. Let’s consider the most common options.
Ultrasonic Sensors
The integration of ultrasonic sensors, which measure the distance between objects using ultrasonic waves, allows for precise parking. However, such devices have one drawback — the sensor might get blocked with dirt.
Electromagnetic Field Sensors
An electromagnetic field sensor detects and measures changes in the magnetic field. This way, it reacts to the approach of metal objects.
Infrared Sensors
Infrared (IR) sensors emit an infrared signal and catch the reflection of this signal from the environment. Integrating such a device enables measuring the temperature or detecting movement.
Kostiantyn Oliynyk
Head of IoT at WebbylabHelped dozens of startups create effective IOT products.
Get a ConsultationLet’s now look at the smart parking development process. It consists of the following stages.
1. Concept
First, you come up with the concept of your IoT-based parking solution. At this stage, consider which sensors, microcontrollers, cloud-based services, and network protocols to use. You also decide which app to create: mobile, web, or both.
2. Prototype
Next, you engage the Internet of Things experts to build an IoT prototype. It’s the initial version of your smart parking system. You can test and analyze the prototype to suggest further improvements.
3. Design
At this stage, your experts create the user interface and select features for the IoT-based MVP. The main goal is to create a user-friendly app suitable for all major operating systems.
4. Development
This step involves mobile, front-end, and back-end, hardware developers. They implement the technical side of your IoT-based smart parking system MVP and connect it with ready-made design solutions.
5. Testing
Once every component of your IoT smart parking system is connected, it’s time to test it. First, the hired experts examine the MVP for flaws and limitations and check if it achieves the goals set. Then, your specialists fix bugs and offer updates for your system.
WebbyLab is a reliable IoT software and hardware development services provider. We can tackle the following tasks to create a smart parking system:
Our experienced team can handle all smart parking solution development steps. When building custom IoT parking systems, we stick to the following process:
We don’t just create an IoT-based smart parking system. Our team also integrates it with a smart home solution like 2Smart Standalone to add smart lighting and other features in parking lots. Check out our case studies to learn more about our IoT solutions.
Why wait until your competitors implement IoT smart parking systems? Build and apply your IoT parking system solution and start managing your parking lots efficiently. Our skilled team will help you with that, using extensive experience in IoT solutions development. Feel free to contact WebbyLab to build a decent smart parking system.
Written by:
Head of IoT at Webbylab
With a robust academic background in Telecommunication Systems Engineering, I apply my knowledge to lead innovations in the IoT domain. Starting as the first team member in the newly formed IoT department at WebbyLab, I've spearheaded its growth, fostering the expansion into embedded and hardware development alongside our core software projects. My dedication lies in pushing the boundaries of IoT technology, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence that profoundly impacts our clients' operational success.
First, you decide on the IoT hardware you’ll use in the parking lot. Then, you connect the devices and sensors with the microcontrollers through protocols. Also, you need to use cloud-based services for data collection and transmission. Finally, you create a mobile or web app for parking management.
Yes, WebbyLab can assist with hardware selection or development for your IoT smart parking system. We’ll ensure the sensor and device connectivity with the software part of your system.
It depends on your business scale, particularly, the number of sensors and devices involved. The cost also includes IoT app development. Yet, such a system’s price will start at approximately $30,000.
An IoT smart parking solution helps tackle the overcrowded parking lots issue by collecting real-time data on parking spaces.
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