Parking lot and garage access, as well as Parking Revenue Control Systems can be easily automated, giving the owner of the lot or facility, the business or the University automated control over who accesses which area, what times & dates are allowed, as well as the exact amount of revenue generated according to your policies. Areas can be controlled by physical barriers (semaphore, swinging, sliding and overhead gates) as well as sensors in or near each space, cameras, pre-paid cellular and smartphone tracking apps.
Automated ‘space-available’ signs and lights, as well as smartphone apps let the parker instantly know where empty spaces are located. Automated car-counting systems guarantee that spaces remain available for monthly contract and reserved-space customers. Colleges and Universities can enforce parking fines and even automatically reduce fines when a student parks in an unauthorized area because they’re late for class! On-site cashiers are no longer required where pay-on-foot stations, license plate recognition, prepay stations and smartphone tracking/payment apps are employed. Various access control technologies are available to gain access to restricted, or reserved parking areas. Methods include ID cards, PIN entry, biometrics, ticket dispensers, RFID stickers and license plate recognition cameras. Smartphone geo-location apps can automatically check a parker ‘in and -out’ of an area, as well as open gates and barriers!