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protocol. A CGI interface has been
built into the Gateway for configuring
operating parameters. In addition, the
Gateway has a 64GN local memory to
store image & sensor data in case of a
communication outage.
“Overall, HawkEye Platform,
consisting of its extremely advance
Gateway and cloud based software
along with its most user-friendly Mobile
App makes a complete solution for any
Parking need; be it on-street parking or
off-street parking or multilevel parking ”,
says Ajay Masur. “Software Platform is
The fisrt Smart Parking Management System based on IoT
platform and image processing technology extremely flexible and can be configured
for multiple parking scenarios envisaged
for different parking areas.”
awkeye is an end-to-end etc. A Cloud-based Platform is used
Smart Parking Solution for receiving, storing and analyzing The Gateway has been designed to
created to allow users occupancy images & data, integration interface with most industry standard
to search for, book, pay of email & SMS Gateways, integration sensors, such as IR, ultrasonic and
Hfor and utilize specific of Payment Gateways, extensive magnetic sensors and other associated
parking slots in specific parking areas on Dashboard for Parking Management accessories like Boom Barriers, LED
chosen dates for specific time slots. It is for Parking lot owners & managers and displays, RFID Readers etc.
designed on top of world-class generic for free availability of Mobile App on Hawkeye Management App has
configurable IoT platform. The Hawkeye both native IoS and Android for booking many useful features for Parking
architecture incorporates several parking lot. Operators, such as,
technologies like image processing for IOT based HawkEye 1. Configurable as per parking area.
determining real-time slot occupancy Gateway 2. Flexible parking charging module to
using general purpose off-the-shelf cater to many scenarios.
cameras, ultrasonic/magnetic/infrared The Hawkeye Gateway has been
sensors. Wired & wireless cameras or desgined as a robust configurable 3. Multi-level access and visibility
wired/wireless sensors are used for easy device and is installed at sites interface with-in parking operator. Useful for
deployment, thus reducing the cost. The field equipment with the server on Municipal Corporations or multi-city
USP of the platform is its proprietary cloud. parking spread.
technology of using low-cost camera for The Gateway has several 4. Complete visibility, on real time basis,
determining the parking occupancy. A communication ports and of all the parking areas, up to “slot”
single camera can process the image of simultaneously gathers data from wired level.
parking slots with multiple cars parked. as well as wireless IP cameras & sensors. 5. Extensive, but simple to implement,
This makes Hawk-Eye Platform a very This data is sent to the server using a “data analytics” and “reporting”
cost effective system. proprietary secure communication plugin modules.
Typically, conventional parking system
uses expensive cameras for Number
Plate Recognition (NPR) for tracking
vehicles. But HawkEye Platform uses
very low cost cameras by using its
Proprietary Algorithms for Image to Text
Conversion. It uses the same Proprietary
Algorithm for many other decision
making tasks, such as Vehicle Occupancy,
Vehicle Movement and provides many
useful features like “Show-My-Car”
Smart Parking Gateway Block Diagram

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