The Lucknow Police along with the UP government officials have approved an elaborate plan for beefing up security around the city. The scope of project encompasses smart city surveillance through ANPR, fixed and PTZ cameras, centralized video management system and video analytics. The plan included automated recording of the all incoming and outgoing vehicles in the city channeled via all ...
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Smart Parking in the shadow of the Leaning Tower in Pisa, Italy
The city of Pisa reinforces its role among the most innovative European Smart Cities with Smart Mobility and Smart Parking initiatives in collaboration with its technological partner firm Kiunsys to face a dramatic increase in congestion. Pisa is one of Italy’s main tourist destinations: it is universally recognized worldwide for its famous Square of Miracles, declared a World Heritage Site, and especially for its renowned Leaning Tower, one of ...
In Search of Solutions
The panel discussion on “Public Parking: Technology, Design and Management” at TrafficInfraTech Expo 2015 focused on the problems in public parking in the city and the possible solutions. The panelists were (left to right in picture below): Anant Kumar, Chief Engineer, New Delhi Municipal Council, Arvind Mayar, Chief Executive Officer, Secure Parking Solutions Pvt Ltd, N. Sathaynarayanan, Managing Director, Central ...
Multi-Level Car Parking at Mumbai Airport
An airport as busy as the GVK Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) generates a lot of traffic to and from the city. An insufficiently sized Car Park could cause congestion at kerbsides and finding a parking spot could become an hour long hunt. This creates an unfavourable first impression about the airport and the city that are synonymous with each ...
Considerations in a Multilevel Parking System
N. Satyanarayana, Managing Director, Central Parking Services (CPS) Pvt Ltd looks at the design challenges of multi-level parking systems in India: Parking adequacy, giving space to two wheelers, external traffic management, defining traffic control points, flexibility to shift parking between levels and geometrics of parking. The results of a market study, conducted by CPS, on the needs and problems of ...
On-Road Parking Exploring Solutions
The panel discussion on “On-road parking” held during the TrafficInfraTech Expo last year in Delhi looked at the challenges of vehicle parking on streets, especially in cities. Bhure Lal Former Chairman, FCI Chairman Environment Pollution Prevention and Control Authority If there is no mobility there will be no economic development, capital will fly away; that has been the experience ...
Integrated Parking Management
Parking is a major problem in India. There is a need for good parking management solutions. Omnitec offers many parking system solutions: Parking guidance system, RFID access systems, ANPR / LPR systems, computerized valet parking system (CVPS), On-street parking system, high security bollards & road blockers, crash-rated barriers etc. Integrated Parking Management Server (IPMS) provides automated, intelligent parking services. Today, ...
The future impact of self-driving cars
Several manufacturers have announced that they are working on self-driving cars to be introduced in the near future; what are the implications and how soon will they be on our roads? Dr. Luis Willumsen, Director of Luis Willumsen Consultancy and Visiting Professor University College London, looks at the future of self driving autonomous vehicles and how they will impact transport planning, traffic congestion and road accidents in the coming years.
Rethinking parking policy to improve accessibility ? A pilot study in Mumbai for comprehensive parking reform
The large number of cars and two wheelers being added in Mumbai each year and the lack of parking spaces have resulted in most of these vehicles being parked on the roads in an unregulated manner. Pawan Mulukutla, Project Manager ? Urban Transport, EMBARQ India looks at the situation in Marol, Mumbai and possible solutions. Parking traditionally started on the ...