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PARKING

The IoT paradigm IoT also provides historical data
trends, alerts, and notifications; in
Various smart parking systems addition, it collects device data and
(SPSs) are available in the market turns it into actionable insights.
including sensors for detecting
vehicles in parking spaces and access Limitations in existing
control to allow a vehicle to enter
and exit conveniently. However, the smart systems
development of the parking-guided The concept of an IoT-based
system plays the biggest role in the parking system uses sensors to
newest SPS technology in public or monitor parking slots availability and
private parking areas. The reason a graphical user interface (GUI) for
is the influence of the Internet of the end-user to check its status and
Things (IoT) paradigm to automate book it accordingly. However, most
and improve daily lives by utilizing of them have limitations in terms
new technologies. The IoT depends of the microcontroller processing
on smartphone applications to capabilities, the sensitivity of the
update data to a central server. It detection methods, and the system
improves network scalability, data interface. In addition, most of the
security, and transmission reliability implemented parking monitoring
and presents features, such as real- systems are locally operated and
time analysis and event processing. lack real-time information to the

arking availability in
almost every suburban
area is always limited,
and searching for a
vacant parking spot
P is time-consuming
and leads to traffic congestion, air
pollution, fuel waste, and driver
frustration. Moreover, development
in cities leads to traffic problems,
where searching for parking slots can
cause up to 30% of inner-city traffic
congestion. In contrast, some parking
lots have low utilization rates but
drivers do not reach them because
of lack of real-time information.
Accordingly, using a smart parking
management system that gathers
real-time data about parking spots
around the city and makes them
available to the public is necessary.

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