Spanish manufacturer of hardware and IoT solutions manufacturer, Libelium, has integrated radar technology in detecting the availability of parking spaces.
Libelium maintains the Smart Parking node improves detection and stability performance using a radar sensor which allows precise detection (99%) of vehicles parked over the device that sends data to the cloud through the LoRaWAN network.
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Smart parking devices can allow municipalities to check rotation levels in restricted parking areas (taxis, loading and unloading, recharging electric vehicles and disabled areas).
First real deployment is already taking place in the city of Huesca (Northern Spain) where 190 nodes are being installed to detect the occupation of parking spaces for disabled people.
Radar technology offers improved performance compared to magnetic or infrared detection. Moreover, radar parking devices are not vulnerable to electromagnetic interference nor do they give false positives for vehicles parked near or in double rows.
The supplier says performance is more consistent in any luminosity condition, more stable in long stay parking cases and they are not affected by the proximity of traffic movements such as passing bus or heavy trucks.
Additionally, the maintenance of radar parking sensors is easier as they are not affected by dirt, dust, rain or oil spills.
“Radar technology avoids the miscalibration problems that can be experienced with other types of technology as the system is able to ‘see’ objects on top when lots are occupied,” said Libelium co-founder and CTO, David Gascón.
Nodes provisioning has been improved, now delivered with default time settings and also LoRaWAN identifiers and keys, allowing registration in the LoRaWAN network server at any one time. The new smart parking platform also provides over-the-air set-up to remotely configure parameters, reducing installation times.
Smart parking devices are registered in the Libelium Services Cloud manager before leaving the factory.
They can also be used in combination with the Libelium Cloud Bridge to send data directly to any of the compatible platforms, making it easier and faster to create any parking management application.
