PARCS and Technology

31 terms

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• AGV Parking (Parking Robots)AGV parking is a form of automated parking in which automated guided vehicles, often called parking robots, slide under a car, lift it by...
• APS ThroughputAPS throughput is the number of cars an automated parking system (APS) can store or return in a given period, usually expressed in cars...
• Artificial intelligence (AI)Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think and learn like humans.
• Automated Parking (Automated Robotic Parking Structures)An automated parking system (APS) parks and retrieves vehicles by machine: the driver leaves the car in an entry bay, and lifts, shuttles or...

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• Central Cashiering Systems (see also Pay On Foot)Central Cashiering Systems are a method of managing parking payments where customers pay for their parking at a centralized location within the parking facility...

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• Dynamic Signage (Digital Signage)Dynamic signage, also called digital or electronic signage, is signage whose message can be changed remotely or automatically, using LED, LCD or similar displays,...

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• Gateless ParkingGateless parking is a method of operating a parking facility without entry and exit gates: cameras read license plates as vehicles enter and leave,...
• GeofencingGeofencing is the software boundary that defines where a vehicle or service may operate, park, load, or charge.

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• License Plate Recognition (LPR)License plate recognition (LPR), also called automatic license plate recognition (ALPR), uses cameras and software to capture an image of a vehicle and read...

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• Mechanical-Access Parking GarageA mechanical-access parking garage is a parking garage, open or enclosed, that employs parking machines, lifts, elevators or other mechanical devices for vehicles moving...

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• Pallet and Palletless SystemsIn automated parking, a pallet system stores and moves each car on a steel tray, or pallet, while a palletless system picks up the...
• Parking Access Revenue Control System (PARCS)A Parking Access Revenue Control System (PARCS) is a type of technology used in parking facilities to manage vehicle access, collect parking fees, and...
• Parking AggregatorA parking aggregator is an online marketplace, usually an app and website, that lists parking at many facilities owned and operated by others, and...
• Parking as a Service (PaaS)Parking as a Service (PaaS) refers to a concept where parking spaces or facilities are provided as a service to users on a flexible...
• Parking Guidance SystemA parking guidance system (PGS) detects which spaces are open and directs drivers to them, using count signs at entries and decision points and,...
• Parking MeterA parking meter is a device that collects payment for the right to park in a curb space for a set time. The first...
• Pay-by-Phone ParkingPay-by-phone parking lets drivers pay for a parking session with a smartphone app, a web page or a text message instead of a meter...
• Pay-by-PlatePay-by-plate is a parking payment method in which the driver enters the vehicle's license plate number at a pay station, app or web page,...
• Pay-In-Lane MachineIn parking terminology, a "pay-in-lane machine" is an automated payment station located at the exit points of a parking facility, allowing drivers to pay...
• Puzzle Parking SystemA puzzle parking system is a semi-automated automated parking system that stores cars on platforms arranged in a grid of levels and columns, with...

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• QR CodeA QR (Quick Response) code is a two-dimensional barcode that a phone camera or scanner can read, typically to open a web address or...

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• Retrieval TimeRetrieval time is the time between a customer requesting a car and the car arriving at the exit position, ready to drive away, in...

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• Semi-Automated ParkingSemi-automated parking uses mechanical lifts, platforms or pallets to store vehicles more densely, while the driver still drives onto the platform and leaves the...
• Smart CityA smart city uses connected technology and data to improve how a city operates and serves people, from traffic and transit to utilities, public...
• Smart Parking SolutionsSmart parking solutions are technologies that collect real-time data about parking supply and use, then act on it: guiding drivers to open spaces, taking...
• Software as a Service (SaaS)Software as a service (SaaS) is a model in which software runs on the vendor's servers and customers use it over the internet for...
• Stack parkingStack parking, or stacked parking, is any method of storing more vehicles in a space than self-parking allows by placing cars behind or above...

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• Tower Parking SystemA tower parking system is a fully automated parking system in which a central lift carries each car vertically to storage bays stacked on...
• Transfer BayA transfer bay is the loading position of an automated parking system where drivers leave and retrieve vehicles, and the machine takes over.

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• Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor (VRC)A vertical reciprocating conveyor (VRC) is a lift that carries materials, carts or equipment between two or more levels on a platform that moves...

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• White LabelA white-label product or service is made by one company and sold under another company's brand, as if it were its own.