Parking meters enter the 21st century
But how will it affect peoples perception of their local council?
a hi-tech wireless parking system that monitors all vehicle movements
The MeterEye system offers “electronic chalking” on cars which overstay in parking spaces through its in-ground dinner plate-sized sensors, wireless “mesh” networking and a web-based reporting system.
At the top end, there is even scope for automatic number plate recognition cameras with which the system can “date stamp” when vehicles arrive and leave the central business district.
The MeterEye system’s reporting and analysis offers reports on parking space occupancy, length of stays and enforcement efficiency at the punch of a button. Mr Perrier said sensors also ensured meters were reset to zero when a car left a space “so there is no piggy-backing on unused time”.
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