FINAL Reader's Response

In the web article “IoT based Smart Parking Systems for Smart Cities”, hIOTron(n.d.) claims that effective management of parking space will prevent traffic congestion. Smart parking utilizes sensors installed on lots to detect lot availability. Occupants can book the lot in advance while receiving real time accessibility and when the sensors confirm a vacant lot, the car will be parked automatically. For an IoT solution, it should be easy to transfer field data to the cloud at low cost and increased ROI, which is a challenge because there might be real upfront costs as in-ground sensors can incur additional costs for two parking systems. Smart parking authentication is done using an RFID tag, and data collected is reserved in the cloud. The app would find a vacant lot and send the location to the user after registration is completed. Optimal parking is achieved with minimal time and effort while enhancing the user’s experience.  A smart parking system helps to reduce carbon emission as well as reduce traffic congestion. While the initial cost can be high, the advantages outweigh them. 

Firstly, smart parking benefits the drivers by reducing the need to drive so as to find a parking slot. With the implementation of smart parking, users can pre book the parking slot with an App, which reduces the need for occupants to drive around to look for a slot. According to Gautam (2018), one city that has benefitted greatly from smart parking technology is San Francisco. After the technology was implemented in the city, the time taken to find a parking space reduced by 43%, miles driven to get to a parking space dropped by 30% and greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 30%. With the implementation, users can now save time, save expenses initially incurred by driving around causing more fuels needed by the car and the city’s carbon emission would be reduced as well.

Secondly, the smart parking technology helps to reduce the stress on drivers to look for a parking slot. According to Wimble-Groves (2018), an article polled 25,000 drivers, with the results suggesting Londoners have the highest parking-related stress levels. Of all the capital’s drivers surveyed, 36 per cent said they got anxious about parking. Almost a quarter said they postponed or abandoned journeys altogether because they panicked they would not find an available space near where they live. The survey has proven that parking in large cities causes anxiety and stress, which is extremely bad for one’s mental health. However, with the technology, drivers do not have to worry about not having a lot to park as they will be able to check the available lots prior to reaching the carpark.

Lastly, with a smart parking system, users no longer have to make payment manually where they have to insert their cashcards into the gantry. Payment of the parking bill is automated as the amount is directly deducted from the user’s bank account and a notification through SMS is sent to the user’s mobile. According to Prasanna et al. (2018), when the vehicle is unparked from the parking slot, the bill amount for the parking is calculated based on the entry and exit time of the vehicle and is automatically deducted. With this function, users can save time by not having the need to wait for the cars ahead of them when making payment at the gantry and they do not have to worry about not having sufficient money in their cash cards.  

In conclusion, there are many advantages to smart parking systems from minimizing the time needed to find a parking lot to reducing traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. The benefits would definitely outweigh the initial high cost.


Reference

Gautam, S. (2018, October 11). Benefits of smart parking series: How smart parking reduces traffic. Get My Parking: Where Mobility Ends. https://blog.getmyparking.com/2018/10/11/benefits-of-smart-parking-series-how-smart-parking-reduces-traffic/

hIOTron. (n.d.). IoT based Smart Parking Systems for Smart Cities. https://www.hiotron.com/smart-parking/

P. L . Prasanna, N. Nagarjuna, K. Karthik, H. D. Kallinatha & R. P. Nandakumara. (2018, 27 February). A Smart Parking System using Internet of Things with Automated Payment System for Smart Cities. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9012565/authors#authors

Wimble-Groves, J. (2018, March 11). Car park anxiety: It’s a real thing. Huffington Post. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jo-wimblegroves/car-park-anxiety-its-a-re_b_15267800.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANf99RqYdk9tMRYULwZPwWi3jr2S4gV9pG8eAhOsee8USU85zB90IQd9j12PHqZGoRepKEmWi1vBvarFYQbDbaGGPeelass0L2C1VpmxNe1X4ja5MC2ssXlWeFXcawp7JihCs3iUbk_sFBPyGju5E5ltUPFZvgz0JNFl6qTwr_8K


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