JoWUA

Abstract

large areas and cities compromise a large number of cars that is uneasy for their drivers to find an empty parking especially in peak hours. With the increasing number of cars, besides the limited number of roads and parking areas in city metropolitan areas, smart parking is necessary to resolve this issue. This project includes an intelligent gate that opens automatically. The parking lot is equipped with sensors installed in multiple places to determine vehicles and availability of empty parking spaces. Information collected are transferred to an online platform. Users can access this information through a smartphone application or computer platform. Thus, the proposed parking system is based on the client-server model in which the clients are waiting for a service from the servers. Thus, the client can request an empty parking lot, and the server receives the request and analyses it. The algorithm installed on the server uses real-time data related to the available parking area. It then returns the location of the available car area. The application allows drivers to easily know the number of cars in the parking lot and the locations of empty parking lots, which saves time and increases the efficiency of using the parking lot. Additionally, this data can be used to improve overall parking management, as supervisors can monitor the current status of the parking and make better decisions about its management and maintenance. Therefore, the intelligent parking project effectively improves drivers’ experience and better parking management. Keywords: Smart parking, Internet of Things, Sensors, Smartphones.