Wireless based Smart Parking System using Zigbee

One of main issues of developing big parking space for shopping complexes, office complexes and other types of building that requires large parking space is to notify the visitors of occupied and nonoccupied parking space. Most of the visitors might spending up to 30 to 45 minutes just to find an empty parking space. In most recent technology, some parking lot system offered a system that could automatically count when the car entering the empty car space and blocking an infrared signal thus notify the system to count for it. However, this type of sensors actually has an increase of budgeting in order to install and to be maintained. In this project, we have developed a unique solution by providing cost effective solution by using Zigbee technology in parking lot system technology. Instead of using and maintain cable that need to be installed at the ceiling of the parking lot, we developed a system that use wireless technology of Zigbee and it could notify the visitors of empty and non-empty parking lot

Wireless communication, identification and sensing technologies enabling integrated logistics: a study in the harbor environment

In the last decade, integrated logistics has become an important challenge in the development of wireless communication, identification and sensing technology, due to the growing complexity of logistics processes and the increasing demand for adapting systems to new requirements. The advancement of wireless technology provides a wide range of options for the maritime container terminals. Electronic devices employed in container terminals reduce the manual effort, facilitating timely information flow and enhancing control and quality of service and decision made. In this paper, we examine the technology that can be used to support integration in harbor's logistics. In the literature, most systems have been developed to address specific needs of particular harbors, but a systematic study is missing. The purpose is to provide an overview to the reader about which technology of integrated logistics can be implemented and what remains to be addressed in the future

ParkIt - Plataforma inteligente de estacionamiento público

Cities across the world are constantly growing, and the traffic infrastructure of many of them starts to reach its maximum capacity. Different points of these cities are negatively affected by the vast amount of vehicles that try to access congested zones, and that oftenly makes finding an on-street parking spot where to park a car a difficult task. In this context the ParkIt project is developed, which is a platform that offers real-time information about on-street parking availability. This platform optimises the use of free parking spots, and reduces the incurred delays while in search of them. By knowing the location of available parking spots, users of this platform find themselves less times looking for a parking spot, contributing to reduce traffic in up to 30%.A nivel mundial las ciudades tienen un crecimiento cada vez mayor, y en muchos casos la infraestructura de tránsito que permite la movilización de su población comienza a llegar a su capacidad máxima. Distintos puntos de estas ciudades se ven afectados de una forma negativa por la gran cantidad de vehículos que intentan acceder a zonas congestionadas constantemente, y eso hace que encontrar un estacionamiento público donde aparcar el automóvil muchas veces sea dificultoso. En este marco surge el proyecto ParkIt, una plataforma que brinda información en  tiempo real acerca de la disponibilidad de estacionamiento en la vía pública. Esta plataforma permite obtener el máximo provecho de cada plaza de estacionamiento disponible, y disminuir los retrasos ocasionados por la búsqueda de las mismas. Al tener conocimiento de la ubicación de lugares disponibles, los usuarios de la plataforma se encontrarán menos tiempo en búsqueda activa de estacionamiento, lo que ayuda a descongestionar estas zonas.&nbsp