Local authorities have for many years implemented proprietary parking guidance systems; car park occupancy counters get installed and details of available spaces are notified to drivers via dedicated variable message signs.

However, an increasing number of authorities are taking a wider, more strategic approach to parking guidance by taking advantage of the interoperability achievable through UTMC.

This has enabled them to:

  combine parking information with other traffic flow data
  use both strategic and parking signs to advise drivers with a consistent message
  share communications links and thereby reduce revenue costs
  select the best equipment provider for each part of the overall parking guidance solution

IDT's car park occupancy monitoring equipment complies in full with the relevant requirements of the UTMC specification and are used in cities throughout the UK, providing accurate car park counts to a variety of UTMC compliant instations.

By combining a car park counter with IDT's GPRS Router (or any other wireless IP communications solution) a parking guidance system can be implemented rapidly without waiting for telephone lines.

For further information please download a datasheet (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).