Leading sensor technology and
award-winning mobile app Parker to lessen traffic congestion and
provide motorists with guidance to available parking
Siemens and Streetline, Inc. have launched the first of its kind
smart parking project in the city of Braunschweig, Germany to
provide parking relief to residents and local businesses. The
project is locally-led by BELLIS, a public-private partnership from
Siemens AG and the Braunschweiger Versorgungs AG & Co. KG (BS |
ENERGY). The advanced parking technology monitors parking space
availability, distributes real time parking information to
Streetline's free "Parker" smartphone app, and tracks parking
patterns and habits to help City officials better manage parking
throughout the City. This is the first advanced parking project
implemented jointly by Siemens and Streetline in Europe. The
announcement was made from the Intelligent Transportation World
Congress being held this week in Vienna, Austria.
The City of Braunschweig has approved installation of parking
sensors and networking equipment to monitor real time data in
designated parking locations throughout Kurst-Schumacher-Str,
Nimes-Str and Tauben-Str. "Parker" by Streetline provides drivers
with the location and general availability of parking spaces, shows
the amount of parking time remaining, and allows users to pay for
parking via their mobile phone where available. The advanced
parking project will also provide a platform for DLR (German
Aerospace Center) to do ongoing research on parking infrastructure
and services, as part of their Transportation and Mobility
portfolio.
"One major factor contributing to city traffic congestion is
motorists searching for parking," said Hauke Juergensen, CEO
Intelligent Traffic Systems, Siemens. "This modern technology from
Streetline provides motorists an easier, more efficient way to find
an available parking spot and provides the City of Braunschweig a
cost-effective way to improve quality of life in their town in a
time when city budgets have never been tighter."
Siemens and Streetline announced a partnership earlier this year
to offer integrated parking solutions to municipalities around the
globe. In addition to the project in Braunschweig, Germany, Siemens
and Streetline recently launched a smart parking deployment in
Reno, Nevada (U.S.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPl88ZO13zY&feature=g-u-u
"We are delighted to announce our first project in Europe in
partnership with Siemens and Bellis" said Zia Yusuf, president and
CEO of Streetline. "The City of Braunschweig is taking an important
step with this project and its focus on smart parking. By
getting new data on parking occupancy the city will be able to
manage this important asset more effectively. Citizens and visitors
to the city will benefit from finding parking quickly reducing
congestion and time required to find a parking spot."
Streetline's parking solutions have been successfully
implemented in a number of other cities including Los Angeles, CA,
Indianapolis, IN, and Washington, DC.
For more information on the smart parking solution and to
download the free "Parker" app, please visit www.theparkerapp.com.
About Streetline, Inc.
Streetline's mission is to make smart cities a reality through
the use of sensor-enabled mobile and web applications. As the
leading global provider of smart parking solutions for cities,
airports, universities, private garages, and consumers,
Streetline's pioneering technology connects citizens with critical
information to improve the way they live and work, while making
cities more efficient and lessening their environmental
impact.
Streetline is a privately-held company headquartered in Foster
City, Calif. with smart parking deployments across the U.S.
including California, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Maryland,
Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon,
Virginia and Washington, DC. The company was named one of Fast
Company's 10 Most Innovative Companies in Transportation, as well
as IBM Global Entrepreneur of the Year. In October 2012, Streetline
was named a finalist for the prestigious 2012 World Technology
Awards.
For more information contact:
Shannon Wilsey for Streetline, Inc.
415-962-8200 ext. 212
shannon@sparkpr.com
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