Siemens and Streetline, Inc have announced at the ITS World Congress in Vienna the launch of a first-of-its-kind smart parking project in the city of Braunschweig. The project is locally-led by BELLIS, a public-private partnership from Siemens AG and the Braunschweiger Versorgungs AG & Co. KG. The 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 municipal officials better manage parking throughout the city. This is the first advanced parking project implemented jointly by Siemens and Streetline in Europe.
The City of Braunschweig has approved the installation of parking sensors and networking equipment to monitor real time data in designated parking locations throughout specified streets. Streetline’s Parker app 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 project will also provide a platform for DLR (the German Aerospace Centre) to conduct ongoing research on parking infrastructure and services, as part of its Transportation and Mobility portfolio.
