Group Techna Enables Pay-by-Plate Parking in Whistler, British Columbia
On Monday, July 12 the Resort Municipality of Whistler launched a new and innovative "permitless" parking management system making it easier for users to pay for parking based on the licence plate number.
Group Techna is the first company in North America to implement a real-time pay-by-plate system using Automated Licence Plate Recognition technology.
Group Techna has partnered with Cale Parking Systems to deploy a pay-by-plate parking solution for Whistler Parking Authority. With so many visitors during high season, parking enforcement in Whistler presents unique challenges. In order to accommodate for the local population as well as frequent population fluctuation, Whistler has constructed massive parking lots the size of four football fields.
In the past, parking access has been controlled using a "pay-and-display" system but this process has proven to be less effective and cumbersome for both users and enforcing officers. With so many cars coming in and out of lots, to visually scan and enforce time-delimited parking for thousands of vehicles in an off-street setting would be inefficient and impractical.
Sandra Smith, Director of Parking Enforcement for Whistler states, "In today's challenging times, we have to utilize technology to improve performance, maximize efficiency and reduce costs. Group Techna's pay-by-plate system has allowed our parking operation to increase our patrol areas without additional staff."
Whistler's parking authority required an automated, user-friendly parking management system to properly serve its visitors. Group Techna's solution allows users to pay for parking using a vehicle licence plate number; no need for a permit on the dashboard, no need to remember a space number. Further, the officer no longer has to walk around each vehicle to manually validate permit expiration.
Group Techna has successfully deployed its state-of-the-art pay-by-plate software MESPLATES, streamlining a large-scale parking operation. Parking authority vehicles are now equipped with infrared cameras manufactured by ELSAG North America, which automatically scan licence plates to determine whether or not the vehicle has the right to be parked in the lot. Once a plate has been scanned, MESPLATES immediately performs a 'white-list' look-up on the vehicle record. A single officer can now scan up to 8000 vehicles per shift making it possible to sweep large areas in record timing while the officer attends to other routine duties.
Group Techna has partnered with Cale Parking Systems to deploy a pay-by-plate parking solution for Whistler Parking Authority. With so many visitors during high season, parking enforcement in Whistler presents unique challenges. In order to accommodate for the local population as well as frequent population fluctuation, Whistler has constructed massive parking lots the size of four football fields.
In the past, parking access has been controlled using a "pay-and-display" system but this process has proven to be less effective and cumbersome for both users and enforcing officers. With so many cars coming in and out of lots, to visually scan and enforce time-delimited parking for thousands of vehicles in an off-street setting would be inefficient and impractical.
Sandra Smith, Director of Parking Enforcement for Whistler states, "In today's challenging times, we have to utilize technology to improve performance, maximize efficiency and reduce costs. Group Techna's pay-by-plate system has allowed our parking operation to increase our patrol areas without additional staff."
Whistler's parking authority required an automated, user-friendly parking management system to properly serve its visitors. Group Techna's solution allows users to pay for parking using a vehicle licence plate number; no need for a permit on the dashboard, no need to remember a space number. Further, the officer no longer has to walk around each vehicle to manually validate permit expiration.
Group Techna has successfully deployed its state-of-the-art pay-by-plate software MESPLATES, streamlining a large-scale parking operation. Parking authority vehicles are now equipped with infrared cameras manufactured by ELSAG North America, which automatically scan licence plates to determine whether or not the vehicle has the right to be parked in the lot. Once a plate has been scanned, MESPLATES immediately performs a 'white-list' look-up on the vehicle record. A single officer can now scan up to 8000 vehicles per shift making it possible to sweep large areas in record timing while the officer attends to other routine duties.
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