TOULOUSE, France (UPI) -- Officials in a French city announced plans to install public parking spot sensors to inform motorists of available spaces.
Toulouse city officials said they plan to install 70 sensors using newly developed Lyberta technology to send information on parking space availability to motorists' cellphones, Deutsche Welle reported.
"The system is very simple," Deputy Mayor Alexandre Marciel said. "You just have to look on your cellphone and you know, in real time, if a parking spot is free or not."
Officials said the sensors, which use technology developed by the French space agency CNES to land balloons on Venus, cost about $131 each. Four of the sensors have been installed and are being tested, and plans call for installation of 70 sensors throughout the city during 2011, city officials said.
Toulouse city officials said they plan to install 70 sensors using newly developed Lyberta technology to send information on parking space availability to motorists' cellphones, Deutsche Welle reported.
"The system is very simple," Deputy Mayor Alexandre Marciel said. "You just have to look on your cellphone and you know, in real time, if a parking spot is free or not."
Officials said the sensors, which use technology developed by the French space agency CNES to land balloons on Venus, cost about $131 each. Four of the sensors have been installed and are being tested, and plans call for installation of 70 sensors throughout the city during 2011, city officials said.
Copyright 2010 by United Press International
iPhone app finds Hollywood parking spots
LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Los Angeles city officials announced the release of an iPhone application offering motorists real time information on available parking spots in Hollywood.
The officials said the "Parker" application, which was created in partnership with San Francisco firm Streetline, allows motorists to view the nearest available parking spots as well as locations of public and private lots and information on time limits and pricing, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"Instead of driving around Hollywood getting frustrated, motorists can now use this application to get a space," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said. "It's a real innovation."
The app can be purchased for $1.99 at the iTunes app store. Officials said they plan to expand the system to cover downtown Los Angeles if it proves successful in the coming months.
The officials said the "Parker" application, which was created in partnership with San Francisco firm Streetline, allows motorists to view the nearest available parking spots as well as locations of public and private lots and information on time limits and pricing, the Los Angeles Times reported.
"Instead of driving around Hollywood getting frustrated, motorists can now use this application to get a space," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said. "It's a real innovation."
The app can be purchased for $1.99 at the iTunes app store. Officials said they plan to expand the system to cover downtown Los Angeles if it proves successful in the coming months.
Copyright 2010 by United Press International
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