Informacion de Transito en la Ciudad de Montevideo

Sistema de informacion de trafico y estacionamiento en tiempo real

iParkings se encuentra desarrollando en un sistema de información a conductores a través teléfonos móviles para que los mismos consulten en tiempo real el estado de transito dentro de la ciudad, permitiendole decidir la mejor vía a tomar dependiendo de la congestión de las mismas.
Estamos trabajando con la Intendencia Municipal de Montevideo, para optimizar el uso de calles, sincronizar los semáforos y reducir el tiempo de traslado y frustración constante que vive el conductor de la ciudad a la hora de transitar por sus calles.
Para ello, y gracias al apoyo de la ANII (Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación), estamos desarrollando un sensor inalambrico de detección vehicular que sera instalado en muy poco tiempo a lo largo y ancho de la ciudad, enviando mediante señales de radio a nuestra central de monitoreo, la cual brindara los datos en tiempo real a los usuarios (conductores e intendencia).
En principio el sensor nos dará información de trafico, y en un futuro información de espacios de estacionamiento sobre la vía publica, todo desde una misma aplicación.

Para poder brindar la mejor solucion estamos recopilando informacion sobre el tiempo en que un conductor demora en transitar ciertos trayectos a distintas horas y días de la semana dentro de la ciudad.
Por este motivo, es que estamos solicitando la colaboración de los conductores que posean Twitter de la ciudad de Montevideo, (próximamente otras ciudades), quienes podrán informarnos el tiempo de conducción entre dos puntos de la siguiente manera y haciendo referencia a @iParkings

Ejemplos de Mensaje (sin comillas):
"@iParkings Barra de Carrasco - Ciudad Vieja 45 minutos"
"@iParkings El Pinar - Malvin 38 minutos"
"@iParkings Km 38 IB - Colonia y Ejido 1h 15 minutos"

Nos pueden agregar a Twitter haciendo click: Agregar en Twitter


La informacion sera muy importante para conocer las congestiones de transito dentro de la ciudad y poder determinar el mejor punto a ubicar los sensores iParkings, cuanto mas informacion obtengamos, mas eficiente sera el sistema, y mas fluido sera el transito.

A todos nuestros colaboradores, les haremos llegar la aplicación iParkings de información de transito y parking en la ciudad sin costo alguno cuando la misma sea lanzada.

Desde ya, muchas gracias a todos.
El equipo iParkings

Outdoor wireless guidance system tests

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iParkings just finished prototype tests on its new development, a complete wireless outdoor guidance solution, designed and developed 100% by iParkings.
The system is composed of one magnetic wireless sensor located in the center of each parking bay, powered by a battery and a wireless Lighting Emitting Diode (LED) in the head of each bay to indicate drivers the available space at distance. The Led is powered by a small solar panel, with great visibility both day and night. At night the parking will have all driveways with excelent ilumination and an "airport runway" feeling.

Our last tests gave the results we expected, a reliable product with efficient guidance properties. We are really happy and motivated to become the first and unique company worldwide to offer this kind of solution for outdoor parkings, it just keeps us working to become our dreams true!
Punta Carretas Shopping will be the first to benefit from this system.

With iParkings outdoor guidance system, outside parkings will now benefit from intelligence guidance system, and soon we will launch our city parking solution, giving "on street" parking solutions for congested cities round the world, just think about knowing exactly where available places are through the city, in your GPS or Mobile Phone... iParkings has the solution. We will post up some news later this week.

 Excellent night and day visibility!

Airport Runway Ilumination Technology!

iParkings to be distributed in Colombia

iParkings will be distributed in Colombia by INGELC Ltda. a high reputation engineering company with over 30 years of experience in diverse projects.

iParkings welcomes you to Punta Carretas Shopping @ Montevideo, Uruguay

Programming Floor Plans

iParkings is not only composed by standalone sensors, there is lots more behind that, a series of computers that studies each component, and decides what to show in each display, then we have also a series of databases that will record each movement of each parking bay, with this info the parking will evaluate assistance, time customers stay at shops, etc.
Part of the implementation consists in programming each parking zone, numbering each bay, and identifying it on a floor plan as we show below.

Identifying each parking bay over floor plan.

Punta Carretas Shopping Mall Update 4.12.2010

iParkings at Punta Carretas Shopping mall is about to change the way customers find place at the parking. We already turned on some zones to test the impact this system will have, and we got some interesting changes, congestion inside the parking is almost gone, and we know that as soon users become familiar with this system, no more congestions will occur, inside pollution and fuel consumption will be reduced in about 60%. Customers will be more happy and will have more time inside the shopping.

In this final stage, we will inter-communicate each one of the parking zones, using a BUS connection method, passing through 800 parking sensors, 800 led lights, 30 data controllers and collectors, 17 inside led displays, 40 outdoor led modules (each totem has 8 light displays), 5 totems, lots of information will be driven through this communication cable, about 200Mb (200 high quality images) per hour...
Wiring each zone together has to be made very carefully, taking care to always respect Bus topology, getting away from possible electrical interferences, and assuring that each change on a sensor will get instantly processed by the servers that will then change the display panels.

Just to understand more, we are attaching how this connection will be made through zones.

Punta Carretas Update: Totem Installation

Today, we installed the first of a series of 5 totems @ Punta Carretas.
Each Totem will display the actual available places in each parking zone, this will be the initial information a driver will have before entering the parking.
All of the totems are connected to the main server.

iParkings starts to program Controllers @ Punta Carretas

Programming Controllers @ Punta Carretas Shopping Mall

One of the most critical steps is being performed at the present time, each controller will group 32 sensors and leds, and they must get the empty parking space height in order to detect when a car is parked or not.
This steps is perfomed by using a computer attached to the controller, and we also verify each sensor integrity running several performance tests. Only after, the controllers are ready to be interconected with the main iParkings server which will constantly monitor and control each one of the parking spaces.

Punta Carretas Shopping Mall Update

Final Steps in Mounting Led Displays

75% of Punta Carretas Parking Zones are ready to turn on, tomorrow is a special discount date at PC, so we thought it could be a good idea to test the system; occupancy will be at its highest level this weekend.

As we didnt comunicate each zone together yet, we will test it in offline mode.

Each sensor will act as an individual component, turning the led red if a car parks or green if the place is available. We are all expectant waiting the moment leds turn on.

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We will inform on monday.

Led Display Testing and Programming

Led displays are programmed to be able to show real time occupancy data.
Before installing them, they are carefully tested.

October 28th installation update for Punta Carretas Shopping Mall

Punta Carretas is about to experience the first intelligent parking system from iParkings in the region.

Our workers are almost finishing the cabling process and in some days we will start connecting sensors in each one of the bays. Here some images from the last days.

In this image the zone called UVA nearly finished.

Working on special mounts for sensors. We decided to use stainless steel for all metal
components in the system. iParkings focuses in quality and durability.

Special made sensor boxes ready to be installed

Installation Images for Punta Carretas SM

Some image updates on installation @ Punta Carretas Shopping

Laser Leveling Sensor Boxes

Working @ zone called Pinguino (Penguin).
Communicating sensors between each other.

Working on sensor mounts.

Cable is being passed through PVC tubes to each
sensor box, two cables are used, the orange one for
giving 24volts and the white one for communication.

iParkings Team working @ Penguin Zone

Punta Carretas SM - UPDATE

We had started working on the biggest parking zone, called "UVA" with 179 parking spaces.

iParkings goes Green!

iParkings recent studies confirm that:
- 60% reduction in driving time at peak hours.
- 60% gas emissions are reduced
- 60% fuel consumption is reduced

Indirectly iParkings also helps to lower electricity consumption that is used in gas extraction from inside parkings.

At iParkings we are compromised with our world, we are very glad about this results and we will keep working hardly.

iParkings again in the news!

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El Pais Newspaper in Uruguay mentions about iParkings system to be installed @ Punta Carretas Shopping

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Montevideo COMM - Main News Bulletin in Uruguay, informs about iParkings installation @ Punta Carretas

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More media material from local newspapers and online bulletins

Punta Carretas Shopping Mall to install iParkings System

Local News Papers inform about iParkings @ Punta Carretas SM

Today, some of the local media in Uruguay informed about iParkings system that is currently being installed @ Punta Carretas SM in Montevideo.

Here two of the articles, click on link to read the full article.

La Republica Newspaper (Economy Section) 29th September 2010

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InfoNegocios Business Newspaper 29th September 2010

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Installation Updates for Punta Carretas Shopping Mall

Today we finished our tests at the zone named “OSO” located in the under floor of the parking plaza.

99 Sensors with 99 Leds, and 4 zonal controllers where installed, and we will carry our quality controls tomorrow where we will post some images and videos.

Finishing tubing and cabling

 Our team interconeting Parking Controllers