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Description

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Searching for a parking space in the city generates considerable traffic. Loss of time, inconvenience, unnecessary use of the road and pollution of the environment are some results. This project enables the traveler with information about the possibilities, costs and current availability of parking facilities before departure, on road and place of destination.

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There must be a substantial coverage relationship and easy access to the data in order the project to succeed, this means that the Open Parking Data project can only work as expected if public and private parking operators release their parking data.

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The data itself are divided into 2 categories:

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  • Static parking data

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Static parking data contains information on, among other things, capacity, fares, opening hours and the location of public parking spaces, is housed in the National Park Register (NPR).

 

  • Dynamic parking data

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The dynamic parking data contains information on the current amount of free parking spaces.

Dynamic parking data are standards introduced in 2014 standards. A large part of the cities in the G32 already set dynamic parking data available or are in the process development.

Main objective

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  • To standardize a public platform with access to parking data that provides users or developers with valuable information such as capacity, rates, opening hours, location details and the current amount of free parking spaces.

Objective

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  • Solving mobility problems

  • No driver circling

  • Reduce CO2 emissions

  • More attractive and safer city

  • Improve environmental impact

  • Avoid low down public transport

Standard for parking data (SPDP)

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“Werkgroep Standaard Publicatie Dynamische Parkeerdata”. Defines a standard for the publication of dynamic parking data in enclosed parking sites and on-street parking which provides information about available parking spaces both in enclosed parking facilities and for on-street parking.

The standard has been created for the Dutch market by parking technology providers and parking management companies. The working group was initiated by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment. The working group consisted of representatives of the following organizations:

Inputs:

 

  1. Static parking data:

 

  • Static parking data refers to parking information, such as capacity, fares, opening hours, and location details of public parking spaces. Information is accessible to all municipalities where regulated parking has been introduced. These data are published on the Internet under the conditions of the open data policy. Public and private parking organizations complement this data set with additional information. One should consider the GPS coordinates of the entrances and exits, the clearance height, the access of wheelchairs to the parking facilities.

  • The RDW publishes the parking data. The parking data owners manage the parking data in the RDW open data portal.

 

2. Dynamic parking data:

  • The dynamic parking data receive information of actual free parking spaces. Public and private parking operators make this information available through a data portal. They do it according to an established standard (SPDP). This ensures that market parties can use data from different operators in a low threshold way.

 

 

 

Output:

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The RDW collects and publishes public and non-confidential information about the parking areas and associated fees for all public parking facilities within the Dutch municipalities.

  • A geographic map showing parking rate areas and barrier parking locations

  • Last data update

  • Data owner

  • Rates, time period validity rates

  • Choice of comments, which allow the user to give an answer or information. This feedback is provided to the data provider.

As of November 27, 2014, this information will be published in 2 different ways:

  • Publication in accordance with SPDP v2.0.

  • Socrata Publication (in accordance with the guidelines of the Ministry)

Impact of smart parking in cities results in:

 

  • 66,000 to 357,000 less lost hours of vehicles.

  • 1.5 to 8.4 million kilometers traveled avoided.

  • Income of between 600,000 and 3 million euros per year.

  • More attractive city centers.

  • Fewer emissions and less space claims.

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As a result of better parking information, are estimated at around € 65.0 million per year in the Netherlands.

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