LTS AG: What a parking space software can do

The parking lot software of LTS AG meets many important requirements. It solves the problems that a high Traffic volume to the operators of parking lots and parking garages. The focus is on the intelligent management of parking spaces via easy-to-use software. The user always has an overview of the parking supply and achieves better control. 

In practice, many groups of users benefit from this. These include cities and municipalities, companies and public institutions, and parking facility managers. Other users include traffic integrators, property managers and traffic planners, as well as parking service providers. The software can also be used to manage parking spaces of charging station operators, airports and hotels as well as service areas. Anyone offering parking spaces to customers, guests and visitors can manage them using the software.

One of the tasks of LTS AG is to achieve improvements in the management of traffic volumes. Here, the search for parking spaces and parking space management play an important role. Traffic volumes are increasing worldwide, and parking spaces are often in short supply, especially in metropolitan areas and city centers. As the number of parked vehicles increases and parking times lengthen, a intelligent parking management asked. 

LTS AG has dedicated itself to this task and offers suitable Software for the fulfillment of tasks in this area. Intelligent parking management is possible by means of sensor technology, reliable data transmission via the gateway and further processing of the data via the parking lot software. In this way, parking lot operators counter the increased search traffic that is the result of excess demand for free parking spaces.

The use of modern parking software offers many decisive advantages. If search times can be minimized, this also reduces traffic in the parking lot or parking garage. This is an important contribution to reducing CO2 emissions. Search times for parking lot users are reduced, and the operator saves costs by using the available parking spaces more efficiently.

With the appropriate parking lot software, operators get a better overview of their parking lots and all relevant activities. With the right application, they consistently integrate their parking lots into the mobility chain. Based on the collected data, parking behavior can be better evaluated and traffic can be managed more efficiently accordingly.

But there are also advantages elsewhere, for example in application areas such as parking garage monitoring and gate control. Once the data is available, optimization potential can be quickly identified. 

The data shows the intensity of occupancy of the parking spaces on offer. Providers of parking spaces can see at a glance which parking space contributes which amount to sales. This makes it easier to expand the offer in the right place and provide visitors with parking spaces where they need them. 

At LTS AG, customers receive all the products they need to manage their parking spaces from a single source. These include the TAPS sensors, which record, for example, whether a parking space is currently occupied or free. The TAPS gateway takes over the data transfer, using the local or cloud-provided server infrastructure. 

The retrieval of the data takes place in the final step in the TAPS Software Suite. This powerful software solution offers all the functions required for a smart parking management are important. The software has a number of key advantages. The software is platform-independent, can be run locally or web-based and enables connection with third-party software solutions. In addition to parking spaces, the management of roads is also possible.

The decisive factor is that data retrieval takes place in real time. The user is always informed about what is currently happening in the parking lots and does not work with outdated data. The data can be transferred via secure interfaces and archived for later use and analysis. The system is operated via a clear interface with a short training period for employees.

Parking lot monitoring via software offers many possibilities. The benefits include efficiency gains and cost reductions. However, it is also important that the software can be configured with little effort. The TAPS Software Suite offers its users many options in this respect.

For example, sensors can be grouped together and assigned to areas or sectors. In addition, the user can define attributes for the individual sensors. These include the type of area, payment information and occupancy limits. In the configuration tool, the user will find a table and map of all sensors, gateways and other network devices. The configuration can be done with just a few entries.

The parking software offers two main dashboards for parking monitoring. The display is divided between activities and devices. The user can immediately see what activities are currently taking place in the parking lots, as well as the status of the sensors. The display can be selected for a specific time period. This makes it easy to identify problems with the hardware, for example.

The user gets an overview of all collected data from the network. Critical situations related to traffic volume and available parking spaces are detected by the parking software partly automatically. Should this occur, it triggers an alarm and reliably alerts the user to the situation. In addition, parking rules can be defined, which give the parking operator the possibility to warn or fine the parkers if they exceed the parking time. This information can be conveniently received via various means (PC, smartphone, mail, etc.) and thus make parking lot monitoring more efficient. This means that the monitoring personnel only need to be called out if something has actually happened. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

The TAPS sensors collect a large amount of information about the current condition of the parking spaces. In order to derive meaningful analyses from these data volumes, a successful visualization is crucial. LTS AG has done a lot of development work in this area for its TAPS software suite. 

The visualization includes, for example, a clear display of the length of stay of the vehicles on the parking spaces. The software colors the bars for the length of stay in a different color in each case. In this way, the occupancy times can be recognized immediately - even without looking at the figures in detail. 

For each device used, the user can request further visualizations with important information with a click. He sees the average occupancy times for the individual devices and the turnover of the sensors. Reports can be generated per slot or sector, on a daily or monthly basis. The user downloads the data for further processing in CSV or MS-Excel formats.

Anyone who works a lot with data needs it in different programs. The corresponding interfaces or APIs are therefore required for the simplest possible transfer. LTS AG relies on web-based API REST services for its TAPS software. These enable secure data transfer and simple connection with third-party software. 

Connecting to your data warehouse, all historical data can be collected and summarized. The data is transferred via APIs in JSON and XML formats. These are data formats with a particularly high prevalence, which enable simple further use of the data.

If you want to benefit from the capabilities of a modern parking lot software, contact us now to get more information about our offer!