Finding a parking space without stress – that is the goal of BASt-Parken. By bundling data from parking garages, sensors, and machines, traffic is relieved and parking becomes more efficient. Okari provides the concept, project management, and smart interfaces.
Challenge
Finding a parking space is part of everyday life in many cities – it costs time, causes additional traffic, and pollutes the environment. At the same time, information about available parking spaces is usually scattered across various systems, from parking garages to sensors to parking ticket machines.
In order to reduce traffic congestion and make better use of parking spaces, the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) is working on a project to bundle these data sources and make them available to administrations, mobility services, and the public.
Solution
Okari is working with partners to develop a reference architecture for stationary traffic. Technical, organizational, and legal requirements are being taken into account. The aim is to define clear requirements for modern parking space management. The project is running in two pilot cities with different focuses:
- Stuttgart:
Development and implementation of a municipal parking management strategy for parking garages and parking areas (off-street parking) in cooperation with PBW mbH. - Munich:
Combining static parking data (supply) and dynamic occupancy data (road space utilization) in an interactive map application.
The results will be incorporated into the further development of the national reference architecture “Action Plan Road.” A particular focus is on standardizing a data profile for parking information (DATEX II). This will enable parking data to be processed uniformly and transmitted to the Mobilithek.
In addition, a web-based demonstrator application is being developed to test the new functions in practice.
Added value
The project creates a sustainable database and reference architecture for digital parking space management. This enables local authorities to:
- Collect, bundle, and publish parking data in a standardized way,
- reduce traffic caused by people looking for parking spaces,
- improve the utilization of existing spaces,
- and develop new digital mobility services.
With the architecture and data model that has been developed, cities will be able to provide standardized parking data on Mobilithek in the future. This will form the basis for innovative applications that reduce traffic and make parking space utilization more efficient.
