SmartPak: Real-Time Parking Availability

This effort will demonstrate the feasibility of Doppler radar combined with either laser scanning or light curtain technology to determine the availability of truck parking in real time during the base period.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Produce Safer Drivers

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $727672.00
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Department of Transportation

  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC    20590
• Project Managers:

  Kwan, Quon

• Performing Organizations:

  Gannett-Fleming

  , FL  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Ellerbee, Jason

• Start Date: 20110831
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20130130
• Source Data: RiP Project 30681

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Doppler radar; Parking; Parking facilities; Real time information; Trucks
• Uncontrolled Terms: Laser scanning; Parking availability
• Subject Areas: Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01467636
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Files: RiP, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 3 2013 3:36PM