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TimeTec Integrated Parking Guidance System
An estimated 30 percent of traffic congestion every year contributes by drivers searching for parking spots. According to a research conducted by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), people in Kuala Lumpur spend 25 minutes every day searching for parking spot.

TimeTec offers two types of Parking Guidance System, the first is Video Parking Guidance System, which is deploying License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology; the second is Ultrasonic Parking Guidance System, which is using Ultrasonic wave technology. Both are meant to guide users to park their cars effortlessly; hence effectively reduce the search time for parking, increase the parking utilization rate and mitigate congestion.

Since Video Parking Guidance System is using LPR, hence we suggest LPR should be used as the major parking entry and exit method if carpark owner is choosing this guidance system. For Ultrasonic Parking Guidance System, carpark owner can opt for many parking entry- and exit methods including LPR.

Both Guidance Systems can work standalone, and they also can fully integrate with TimeTec Smart Parking Management System to provide better extension of features.
The comparison between two parking guidance systems:
Video Parking Guidance Ultrasonic Parking Guidance
1. Deploy LPR technology Deploy Ultrasonic wave technology
2. With Find My Car feature No Find My Car capability
3. Cover 1-6 carpark bays One detector for each carpark bay
4. Up to 7 colours for indicator lights Two colours for indicator lights
5. LPR Camera can use for surveillance Not using any camera
6. Use LPR as entry & exit for seamless parking experience More entry & exit method options
7. Investment cost higher Investment cost lower
Integrated Video Parking Guidance System

Features
Brochure
System Diagram
Hardware Components
LPR Unit
2 MP, CMOS, 1920 x 1080, built-in LPR algorithm
Integrated camera, housing, lens, power adaptor, supplement Lights
Motorised lens
Software one-key focus, easy debugging
Built in whitelist, LPR identification support,barrier / gate control , audio output.
Control Terminal
4 Channels of lane access
4 x 10/100 Mbps Ethernet ports, 2 x 1000 Mbps Ethernet ports, dual NICs
2 x RS485 ports, 3 x RS232 ports
4 x Relay ports support barrier / gate control
1 x audio output
2TB HDD included
Barrier Gate
Barrier type: high speed
Lift-up speed: 1.6-2s
Arm form: 3m,straight-arm
Colour: red
Arm moving direction: rightward
Input power supply: 220V 50Hz
Anti-failing
Loop Detector
AC 220V
20 kHz to 170 kHz frequency range
100 ms reaction time
< 5 m optimal loop connection
Adjustable in 3 increments
Input power supply: 220V 50Hz
Wiring maximum length 200 meters, twisted at least 20 times per meter
Guidance Terminal
Accesses up to 32 Guidance Cameras
Integrates power supply, cabinet, indoor screen, kiosk and switch
Wall-mounted design provides flexible camera access
Video and image storage for up to 32 guidance cameras, 6 HDD bays
Searching Car
22-inch LCD, Capacitive touch screen
“Find my car” function
Displays parking space info, quickest route to vehicle, and a parking space images
Advertisement display when on Standby
E&E Outdoor LED Display
Four lines of text, LED outdoor Display
Integrates with speaker
LED Brightness: 1,200 cd
Colours: Red, yellow, green
Pixel Resolution: 64 x 64
Dot Pitch: P4.75
Dimensions: 364 x 484 x 60mm
Entrance / Exit Controller
Entrance, HDD not included
Supports chat, no card output, support LED audio remind,
Supports charging and accepting car when system offline
Guidance Camera
HD 1.3 MP and 3 MP camera, single/dual lens options
Integrated with indicator light, up to 7 colours can be configured
Covers 1 – 6 parking bays
Built-in iBeacon module (optional)
Three external lights can be extended
Hikvision POE cabling
Deep Learning Terminal
Accesses up to 500 parking bays
Linux operating system
Based on deep learning algorithm, twosteprecognition of license plates and parking bays
1 TB HDD
Recognition of Brand and Colour
Indoor Guidance Display
Indoor one, two, or three-direction indicator
Single-colour display
Supports RS-485 and Network Transmission
Integrated Ultrasonic Parking Guidance System

Features
Brochure
Ultrasonic Parking Guidance System Architecture
Hardware Components
Barrier Gate
Barrier type: high speed
Lift-up speed: 1.6-2s
Arm form: 3m,straight-arm
Colour: red
Arm moving direction: rightward
Input power supply: 220V 50Hz
Anti-failing
Loop Detector
AC 220V
20 kHz to 170 kHz frequency range
100 ms reaction time
< 5 m optimal loop connection
Adjustable in 3 increments
Wiring maximum length 200 meters, twisted at least 20 times per meter
Access Controller
Advanced built-in Access Controller
Internal Biometric Identification
Entry Parking Guidance Display
Clear Display of available parking spaces
Representation in form of arrows and digits from 000 to 999
Indoor Parking Guidance Display
Clear Display of available parking spaces
Representation in form of arrows (three directions available) and digits from 000 to 999
Ultrasonic Parking Place Detector
Adopts ultrasonic detection, suitable for indoor installation
Two wires to show three different colors
Adjustable detection range
Master Controller
100/1000M adaptive RJ45 Network Port
Supports reverse car tracking system
FAQ
1. Can your parking guidance systems integrate with our shopping mall app to provide remote parking lots availability check?

Yes. Our parking guidance system be it video guidance or ultrasonic guidance is a part of TimeTec Smart Parking System, it provides API to integrate with any third-party system. In your case, once the parking guidance system established the integration with your shopping mall app, it will provide real time and accurate number of available parking lots anytime users log in to their app.

2. Our shopping mall is sharing the same parking site with a hotel belonged to a different business entity, which means users can come in from the hotel’s parking entrance but park at shopping mall’s parking lot and leave via the shopping mall’s exit, and vice versa. By installing your parking guidance system, do you think we would be able to split the income clearly by knowing which parking lot the individual car has actually parked?

Yes. Only TimeTec Video Parking Guidance System can achieve such objective, but not Ultrasonic Parking Guidance System. This is because Video Parking Guidance System is embedded with License Plate Recognition (LPR) technology, which can identify where a vehicle really parked regardless of its entry and exit points. It achievable with one prerequisite condition that your parking site has to adopt LPR parking system as the only parking method too.

3. How about Find My Car feature, does it only can do on the Car Finder Kiosk, or users can use TimeTec Parking App or integrated third part app like Shopping Mall app to search where they parked their cars?

Yes, same likes parking lot availability check, TimeTec cloud-based parking system back end supports the Find My Car feature on TimeTec Parking App or any integrated app. This feature only applies on Video Parking Guidance System, not Ultrasonic Parking Guidance System.

4. Can I use the same cameras of the Video Parking Guidance System to do the video surveillance as well?

Yes. The video cameras we are using for guidance system can also serve as surveillance purpose to improve carpark security.

5. We have multiple entrances into our shopping mall. Typically patrons will take the parking lots near these entrances first. Using a video parking guidance system, can we charge higher rates for these premium zones to improve our parking revenue?

Yes. You can set different parking rates for different parking zones. The video guidance cameras can identify the bays where users park their vehicles. If the parking rates are set differently according to parking zones, you can charge users differently based on the parking zones.