Parkex review Innovation Trail 2019 There were two prizes to be won on the Innovation Trail this year: one winner was chosen by a panel of judges, and one was voted for by Parkex attendees. The 10 shortlisted finalists each had five minutes to present their entry and convince the judges and audience why they should vote for them. Presenting the judges award to Qucit, the BPAs Julian OKelly said: Qucit really caught our attention by showing how we can use artificial intelligence to improve congestion. We are thrilled to win, said Qucit account executive Alix Paricard (pictured left with colleague Marie Quinquis, far left, and judge John McArdle, BPA Vice-President). Weve seen the value we can bring in France so now were ready to expand into the UK. The winner of the peoples vote was JustPark. Key account manager Antonia Hobden (pictured right) said: We are delighted. Its great people voted for it because it really is one for people those using the scheme and those combating Blue Badge fraud. The finalists Nortech Control Systems ANPR Access V2 short-range camera keeps Car Park Lights makes solar-powered lighting which removes the is designed for vehicle access control applications, can be integrated need to be connected to the electric grid providing illumination seamlessly with any third-party software, and is ideal in situations for areas that dont have mains power. It builds equipment to suit all where vehicles need to be granted continual or temporary access to a areas of the UK lights can operate for 17 hours in winter with just five site, such as employee or visitor parking. up with the growing demand for effective number-plate reading. It hours daylight, helping make areas safe and secure. PayByPhone has teamed up with technology giant Apple to allow Conduent has partnered with enforcement agents Penham Excel to customers to pay for their parking via the Apple Watch in less than apply its expertise in digital interactions to tackle persistent evaders 10 seconds, meaning users dont need money, a phone or cards. and make our roads safer. Research shows that debt from unpaid PCNs It offers security as well as convenience: all transactions need face is costing local authorities more than 750m a year. People or fingerprint recognition. who avoid paying PCNs might be hiding many other, potentially dangerous, contraventions. Qucit uses artificial intelligence (AI) and data to understand the complexity of cities, offer valuable information to service providers Hozah describes itself as the do nothing approach to parking. Drivers and predict motorists behaviour. It has achieved impressive results sign up once, and when they enter a Hozah car park, ANPR cameras working with parking operator EGIS for the past two years to get an 85 note entry and exit times and bill for time spent. Drivers dont have to per cent compliance rate in cities including Amsterdam and Paris. predict how long they will be, and there are no PCNs because they are charged for the length of their stay. Scheidt & Bachmann has produced an off-street parking solution based on traditional barcode ticket technology that can be simply JustPark is making disabled motorists journeys easier and helping to reconfigured to operate as a ticketless solution. When ticketless combat Blue Badge fraud. Blue Badge users can prebook spaces via the parking becomes the norm, its customers will be equipped to JustPark app, giving them peace of mind regarding availability. It also accommodate the technology change without replacing their systems. helps combat Blue Badge misuse, for instance by highlighting instances where a badge is being used in two locations at once. Smart Parkings SmartCloud system is a service platform that gathers data from sensors and devices, creating real-time reports relating to Nedaps Sensit is a wireless, bay-mounted sensor that detects whether the local environment. What used to be purely a parking solution is a parking space is available. A connection from the sensor to a now open to a host of devices, meaning that partners from a range of motorists device relays real-time information about availability to sectors can work in a collaborative manner to build a smarter, more reduce time spent looking for a space and hence cut air pollution. connected environment. 28 britishparking.co.uk PNMay19 pp22-35 Parkex.indd 28 26/04/2019 13:07