<p>If traffic woes aren’t enough, commuters have to deal with the lack of parking space. ‘Pparke’, a mobile application, has lessened this Herculean task. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Whether commuters are shopping at Brigade Road or are hurrying to catch a movie during the weekend to find a space to park, they just have to download the application, click on the destination and reserve their spot in advance. <br /><br />The application was made by Pritam and Shampa Ganguly, a former IT professional couple to prevent commuters from endlessly circling around the City’s blocks and also address the environmental concern of increasing carbon content. <br /><br />A victim of parking woes herself, Shampa says, “Searching and waiting for a parking space is a routine affair and a frustrating activity for many. Due to this continued search and wait, traffic congestion and carbon footprint increases manifold.”<br /><br />She further adds, “We provide the user with information that includes the lanes where the parking spots are available, and parking updates for the future. We also serve as a <br />platform to reserve the spot for off-street parking facility and help the user with location-specific information and custom retail offerings.<br /><br />"We provide the parking operator information related to forthcoming parking trends, revenue management, slot management and pricing <br />decisions in a cloud based platform.” <br /><br />To obtain information and guide people to the nearest slot, ‘Pparke’ obtains their information from parking sensors, CCTV and cloud systems. <br /><br />The application obtains their revenue from parking owners and retailers, who work on profit-sharing basis and integrates key players in the industry; from the motorists, parking lots, the merchants, shopping centers, airports and large organisations like universities.</p>
<p>If traffic woes aren’t enough, commuters have to deal with the lack of parking space. ‘Pparke’, a mobile application, has lessened this Herculean task. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Whether commuters are shopping at Brigade Road or are hurrying to catch a movie during the weekend to find a space to park, they just have to download the application, click on the destination and reserve their spot in advance. <br /><br />The application was made by Pritam and Shampa Ganguly, a former IT professional couple to prevent commuters from endlessly circling around the City’s blocks and also address the environmental concern of increasing carbon content. <br /><br />A victim of parking woes herself, Shampa says, “Searching and waiting for a parking space is a routine affair and a frustrating activity for many. Due to this continued search and wait, traffic congestion and carbon footprint increases manifold.”<br /><br />She further adds, “We provide the user with information that includes the lanes where the parking spots are available, and parking updates for the future. We also serve as a <br />platform to reserve the spot for off-street parking facility and help the user with location-specific information and custom retail offerings.<br /><br />"We provide the parking operator information related to forthcoming parking trends, revenue management, slot management and pricing <br />decisions in a cloud based platform.” <br /><br />To obtain information and guide people to the nearest slot, ‘Pparke’ obtains their information from parking sensors, CCTV and cloud systems. <br /><br />The application obtains their revenue from parking owners and retailers, who work on profit-sharing basis and integrates key players in the industry; from the motorists, parking lots, the merchants, shopping centers, airports and large organisations like universities.</p>
