JMU
Parking Management
An Introduction


Prof. David Bernstein
James Madison University

Computer Science Department
bernstdh@jmu.edu


Parking Facilities
Nerd Humor
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/robotic_garage.png
(Courtesy of xkcd)
Charging Schemes
Payment Technologies - Meters
Payment Technologies - Ticket
Payment Technologies - AVI-Based
Payment Technologies - Verification Issues
"Smart" Parking Systems
Collecting Real-Time Information
More Nerd Humor
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/parking.png
(Courtesy of xkcd)
Real-Time Reservations
Dynamic Pricing
Dynamic Pricing (cont.)

An Example of Demand Changing Over Time
A Park-and-Ride Facility in Newark, NJ

images/park-and-ride_newark.png