Incheon works with Tmap to build a smart parking lot system with automatic payment options
The Incheon Metropolitan City Government agreed to work with Tmap Mobility to upgrade its public parking lots and make parking lots much more user-friendly. Incheon will start building a “smart parking system” aimed at making parking lots within its jurisdiction more convenient and accessible for local users.
▲ The Incheon Metropolitan City Government agreed to work with Tmap Mobility to upgrade its public parking lots and make parking lots much more user-friendly. Incheon will start building a “smart parking system” aimed at making parking lots within its jurisdiction more convenient and accessible for local users.
Incheon signed a memorandum of understanding with Tmap Mobility in November 2020 to create a “smart parking system.” In March 2021, it followed its MOU with Tmap Mobility up by announcing a comprehensive plan for public parking lots (2021~2025) to improve parking problems across the city, and to build a smart environment for public parking lots.
The “smart parking system” is an automated (unmanned) system that enables users to search, pay, and access current parking space information all through a dedicated smartphone app.
With this new smart parking system, when the user’s vehicle enters a public parking lot, the parking control sensor recognizes the vehicle’s number plate, and when the user’s vehicle exits a parking lot, the system charges the appropriate parking fee to the user’s credit card, which can be registered in the app in advance.
Starting with the parking lot attached to the Metropolitan City Government office headquarters on July 6, Incheon will open the “Tmap Parking” service and its smart parking system to the public. Incheon expects to upgrade more than 350 public (paid) outdoor parking lots across the city with the new smart parking system by 2023.
▲With Incheon’s new smart parking system, when the user’s vehicle enters a public parking lot, the parking control sensor recognizes the vehicle’s number plate, and when the user’s vehicle exits a parking lot, the system charges the appropriate parking fee to the user’s credit card, which can be registered in the app in advance. This allows the user to exit the parking lot without stopping, similar to the Hi-Pass system. Image of a user using Tmap.
