Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) data showed that the smart parking system in the emirate provided about 79,000 driving hours during the past year, which were consumed in the traditional search for a vacant parking at a prepaid parking location. The Authority's annual report for 2018 showed that the system was able to reduce the search period for vacant positions from 15 minutes to eight minutes, or about 50%.
Smart parking reservation can be used through the RTA Dubai Drive application, which enables the customer to identify vacant parking locations. The Smart Parking System is available in Al Rigga, Deira and the World Trade Center along Sheikh Zayed Road. The system provides real-time information on vacant parking in the system areas, with 2030 ground sensors and 70 overhead digital cameras installed in an intelligent centralized control system covering more than 3,000 parking spaces.
Ground sensors and digital cameras automatically monitor the use of parking and identify vacancies, and then send this information in real time to the centralized control system, and then to the electronic bulletin boards and smart body application. Vacant parking places can be identified by the application as well as through 13 electronic dashboards installed near those parking spaces.
According to the data in the report, the system saves 75,000 liters of fuel per year, reducing CO2 emissions by 239 tons per year, directly contributing to improved air quality as a result of reducing harmful emissions from vehicles whose drivers are looking For vacant positions.
The project was implemented using the latest technology and in accordance with international best practices, where ground sensors and digital cameras automatically monitor the use of parking and identify vacancies, and send this information in real time to the central control system, and then to electronic bulletin boards and smart application of the Authority.
The Authority has also provided smart parking for both Dubai Marina and Dubai Internet City to enable the customer to secure a suitable parking for his vehicle before arriving in the area where he intends to stop, in areas where demand for parking is high. To the spread of business centers and institutions in those areas.
These areas were selected as part of the first phase of service provision because they are a destination for business owners and company employees, who hold many meetings traveling from one place to another, making their time critical and tight, and requires a fast parking for their vehicles.
It is noteworthy that the number of taxable parking in Dubai is about 130 thousand parking, and these are divided into categories classified in terms of the value of the tariff and type of pre-paid seasonal parking cards valid for use in that region. Rates are limited to 14 hours a day, starting from 8 am to 10 pm on weekdays, excluding Fridays and public holidays.
Payment of fees in several ways
Parking fees in Dubai can be paid in a number of ways, including the purchase of parking tickets from payment machines, or through prepaid parking cards or through SMS service, in addition to Nol cards, and in the case of payment of parking tickets or seasonal cards must be clearly displayed on the interface The vehicle must also be adhered to the parking tariffs and sign boards.
130
The number of parking spaces subject to fees in Dubai.