The Parking Division is now using a parking scooter equipped
with AutoVu Mobile, a Mobile License Plate Recognition
parking enforcement system. The system, developed by
AutoVu Technologies, automates the current tire chalking and
ticket citation process. The system integrates License Plate
Recognition, image capture and Global Positioning System (GPS)
technology into a complete and accurate vehicle parking enforcement
system.
The Parking Enforcement Officer will patrol
their assigned area in a new parking scooter specially equipped with four
cameras, two on the roof and two over the bumpers, a GPS antenna and a
computer mounted in the trunk. As the officer
drives
down the street, the position of the vehicle, the vehicles' image, location,
time/date, and actual plate number are read and logged in the computer. When
the officer returns to the location a second time, the plates will be
scanned again and an alarm will notify the officer when it detects a parking
violation based on time/location data using the License Plate Recognition
and Global Positioning System. Using a monitor mounted in the scooter, the
officer will make a visual confirmation that the license plate matches, as
well as actual pictures of the vehicle's position that was recorded during
each pass by the officer.
The benefit of the system is two fold, a chalk less system will greatly reduce
the potential industrial injuries that are associated with chalking tires by hand. This
system will also allow an Enforcement Officer to cover a larger area in less time, which
enables us to patrol and enforce, on a more regular basis, the residential parking
programs.
Please remember, parking citations are issued based on the specific time limit of the
space that your vehicle parked in and the amount of time it has been there. A chalk
mark on a tire is nothing more than a reference point for the Parking Enforcement Officer
to enforce the time limit.
drives
down the street, the position of the vehicle, the vehicles' image, location,
time/date, and actual plate number are read and logged in the computer. When
the officer returns to the location a second time, the plates will be
scanned again and an alarm will notify the officer when it detects a parking
violation based on time/location data using the License Plate Recognition
and Global Positioning System. Using a monitor mounted in the scooter, the
officer will make a visual confirmation that the license plate matches, as
well as actual pictures of the vehicle's position that was recorded during
each pass by the officer. 
The benefit of the system is two fold, a chalk less system will greatly reduce
the potential industrial injuries that are associated with chalking tires by hand. This
system will also allow an Enforcement Officer to cover a larger area in less time, which
enables us to patrol and enforce, on a more regular basis, the residential parking
programs.