Unity5: How to Cover Your US Parking Facility 24/7 with Parking Space Monitoring

Cover Your Parking Facility 24/7 and Maximize Revenue with Parking Space Monitoring for the US

Smart camera innovation allows parking operators to maximize revenue and compliance across an entire parking facility. With Unity5’s Parking Space Monitoring solution, you can cover your parking lots 24/7, protecting everything from just one single space to an entire surface lot. By establishing close partnerships with fully integrated technology partners, Unity5 allows parking operators to choose from a wide range of different cameras to create smarter systems.

Enforcing the Rules with Static Cameras

Static cameras are perfect for monitoring monitoring EV Spaces, No Parking Zones, and Passenger Loading Zones. Once a license plate is detected, partner systems can send reads to Unity5’s innovative Zatpark enforcement software as frequently as every 5 minutes. These data sends can be fully configured on most partner systems to make them more or less frequent depending on the parking operator’s specific needs.

EV Charging Space Monitoring

When implementing static LPR (License Plate Recognition) cameras for EV Parking Space Monitoring, you can choose from the following specialized mounting options to match your layout:

• Remote pole mounting: Provides a direct view of the targeted parking spaces.
• Wall or structure mounting: Offers a high-level view of the area.
• Integrated charger mounting: Utilizes a look-away view directly from the charging infrastructure.

An example of a static LPR camera monitoring EV spaces for possible abuse by a driver with an ICE (Internal Combustion Engine). We see here the ICE vehicle detected on the left.

No Parking, No Stopping and Loading Zones

Operators can protect monitoring No Parking Zones, and Fire/Passenger Loading Zones with static cameras configured to ensure total compliance. Most cameras are fully configurable to meet specific operational needs, allowing data to be sent as frequently as every 5 minutes. Options include:

• High-point monitoring: This method enables wider overall coverage.
• High-point mounting: This covers long stretches of spaces in a facility via programmed patrol points.
• Fixed zonal monitoring: This configuration monitors specific designated areas, such as pick-up, drop-off, and loading zones.

Operators can protect and monitor Loading Zones 24/7using enforcement software with static LPR cameras

PTZ Cameras & Digital Patrolling

For areas where standard “Free Flow” LPR is bypassed by multiple access points, PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) cameras offer an ideal solution. PTZ cameras are perfect for monitoring 5 or more parking spaces at a time via automated digital patrolling.

Parking Space Monitoring by Unity5 utilizes integrated PTZ cameras that can be programmed remotely to offer precision coverage with up to a 360-degree field of view.

Deploying PTZ digital patrolling provides key operational advantages:

• Flexible deployment: The system operates flexibly, functioning singularly or with multiple cameras working together.
• Reduced deployment time: The technology can integrate directly with existing infrastructure to significantly reduce deployment time.
• Essential line of sight: Line of sight from the camera to all license plates is absolutely essential. Cameras must be placed in a centralised location to ensure a clear line of sight is maintained during the entire patrol cycle.

Full Integration with a Choice of Partners

Unity5 features deep integrations with leading partners and suppliers to give operators a comprehensive range of hardware options. Fully integrated partner systems include:

 

Strategic Setup

Determining the amount of power available to your parking complex early in the planning process is crucial to prevent technical debt and deployment delays. Unity5 works with operators across two distinct parking facility conditions:

If the facility HAS power

If the parking facility has an active power source, operators should request and verify the following infrastructure details:

• Do you have a preferred camera provider or installer?
• Does your facility require sitework for camera installation, such as trenching or new poles?
• Do you have a preferred signs installer?
• Can you provide a current copy of the facility plan?

If the complex DOES NOT have power

If the site does not have direct access to power, Unity5 provides alternative off-grid options to ensure your lots remain protected:

• Operators can consult with the Unity5 Account Management (AM) team to explore solar options.
• Operators can discuss alternative low-draw setup solutions tailored to the facility.

Drive Profitability and Operational Control with LPR Enforcement

Maximize Patrol Coverage and Eliminate Revenue Leakage

Ditch time-consuming tire chalking and manual permit checks. LPR technology scans hundreds of license plates per minute, allowing patrol officers to cover surface lots and multi-level garages in a fraction of the time. You capture more non-compliant vehicles, eliminate human error, and protect your parking revenue.

Protect Your Margins Against Labor Shortages

Do more with your existing workforce. By automating violation detection, your staff can enforce larger geographic zones with fewer patrollers on the street — dramatically lowering your cost-per-patrol while maintaining high compliance rates across your portfolio.

Reduce Disputes and Protect Your Reputation

High-resolution photographic evidence and precise timestamps create an indisputable audit trail for every citation. Transparent, evidence-backed enforcement minimizes appeal disputes, saving your back-office team hours of administrative work while maintaining a fair environment for patrons.

Unify Your Technology Stack

Eliminate data silos with direct integration into Unity5’s cloud based Zatpark enforcement software. Unifying mobile payments, digital permits, and real-time enforcement into a single ecosystem prevents lost data, eliminates double entry, and gives management real-time visibility across all operations.

Scale Seamlessly Across Any Type of Facility

Unity5’s LPR solution is configurable for your enforcement strategies, allowing you to set enforcement rules with flexibility for your entire parking portfolio. Launched back in 2010, Unity5’s software is already used for municipal curb spaces, university campuses, medical centers, airports and commercial parking garages.

Get in Touch with Our Team

Unity5 offers continued support channels to help you deploy the best possible solution for your parking complex:

• Already with us? Great! Get in touch with your Account Manager who will be more than happy to offer advice and support.
• New to Unity5? Our team of experts are here to advise you on the very best solution, and provide continued support. Click here to book a Discovery Call.

About Unity5

Unity5 is the creator of Zatpark - SaaS Solutions For Parking, Enforcement and Environmental Management - Designed for private parking companies and public sector bodies, Zatpark delivers world-class features completely controlling and automating the full lifecycle of parking enforcement data, from issue to recovery action and every step in-between. Built-in ANPR, Moving Traffic Violation Management and dedicated Permit and Kiosk solutions, Zatpark, Zatmobile, Zatpermit, Zatenviro, and Zatpark Flexible Enforcement provide end-to-end management of all your PCN and FPN activities.