Unity5: Covering Your Estate 24/7 — Maximising Revenue Protection with Bay Monitoring

Smart camera innovation allows parking operators to maximise revenue protection and compliance across an entire estate. With our Bay Monitoring solution, you can cover your property 24/7, protecting everything from just one single bay to an entire complex estate. 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 EV Bays, No Parking Zones, and No Stopping Zones. Once a license plate is detected, partner systems can send reads to Zatpark 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 your specific needs.

EV Bay Monitoring

When implementing static ANPR cameras for EV Bay Monitoring, you can choose from the following specialised mounting options to match your layout:

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

An example of a static ANPR camera monitoring EV bays for possible abuse by a motorist with an ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicle detected on the left.

No Parking and No Stopping Zones

Operators can protect No Parking and No Stopping Zones with static cameras configured to ensure total compliance. Most cameras are fully configurable to meet your 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 a site via programmed patrol points.
• Fixed zonal monitoring: This configuration monitors specific designated areas, such as pick-up, drop-off, and loading zones.

PTZ cameras & digital patrolling

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

Bay monitoring from Unity5 utilises 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.

A fully integrated partner ecosystem

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

• VAXTOR
• MAV
• Milesight
• Reolink
• Vreo
• Suilvision

Strategic setup

Determining your site’s power availability early in the planning process is crucial to prevent technical debt and deployment delays. Unity5 works with operators across two distinct site conditions:

If the site HAS power

If the site 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 site require civils for camera installation, such as trenching or new poles?
• Do you have a preferred signage installer?
• Can you provide a current copy of the site plan?

If the site DOES NOT have power

If the site lacks direct access to power, Unity5 provides alternative off-grid options to ensure your estate remains 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 site.

Get in touch with our team

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

• 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.