Smart parking zone for 2,200 vehicles

Rzeszów with a smart parking zone in the city center

The Rzeszów City Hall is a public administration unit responsible for, among other things, public safety and order, education, transportation and environmental protection. The city authorities also put great emphasis on improving the quality of life of its nearly 200,000 residents and developing its infrastructure. It is thanks to past investments in Smart City solutions that Rzeszów has earned the title of the Capital of Innovation.

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Increased convenience and comfort of residents in the paid parking zone

Rzeszów is growing rapidly and attracting more and more tourists every year. With 176,000 cars registered in the city and another 144,000 entering the city every day, it faces increasing traffic, traffic jams, improper parking, and rising emissions. It is also a city that is friendly to its residents, so in order to increase their comfort, it decided to implement modern tools to upgrade the paid parking zone of nearly 3,500 parking spaces. Rzeszów authorities were looking for a solution that would not only make it easier for drivers to find a parking space quickly, but also to improve the management of the zone. For this complex project, they chose Asseco Data Systems, a leader in Smart City solutions in Poland. The company was responsible for implementing the Metropolis.ISPP Intelligent Paid Parking System.

Efficient parking monitoring with neural networks and e-Parking mobile app

The implementation of Metropolis.ISPP in Rzeszów was the first on this scale, such an innovative project in Poland and one of the few in Europe. It assumed that data on parking occupancy would be collected around the clock in the field and sent for analysis using neural networks in the Surveillance Center system at the headquarters of the Municipal Administration of Markets and Parking (MATiP). It was to be obtained from cameras and sensors detecting parked vehicles, and then displayed in real time on VMS message boards in the parking zone and the e-Parking mobile app.

The video surveillance system, which covers 2,200 parking spaces, required the installation of 338 cameras, 305 magnetic-radar sensors, 10 VMS information boards with connections to power and ICT networks in the very center of Rzeszów. In addition to the construction of a new parking metering infrastructure, it was also necessary to modernise the city's Data Processing Center to ensure efficient and reliable operation of the system. All elements of the solution were connected by a new fiber-optic network, and about 12 kilometers of new electrical and teletechnical conduit will facilitate future high-speed connections of city facilities and the construction of further IT systems.

As part of the project, Asseco also provided the e-Parking mobile app, available for users of Android and iOS phones. It is a great convenience for drivers and informs them, for example, about the number of available spaces and the cost of parking. It displays directions and allows cashless payment for parking. Through it, users can also send reports on such issues as the operation of parking meters and signs, breakdowns or improperly parked vehicles.

The system was launched on 20 December 2021, after 25 months of work by 20 Asseco experts. The implementation was carried out as part of the 'Expansion of the public transport system in Rzeszów' project.

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Safety and convenience of residents and ecology at the same time

• Creation of a smart parking zone in the city center
• Reduced car traffic
• Reduced exhaust fumes and improved air quality
• Larger monitored area and greater security for residents
• Comfort and time savings for drivers
• Updated information on the location and availability of parking spots
• Improved operation of city services

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