ParkMe (now ParkJam)

Jacek Kopecký, KMI, The Open UniversityDecember 11-12, 2012, Luxembourg

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Overview

ScenarioApproach and implementationDisseminationCommunity buildingDemoWork Plan view

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Scenario

Parking is a Problem◦finding parking can be frustrating and wasteful◦the best way to find parking is to know

beforehand where the spaces areSmart parking management

infrastructure is expensive

Many people have smartphonesLocation data available

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Approach and Implementation

Crowdsourcing parking availability data◦Location-aware mobile app◦ Implemented for Android

Based on open data◦LinkedGeoData from OpenStreetMap◦Snapshot in ParkJam’s triple store

Includes local data sources◦OU Security◦Milton Keynes city centre

Publishing an open data source◦Car parks: locations, details◦Up-to-date availability◦RDF web API used by the app

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Dissemination

Demo and poster at ESWC, May 2012Invited seminar Sep 2012

at Birmingham City Univ.Promotion efforts

◦Open University◦Milton Keynes newspaper◦Local BBC radio station◦Large local employer◦Ongoing: Milton Keynes

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Community Building

Facebook presenceTwitter news and interesting trivia214 downloads as of Dec 9

Official release upcoming

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Demo

Scenario 1: driving to work◦Show employer campus with parking situation◦Set up pinned car parks (favorites)◦Look at app near work or when in full car park◦Show how to contribute availability, details

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Demo Scenario 1

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Demo

Scenario 2: city-centre shopping◦Show city parking situation◦Show how to get an overview of availability◦Get directions to a car park

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Demo Scenario 2

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MK Parking Data

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WP Work Plan View

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Task 13.1 Reqs. & data sources

D14.1 report on dissemination

Open University

Task 13.2 Design & architectureTask 13.3 UI implementationTask 13.4 Infrastructure implTask 13.5 Data sources implTask 13.6 Testing & evaluation

Task 14.1 Dissemination

D13.1 reqs & data sources D13.2 design

D13.3 first prototypes

D13.4 apps & web apis

D13.5 testing & eval report

10PM overall effort, M12–23