摘要 |
A method for managing a car park 100 comprises the steps of determining an area P of the car park 100 that can be occupied by vehicles 110, determining an area K of the car park 100 that is currently occupied by vehicles 110, and determine a number Z of vehicles 110 that can be additionally parked in the car park 100, on the basis of the relationship Z=(1 K/P)*M, wherein M is the maximum number of vehicles 110 that can be parked in the car park 100. The car park may be a non-ordered car park without markings, and M may be verified at regular intervals based on a count of the vehicles 110 parked in the fully occupied car park, on the basis of a mean value of a plurality of counts. P may also be re-determined at regular intervals. The method may also involve the area of traffic routes 135 in the car park 100 that are not available for parking being excluded in the determination of P. The determined number Z may be published in real time, and its reliability determined also. A scanning device such as an imaging sensor may be used to determine K. |