ABSTRACT

The advance in computing brought also solutions to problems that can improve citizen’s life.
One significant problem involves parking vehicles, which is related to traffic congestion, air
pollution and driver stress. Due to that fact and the increase in the number of vehicles, it
becomes necessary a smart parking proposal that mitigates those problems and interacts with
the drivers. In this paper we will describe a smart parking system able to gather quantitative
information and provide it trough an extensible platform to drivers and other smart city
applications. The proposed system is implemented disposing ultrasonic sensors, a web
service, the FIWARE platform, and a mobile application to Android devices, on a three-layer
architecture. The paper also aims to present the results of a proof of concept, which shows
that this approach is appropriate for monitoring parking systems and exhibit the parking lot
situation at any given moment. Thus, it is the first step to propose a comprehensive solution
for smart cities.