Parking surveys are conducted to collect the below said parking statistics. The most common parking surveys conducted are in-out survey, fixed period sampling and license plate method of survey.

1. In-Out:  Here, the occupancy count in the selected parking lot is taken at the beginning. Then the number of vehicles that enter the parking lot for a particular time interval is counted. The number of vehicles that leave the parking lot is also taken. The final occupancy in the parking lot is also taken. Here the labor required is very less. Only one person may be enough. But we won’t get any data regarding the time duration for which a particular vehicle used that parking lot. Parking duration and turnover is not obtained. Hence we cannot estimate the parking fare from this survey.
2. Fixed period:  Here, all vehicles are counted at the beginning of the survey. Then after a fixed time interval that may vary between 15 minutes to i hour, the count is again taken. Here there are chances of missing the number of vehicles that were parked for a short duration.
3. License plate or ANPR method of survey:  This results in the most accurate and realistic data. In this case of survey, every parking stall is monitored at a continuous interval of 15 minutes or so and the license plate number is noted down. This will give the data regarding the duration for which a particular vehicle was using the parking bay. This will help in calculating the fare because fare is estimated based on the duration for which the vehicle was parked. If the time interval is shorter, then there are less chances of missing short-term parkers. But this method is very labor intensive.

Before taking any measures for the betterment of conditions, data regarding availability of parking space, extent of its usage and parking demand is essential. It is also required to estimate the parking fares also. Parking surveys are intended to provide all these information. Since the duration of parking varies with different vehicles, several statistics are used to access the parking need.

Arivon Technologies has completed a vast number of parking surveys across countries and has a large pool of experienced survey staff capable of accurately undertaking:

• In and out studies
• Duration of stay
• Occupancy survey
• Utilization survey along with passenger counts

Our experienced staff can help you with Data collection and reporting methods can be customized to suit your individual requirements. Arrival time, departure time, vehicle classification along with passenger entry/exit, and parking duration can be captured.

Arivon Technologies, Best Traffic Survey Company with well defined processes to extract quality parking survey data.  Please get in touch with Arivon Technologies team for more information or email sales@arivontech.com.