PlacePod is an IoT-enabled smart parking sensor for on-street and off-street public and private parking management. 

PlacePod solves the most mission-critical aspects of parking

management: accurate, real-time vehicle detection and the location of

available parking spaces.  PlacePod is an in-ground or surface-mounted

sensor that communicates with a gateway to provide real-time parking

data over a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN). It provides accurate

vehicle detection in parking spaces and vehicle counts for parking lot

entrances and exits, up to 10 years of battery life, and is stable over

temperature fluctuations, even in harsh environments.

The PlacePod product line includes high-accuracy Vehicle Detection

and Vehicle Counting sensors for a wide range of use cases, including:

Smart Parking, Smart City, Parking Guidance, Commercial and Mixed-use

Real Estate, and Corporate and University Campuses.

The PlacePod Vehicle Counting (VC) sensor is the newest addition to

the PlacePod family. PlacePod VC counts vehicles passing through

driveways and designated entrances and exits, and the sensors offer

greater accuracy than traditional loop counters and infrared sensors.  

Real-time vehicle count information can be shared with parking guidance

systems and variable message signage to improve the accuracy of parking

space occupancy information and guide drivers to available spaces.

Incorporating real-time parking data from PlacePod smart parking

sensors into a parking management strategy can help reduce traffic

congestion and carbon emissions, foster economic development and improve

urban mobility, and increase parking revenue.

Features & Benefits

Includes the industry’s most accurate magnetic sensing system for

vehicle detection with the combination of PNI’s high-performance

magnetic sensor and vehicle detection algorithms that accurately detect

the presence or absence of a car in a parking space.Unlike other parking sensors, PlacePod provides continuous vehicle detection without missing a parking event.Capability for wireless configuration and software updates using

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) via PNI’s mobile iOS and Android

applications.Customers can visualize parking data using PNI’s Parking Management

Application – a comprehensive dashboard for managing and monitoring all

parking resources and data, including installation and verification,

diagnostics, monitoring, and reporting.Data can be sent to 3rd-party applications (including IoT platforms,

parking enforcement, mobile payment, parking management systems,

parking guidance systems).Includes a built-in LoRa® radio that communicates to a gateway or

base_ station with complete Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN)

compatibility.

Built-In Accuracy and Reliability

PlacePod smart parking sensors include PNI’s RM3100 geomagnetic

sensor, which is the highest-performance magnetic sensor in its class.

The RM3100 incorporates proprietary magneto-inductive technology that

has more than 30 times the sensitivity of other magnetic sensors and is

stable over temperature fluctuations. Unlike other magnetic sensor-base_d

parking sensors, PlacePod accurately detects parking events in dense

urban environments and filters out electromagnetic interference or

“noise” such as direct current from overhead power lines, interference

from underground trains, or transient magnetic signatures from passing

traffic, which can trigger false parking events. The sensors and

algorithms are optimized for always-on, highly-accurate vehicle

detection while maintaining ultra-low-power operation. Other parking

sensors manage power consumption by putting the parking sensor into

“sleep mode” during which they are unable to detect the presence or

absence of a vehicle.

  PlacePod是一款支持物联网的智能停车传感器，适用于街道和街外公共和私人停车管理。

  PlacePod解决了停车管理中关键的任务：准确，实时的车辆检测和可用停车位的位置。 PlacePod是一种地面或表面安装的传感器，可与网关通信，通过低功率广域网（LPWAN）提供实时停车数据。它可以为停车位提供准确的车辆检测，并为停车场的出入口提供车辆计数，电池寿命长达10年，并且即使在恶劣的环境中也能在温度波动时保持稳定。

  PlacePod产品系列包括用于各种用例的高车辆检测和车辆计数传感器，包括：智能停车，智能城市，停车指导，商业和综合用途房地产以及企业和大学校园。

  PlacePod车辆计数（VC）传感器是PlacePod系列的新成员。 PlacePod VC计算通过车道和指定入口和出口的车辆，传感器提供比传统环路计数器和红外传感器更高的。实时车辆计数信息可以与停车引导系统和可变信息标志共享，以提高停车位占用信息的准确性并引导驾驶员到可用空间。

  将PlacePod智能停车传感器的实时停车数据纳入停车管理策略有助于减少交通拥堵和碳排放，促进经济发展，改善城市交通，并增加停车收入。

特点与优势

   包括业界的车辆检测磁感应系统，结合PNI的高性能磁传感器和车辆检测算法，可准确检测停车位中是否存在汽车。

   与其他停车传感器不同，PlacePod提供连续车辆检测，不会错过停车事件。

   通过PNI的移动iOS和Android应用程序使用蓝牙低功耗（BLE）进行无线配置和软件更新的功能。

   客户可以使用PNI的停车管理应用程序来显示停车数据 - 这是一个用于管理和监控所有停车资源和数据的综合仪表板，包括安装和验证，诊断，监控和。

   数据可以发送到第三方应用程序（包括物联网平台，停车执法，移动支付，停车管理系统，停车引导系统）。

   包括内置的LoRa®无线电，可与网关或基站通信，具有完全低功率广域网（LPWAN）兼容性。

内置的准确性和可靠性

  PlacePod智能停车传感器包括PNI的RM3100地磁传感器，这是同类产品中性能高的磁传感器。 RM3100采用专有的磁感应技术，其灵敏度是其他磁传感器的30倍以上，并且在温度波动范围内保持稳定。与其他基于磁传感器的停车传感器不同，PlacePod可以检测密集城市环境中的停车事件，并滤除电磁干扰或“噪音”，例如来自架空电力线的直流电，来自地下列车的干扰，或来自过往交通的瞬态磁信号，可以触发虚假停车事件。传感器和算法针对始终在线，高的车辆检测进行了优化，同时保持了超低功耗运行。其他停车传感器通过将停车传感器置于“睡眠模式”来管理功耗，在此期间他们不能检测车辆的存在或不存在。