Our Reference Parking Project from AFI Cotroceni recorded 13 million parking events in 6 years
After 6 years of nice working of our reference parking project at AFI Cotroceni, we would like to present some data about this project with more than 13 million parking events recorded by the parking management system which include 2041 indoor parking sensors.
AFI Cotroceni, one of the largest shopping malls in Romania, has set a new benchmark for innovation and convenience by implementing a cutting-edge parking management system. This project not only improves the visitor experience but also highlights the mall’s commitment to smart, efficient, and sustainable solutions.
AFI Cotroceni was launched in Bucharest in 2009 and it had in 2022 the biggest revenues from all malls in Romania, in value of 67 million Euro.
AFI Cotroceni belongs to AFI Europe and has 4 shopping malls in Romania, the first one being in Bucharest and the next ones are in Ploiesti, Brasov and Arad.
Summary:
- The project started in September 2018 and successfully completed in two phases by June 2020. Partnering with PORTIER (https://portier.host/), a leader in smart parking technology, with more than 400.000 parking spaces monitored worldwide, we delivered a comprehensive, state-of-the-art system tailored to the needs of a bustling shopping center.
- Installed the complete system composed by:
- PORTIER Host server
- Parking Management Software PORTIER HOST
- 2041 parking sensors on 5 floors (1023 only in the basement, -1 Floor) out of 2489 existing parking places (the 4th Floor is in open air and no parking sensors installed)
- Ultrasound based parking sensor with 2 components: top sensor in the middle of parking and LED at the entry of parking bay
- 1956 Green LEDs (standard)
- 81 Blue LEDs for people with disabilities
- 4 White LEDs for EV cars
- 38 Row Masters which are controlling up to 63 parking sensors each
- Indoor Parking Guidance Display: 12 pieces
- Outdoor Parking Guidance Displays: 5 pieces embedded in 2 big totems at the Entries
- 639 Beacons with BLE for Find my car app in the Shopping Mall Parking
- Cars counting system for the Outside Parking on the 4th Floor (2 induction loops installed at 3rd Floor entries)
- Active equipment for communication: one CISCO Switch and 10 switches with Fiber Optic ports
- Cabling – Fiber Optic Cables 1,5 km, UTP cables 6,2 km, FTP cable 0,3 km, Signal cables between sensor and LED 16 km, UTP patchcords 900+, cable tray 7 km and ALU profile 4,5 km
- None of the parking sensors have been broken so far. There were power supply problems and stolen/damaged LEDs.
- Parking Data. The parking management system recorded more than 13 million of parking events in 6 years (2019 – 2024) with 2.7 million in 2024 only.
Unicity:
This shopping mall which is one of the biggest shopping malls from Romania is the only one in Romania with Open Parking Data and any visitor can see in real-time the available parking places there: https://parking-data.com/harta-parcari/
Why Choose Us:
This project demonstrates our ability to design and implement tailored parking solutions that maximize efficiency, improve user experience, and deliver long-term value. Whether you need a robust system for a commercial center, office building or a customized solution for your business, we have the expertise to bring your vision to life.
Discover how our advanced personalized parking solutions can transform your business. Contact us today to explore tailored options for your needs.
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Inovație în Sectorul 6 și Afi Mall