Gulskogen Shopping Centre has a multi-level parking facility used by large numbers of visitors throughout the day. With parking spread across several levels, finding an available space could require drivers to search through different parts of the facility.
To make parking easier to navigate, Gulskogen needed a guidance system that could show drivers where spaces were available before they entered each level.
The challenge
Gulskogen’s parking facility spans several levels and is used by many visitors every day. Without information about available spaces, drivers could enter a level without knowing whether parking was available.
The layout of the facility made this particularly challenging. If drivers reached the top level without finding an available space, they had to exit the parking facility and re-enter to continue their search. Finding a space could therefore involve an unnecessary trip through the entire facility.
Gulskogen therefore needed a solution that could provide drivers with information about available spaces before they chose where to go, while also guiding them through the parking facility.
sensors installed
ceiling parking lamps
digital parking signs
digital pylons
The solution
Sensade installed 813 wireless LoRaWAN sensors across the Gulskogen parking facility. The sensors detect whether individual parking spaces are available or occupied and continuously transmit occupancy data to the Sensade platform.
The occupancy data is used across several levels of parking guidance. Inside the parking areas, 102 ceiling parking lamps show drivers where spaces are available. At entrances and ramps, 14 digital parking signs and two digital pylons show the number of available spaces on each level, helping drivers choose where to go before entering a parking area.
The Sensade dashboard also gives the operator access to current and historical occupancy data, providing an overview of how the parking facility is used over time.
The impact
Drivers can now see how many spaces are available on different levels before choosing where to go. Once inside the parking area, the ceiling parking lamps and digital parking signs provide further guidance to available spaces.
This reduces the need to search across different levels and makes it easier for visitors to find parking when they arrive at the shopping centre.
For the operator, the solution makes it easier to understand when the parking facility is busiest and how demand varies between levels. This information can support day-to-day operations and future planning based on how the parking spaces are actually used.
Guidance throughout the parking facility
The parking guidance system brings together sensors, ceiling parking lamps, digital signs and pylons in one solution. Drivers receive information from the moment they enter the facility and further guidance as they move through the parking areas.
By providing information at different points throughout the facility, the system helps drivers find available parking without having to search unnecessarily.
The results
- Clear guidance to available parking spaces across multiple levels
- Reduced need to search across the parking facility
- Easier navigation for visitors
- Current occupancy information throughout the parking facility
- Current and historical occupancy data for the operator
