Paid parking lot run by cameras in Sharjah
sharjah — The Sharjah Municipality opened its first smart payand-park lot using clean energy in Al Majaz on Thursday.
Thabet Salem Al Tarifi, DirectorGeneral of the municipality, said that the new parking lot offers multiple payment options to motorists. Customers can either subscribe to a daily, weekly or monthly package, or pay as they park.
At the lot, a camera reads the vehicle number plate and opens the gate automatically. While exiting, if the driver has subscribed to a plan, the smart camera opens the gate automatically. If he/she does not have a subscription, the driver gets a prompt about the number of hours he/she has spent at the lot and the amount payable. The driver can pay through an operator or smart devices in the yard. Payments can also be made through a special app.
Ali Ahmed Abu Ghazin, director of the Public Parking Department, said the parking lot can be operated without human intervention. There are surveillance cameras available around the clock and other cameras to read vehicle number plates. The smart parking lot also provides vehicle wash service in an environmentfriendly manner.
Al Tarifi said the project is aimed at coping with increasing number of residents and visitors as Sharjah is considered as an ideal destination that attracts investors, residents and visitors. The municipality is keen to provide these services in a smart way that accompanies this development and reflects its plans and strategy in the digital transformation of all its services.
Abu Ghazin said that in the future, smart parking lots will have special spaces for charging electric cars and a parking reservation system through the app.