What is smart parking?

Smart parking is parking managed with real-time data. Sensors report whether each space is free, and software uses that data to guide drivers, manage permits and payments, target enforcement and plan capacity.

How does a smart parking system work?

A sensor in each bay detects the vehicle and reports free or occupied over a mobile IoT network. The platform aggregates every space into live maps and dashboards, and the same data drives guidance, enforcement, pricing and planning.

How accurate are smart parking sensors?

Fleximodo’s sensors detect occupancy at 99.96% accuracy, measured across more than 71,000 sensors in live deployments, using a magnetometer combined with a nano-radar.

Do smart parking sensors need gateways?

In most countries, no. Fleximodo sensors run on existing NB-IoT and LTE-M mobile networks, so there is no separate gateway to install or maintain.

Is smart parking GDPR-friendly?

Yes. Fleximodo sensors record whether a space holds a vehicle, not who the driver is. There are no cameras or license plates at the bay, so there is no personal data to process.

How much does a smart parking system cost?

Cost depends on the number of bays, the hardware mix and the services chosen. Because sensors use existing mobile networks in most countries, there is usually no gateway infrastructure to buy. Order a Demo-Kit to test on your site, or request a quote.

How long does the sensor battery last?

Up to 10 years, depending on traffic and reporting frequency.

Smart Parking Solutions: Sensors, Signage & Software

71,000+

sensors deployed globally

50+

countries

99.96 %

detection accuracy

10-year

sensor battery life

Parking Managed with Live Data, Not Estimates

Smart parking is parking managed with real-time data. Each space reports whether it is free, and that information reaches drivers, operators and city systems within seconds.

Without data

Drivers circle the block looking for a space
Occupancy estimated from occasional manual counts
Enforcement follows a patrol route, not the problem

Frustrated driver searching for a free parking space

With live data

Drivers go straight to a free space
Occupancy measured at every arrival and departure
Officers go where the problem actually is

Driver arriving at a free space in a car park with live occupancy signage

Estimates Give You One Number. Live Data Gives You the Day.

Arrivals per Hour

Fleximodo measured car arrivals per hour across a live on-street parking zone of 35 bays over 7 days in October 2026. Demand swung roughly 40-fold, from about 1 arrival per hour overnight to a midday peak near 53. A single daily average of about 31 arrivals per hour, which is all a manual count or payment report can produce, conceals both the quiet night and the midday peak that live sensor data makes visible.

Weekdays Spike

In the same 35-bay Fleximodo zone, weekday demand rises sharply from 07:00 with a commuter rush and reaches about 56 arrivals per hour, while weekend demand builds later in the morning and peaks lower, near 48 per hour around midday. Fixed tariffs and static signage treat both days the same; live per-bay occupancy data is what reveals that a weekday and a Sunday are different parking problems.

Four Parts, One Platform

A smart parking system combines hardware that measures each space with software that turns the data into decisions.

IoT Parking Sensors

Detect each vehicle with a magnetometer and a nano-radar, for 99.96% accuracy and a 10-year battery.

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Guidance Signage

Show live free-space counts at entrances, levels and streets so drivers stop circling.

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Digital Permits

Know who is entitled to park where, for residents, staff, visitors and accessible bays.

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Parking Software

Live maps, dashboards, enforcement, payments and analytics, with an open API.

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From the Bay to the Decision

A sensor detects the car, the data travels over a mobile network, the platform aggregates it, and the same data drives guidance, enforcement, pricing and planning.