christopher bahm eric castillo mitch malone meagan orillion ipark
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Christopher Bahm
Eric Castillo
Mitch Malone
Meagan Orillion
iPark
Problem: On-Campus Parking
CEBA Parking Lot
Current Methods Students spend time
“parking lot stalking” other students to find a spot.Time ConsumingStressful
May spend time looking for a parking spot in a lot that is completely full
Current Methods The most hi-tech
parkers may rely on tweets from the parking officeUnreliable Inaccurate within an
hour
The Solution: iPark App
iPark will track parking spots on campus and provide students with the ability to quickly and easily find parking on campus at a location convenient for them.
Target Audience
The system is mainly targeted to LSU students, faculty, and staff, but will be available to the public to use for sporting events as well as other events and activities on campus.
Smartphone App
iPhone Android
How it will work Sensors will be
located on each student parking spot on campus.
When the user opens the app they can select: The parking lot they
would like to park in A building they would
like to park near.
How it will work A computer
generated image of the parking lot will appear with each spot color coded for filled or vacant
Use Case Diagram
Level 0 DFD
Parking with App
Benefits:Quickly and easily find parkingReduced commute timeLess stress
Similar Systems
Competitive Advantage
iPark comes equipped with a hands-free voice activated virtual assistant to find them a parking spot.
For example, by saying, “Find me a parking spot in the CEBA lot,” the virtual assistant will find a spot nearby and give turn by turn directions and show it on the map.
Competitive Advantage
Simple SystemReduces Routine MaintenanceReduces day to day problems
Long Battery Life of SensorsBatteries last 10+ years
Financing
$5 per semester increase to parking fee. $1.99 one time cost to purchase the app.
$200,000 per year in revenue from parking fees.
$5,000 per year from new app purchases.
Questions, Comments, Concerns?
Christopher Bahm: [email protected] Eric Castillo: [email protected] Mitch Malone: [email protected] Meagan Orillion: [email protected]