Technology. Geneva start-up a carol a unique concept: the rental of private parking places on time, managed by SMS.
No need patience to find a parking space in the city of Geneva. A single SMS can find a free slot, but also to pay for parking. Like a virtual parking meter, the system Sparkou launched by a young graduate from EPFL, allows motorists to take over one or more hours of private spaces as their owners do not use at certain times of the day.
A detour on www.sparkou.com enough to understand the functioning of the device. Holders (owners or tenants) of a parking space can save it online for free, by registering the rental price of their choice and schedule availability. "The price should be between 0.30 fr. and 5 francs an hour, says Alec Avedisyan, creator of the concept. We also advise owners of the site after about half an hour's margin indicate the times when their site is free. "Sparkou A logo with the code of the place must also be printed and displayed vicinity of the site available, for example against a wall or pole.
For its part, the user is also part of the site, allowing it to open an account that will credit the amount he wants. "When he sees a place Sparkou, he can take without forgetting to send a text message, no surcharge, to signal its arrival time. Our device responds by reminding her hourly rate and time to which he must free the place later. Upon leaving, another SMS stops the meter and the amount payable is debited from the account. "If a motorist can not find location Sparkou, he can write a message with where it is and, instantly, the address of the nearest vacancies are sent back.
Keywords: Park, rental , sms, texto , EPFL,
Source: Weekly By Melinda Marchese
http://www. hebdo.ch/Edition/2008-51/Actuels/societe/se_parquer_par_sms.htm
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