AI-Based Mall Parking Occupancy Detection & Slot Availability Prediction

A computer vision-based system was implemented to automate the process of detecting parking occupancy in the mall and predicting the future availability of slots by using the existing CCTV feeds. Live dashboards, predictive analytics, and automatic alerts enhanced the traffic movement, minimized visitor waiting times, and updated the overall parking activities.
Customer
Retail Mall Operator
Country / Region
Austria
Industry
Retail
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Highlights

Real-time Occupancy Mapping
Predictive Availability Modeling
Automated Heavy Traffic Alerts
AI-agent Powered Dashboard
Client Requirements

Real-time Parking Visibility
A computerized system was needed that would examine live CCTV feeds and categorize between free and occupied parking spaces without having to add any more sensors or change the current structural planning.

Future Slot Availability Forecasting
A predictive model was necessary to predict future slot availability depending on the past vehicle trends, time of day trends, and behavioral traffic trends.

Centralized Parking Monitoring Dashboard
The integrated digital interface was to bring together data on occupancy, notifications, insights, and visual maps, which would enable operations teams to control the parking flow proactively and efficiently.

Challenges

Lack of Consistency in Occupancy Tracking

A delay in occupancy updates or inaccurate staff-managed tracking was a common case of manual counting and tracking. It affected the movement of visitors, and unnecessary congestion was experienced, particularly during peak periods.

Unoptimized CCTV Footage

The current CCTV streams were inappropriate to be directly analyzed because of a range of camera angles, lighting discrepancies, and image distortions, which had to be processed and enhanced before AI-focused detection became possible.

Unpredictable Visitor Traffic Patterns

Anything can happen at any time on the weekends, at festive events, and with special offers, thus preventing the available slots from being predicted and creating blind spots in operations and slow reaction time.

Decentralized Monitoring Screens

Different camera feeds on different screens would not give the staff an opportunity to check real-time occupancy or make timely decisions when there was overflowing traffic.

After Challenge - AI-Based Mall Parking Occupancy Detection & Slot Availability Prediction
After Challenge - AI-Based Mall Parking Occupancy Detection & Slot Availability Prediction
Solutions

AI-Detection Occupancy Deployment
An existing CCTV infrastructure was added with a YOLO-based vehicle detection model. Pipelines that were preprocessed in order to fix distortions and improve the quality of the frame were used to allow accurate real-time occupancy and free space classification.

Predictive Slot Availability Engine
It included a forecasting module that makes use of a time series and historical vehicle flow data. The predictive engine made an approximation of future slot availability, taking into consideration the pattern of entry or exit and repetition of traffic.

AI Dashboard and Unified Monitoring
A unified dashboard was also presented to offer real-time occupancy data, AI agent reports, notifications, and heat maps. The interface was also developed based on modular APIs and smoothly embedded into the current working workflow of the client.

Scalable System Architecture
A scalable architecture that uses containerized services was implemented so that it can easily be extended to new parking areas. Annual traffic load. Stability of the system at different loads was provided by load management mechanisms and microservice components.

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Technical Architecture
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COMPANY

Our client is a medium-sized shopping mall operator who has several highly trafficked retail real estate properties under their management in the area. Being highly digital in its modernization strategy, the organization is always interested in exploring ways to improve visitor experience, streamline their operations workflows, and decrease bottlenecks in the areas of high movement every day. They required an intelligent automated scheme that would help the staff to get accurate insights and predictive visibility.

Our parking operations have been brought to order through the solution. Real-time insights and predictive visibility have been observed to enhance the experience of peak-hour visitors significantly.

Conclusion

This was an effective way of modernizing the parking in the mall by overcoming manual procedures with electronic automation. The real-time detection, forecasting, and centralized monitoring ensured that there was smooth traffic flow and much easier visitor convenience. The experiment showed how computerized vision and predictive analytics can be used to improve the conventional parking setting without extra investments in the hardware.

Benefits
  • Accurate occupancy monitoring in all the patrolled parking areas.
  • Shorter waiting period and free movement of vehicles within the parking areas.
  • Automated alerts and analytics are more effective tools used by operational teams to manage traffic.
  • Expanding in the future is assisted by adaptable architecture and modular implementation.

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