RFID-Enabled Parking Garage Access

By VUANCE

In April of 2008 leading building developers implemented VUANCE's AAID Ultra Long Range RFID solution, in order to provide cost-effective parking services and generate additional revenues.

AAID's programmable tags communicate with long-range RFID readers to identify the presence, and location of vehicles, assets, personnel and alarm triggered events in fleet management, parking areas, airports, gated communities, and asset management applications.

One of the installations using AAID's solutions is The Madison Mark, a luxurious classically designed apartment building in Madison, WI. Recognizing that its underground garage is both a tenant service and a revenue source, the developers implemented a hands-free solution in which AAID's identification tags and readers grant or deny vehicles access to the garage as they approach the entrance. In addition, other surveillance controls, such as digital video, are incorporated into the system in order to track vehicles and individuals once in the garage. AAID's solution provides convenience and security to the end-user. By restricting access to parking stalls that have a past due balance, AAID's solution also increases the gross revenue that the developer can collect on time and with fewer management-related costs.