Urbanization has brought about sporadic growth and concentration of individual in high ranking environments. Sometimes it feels like the world was probably not ready for this boom in commercial and industrial activities. Imagine having to spend hours on the road in search of a place to park your vehicle; having to bear the traffic, lose more time and money on fuel, bear the stress and witness the frequent conflicts that happen on the road probably as a result of bad driving judgment or already flared up temper. As a motorist its quite herculean but this is the life we have been forced to leave due to improper planning of towns and countries. In developing countries its even worse, finding one's way around is hellish, the more developed towns are prowl to heavy traffic activity and a lack of knowledge of the terrain may see you driving around the town for hours in search of packing spot all to no avail. This excess driving around or time spent on traffic also increases the carbon emission in the environment which is detrimental to the atmosphere. Even in developed nations where parking reservation services are available, it is often limited, outdated, off the grid, inconvenient and most times overpaid for.
Introducing Parksen
Parksen is a green smart and connected city platform which aims to solve the problems rapid urbanization has brought (congestion and traffic) starting from the parking and transportation industry by implementing diverse technologies namely blockchain, Internet of things (IoT) device and smart cars technology. In order to achieve this Parksen platform hopes to create an ecosystem consisting of drivers, parking spot owners, parking app providers, software and hardware providers, and app developers. The Parksen parking initiative will also boast of real-time information on traffic situations, congestion and guidance system to aid easy navigation to parking spots. The platform also seeks to register available parking space, locate and map out data regarding parking spots.
Core Features of Parksen
- Parksen parking app and cloud: The parksen app makes it easy to locate the nearest parking spot and make swift reservation and by virtue of the cloud storage it guarantees real-time information on parking possibilities. The parksen app also has can predict/analyze based on available data and give insights on how to optimize parking space. There is also monitoring capacity for all smart devices, sensors and parking machines owned by park owners. Parksen cloud allows easy access to parksen service, ensure consistency and on the go update of information.
- Parksen incorporation of smart, IoT and green devices: The race for smarter technology that bought improve efficiency and reduce carbon emission has begun and the Parksen platform is at the forefront of it by encouraging members of its ecosystem to get green, smart device for their packing spot and garage from partnering companies and get rewarded with the PARQ token after connecting this device to their platform profile.
- Blockchain support: Blockchain technology is implemented on the Parksen platform in the form of the Ethereum blockchain and IOTA tangle. Ethereum blockchain smart contracts will be used for automation of agreement between stakeholders on the Parksen platform; this smart contract will consist of the price list of parking spots on the platform. IOTA tangle was implemented because of its ability to handle large stream of transaction, scalability and feeless transaction settlement layer. The IOTA Tangle will be immense in its ability to power machines and humans alike and this will aid the network of IoT devices for the smart and connected city platform that will be powered by Parksen in the nearest future.
- Parksen token (PARQ): PARQ token is the utility token of the Parksen platform and it will be issued on the erc-20 standard of the ethereum blockchain with a maximum supply of 1 billion PARQ token. PARQ will grant privileges/utilities to different stakeholders on the platform and these services will include: payment for parking spots, purchase of hardware and software, reward for acquiring smart device and IoT devices, and reward for renting spots to commuters. The PARQ token is currently available for sale via an initial coin offering and PayPal, credit cards and cryptocurrencies such as ETH, BTC.
Conclusion
The Parksen project is a revolutionary implementation of blockchain technology in solving some of the problems of urbanization that has not received a lasting solution even with the advent of technology. Though Parksen has startup from Netherland, the platform outreach will definitely spread across Europe and into other continents in the nearest future.
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