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Guiding Principles forElectronic Payment Systems (EPS) In ParkingThese Guiding Principles have been developed to help guide the Parking industry as it continues to see rapid growth in the area of electronic payment system deployment for on-street, off-street, and garage parking systems. This includes the usage of smart cards, transponders, cellular based payment schemes, and several other strategies. Because of this rapid growth, system interoperability becomes a larger and larger issue that must be addressed. The International Parking Institute (IPI), representing public and private operators of parking systems across the country charged their EPS committee with developing guiding principles to guide the parking industry. E-Squared Engineering is currently under contract with IPI to obtain nationwide consensus by conducting forums at state and regional parking association conferences across the country. The principles that we (the IPI EPS Committee) have developed are listed below in their entirety. E-Squared Engineering -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
International
Parking Institute These guiding principles have been developed to
provide guidance to parking industry stakeholders as they develop and deploy
electronic payment systems (EPS) that will increase operating efficiencies and
offer greater convenience for the public. Electronic
payment system technologies include but are not limited to smart cards
applications (including both contact and contactless technologies), automatic
vehicle identification transponders, cellular communication systems, and the
Internet. The International Parking Institute (IPI) realizes
the importance of achieving both regional and national interoperability and also
understands that some level of deployment ‘migration’ must occur before
interoperability is achieved. It is
with these two facts in mind that the guiding principles have been produced.
The ultimate purpose of these principles is for the implementers of EPS
technology to measure technology design and purchase decisions against these
guiding principles. Nationwide
adherence to these guiding principles for EPS in parking will reduce overall
technology costs, increase convenience for the public, and ultimately optimize
market penetration. EPS Guiding Principles for Parking
General ·
Investment and participation in EPS for parking is
voluntary. ·
EPS parking applications provide system security and
payment integrity. ·
EPS parking applications have the potential to expand
without compromising security. ·
EPS parking applications have the capability to integrate
with existing information and payment systems. ·
EPS parking applications have the capability to
accurately audit transactions. ·
EPS parking applications have certified clearinghouse
interface capability. ·
The parking industry implements interoperable EPS systems
throughout North America. Smart
Card Technology ·
EPS smart card parking applications have the flexibility
to support industry standards for multiple smart card schemes. ·
EPS smart card parking applications support on- and
off-street parking devices and operations. ·
EPS smart card parking applications support multiple card
issuers. Privacy ·
EPS parking applications provide reasonable expectation
of privacy regarding access to and use of personal information.
The parties must be reasonable in collecting data and protecting the
confidentiality of that data. ·
EPS parking application data access shall be controlled
and tracked; civil and criminal sanctions should be imposed for improper access,
manipulation, or disclosure, as well as for knowledge of such actions by others.
Interoperability ·
End users may obtain an EPS device from the operating
agency or a compatible EPS device from an independent equipment vendor of the
end user’s choice. ·
Parking agencies shall work to establish business
interoperability agreements among parking programs. .·
The United States parking community works with the
parking communities in Canada and Mexico to implement interoperable EPS systems
throughout North America. ·
The parking industry works to ensure that EPS systems for
parking, where appropriate, are interoperable with other transportation related
EPS systems (e.g., electronic toll systems, transit fare collection, etc.) that
are in compliance with the National ITS Architecture. ·
The parking industry works to ensure that EPS systems for
parking, where appropriate, are interoperable with other electronic
systems to encourage multi-functionality (e.g., retail applications,
identification/access systems, campus cards, etc.).
Standards · The parking industry endorses the use of open standards and interoperability between systems in EPS parking applications. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you have any questions concerning these guiding principles, send us an email. If we can’t answer your questions, we’ll tell you who can. (see the home page for contact information) |
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