No Parking zone finder

Orange groupJohn ElyCs major

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Outline

Introduction Problem Customers Solution Advantages Disadvantages Competition Conclusion

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PARKING TICKETS

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Ticket prices range from $15 to $250

Late fee can be as much as $50

Tickets can be multi issued

You can have a warrant issued for lack of payment

Ticket crazyBoston is expected

to make $13 million in 2008

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96,739 Tickets issued per year in Lawrence Massachusetts alone generating $290,000http://www2.ljworld.com

http://wbztv.com

Ticket crazy cont.

New York has issues nearly 10 million tickets and collected nearly one billion dollars

http://www.parkingpal.com/

In New York traffic enforcement officers have hired 40% more in the last five years

http://gothamist.com

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CustomersGPS providers

The driver Commercial Residential

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Personal no parking zone detector

A GPS or Smartphone with GPS software to run application on

device

Database to be cross-referenced with GPS device

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Advantages

Having a no parking zone be identified

Avoiding tickets

Faster parking

Easing the stress of commuting

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Short fallings

Device will not know if you are allowed to park in residential no-parking zone

Program requires device to run

Can not account for construction or event no parking zones

All phones may not be compatible

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Competition

none

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Conclusion

Not getting tickets is good for the commuter

Only software is needed to add to existing devices

Everyone gets tickets

Tickets are a huge expense

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Questions?

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