WeSmartPark
Finding parking in big cities like Barcelona is not an easy task. And it is that, despite the existence of a large number of places available, their commercialization and occupation is not very agile, preventing the use of efficient of them. Something that the creators of WeSmartPark have thought of, a Spanish service that has been running for six months trying my luck in the Catalan capital and that allows us to avoid many headaches when it comes to finding parkingAll this in an intelligent and efficient way.
This is a service in charge of managing parking spaces intelligently to take advantage of their use. In this way, the user only has to register and search for a place to park near your destiny. Question that you can do through the official page of WeSmartPark or, more comfortably and from anywhere thanks to the application of the same name. Everything to avoid wasting time and money wandering around until you find a place. We explain how to use the service below.
The first thing to do is take into account that, for the moment, the service is only available in Barcelona, where manages more than 1.500 spaces in 30 car parks in Barcelona. Thus, all you have to do is register through the website as a user. A process that takes several minutes and the need to enter data such as email or mobile number. Useful questions for functions such as being warned at the terminal 15 minutes before of the end of the time of the space used. It is also necessary to include data such as the DNI or the number plate among other issues. In addition, during this process it is possible to establish a balance to spend later in a comfortable way as the service is used. Once the process is finished, it is possible to use the service and the application.
The only remaining requirement is to receive a smart sticker to stick on the window of the vehicle. It is a kind of card similar to the one used at tolls to gain direct access to the car parks subscribed to the WeSmartPark serviceThus, all that remains is to search for a parking space from the application where it is needed.
To do this, simply start the application and enter the user data. Here it is possible to use the first icon to find nearby car parks to the current location of the user where to park. Although, if you are careful, you can reserve a place in advance thanks to the second button. Here you just have to search for the closest car park to a given street and set the time of entry and exit. Once found, all that remains is to make the reservation and use the space as normal. All this being guided so as not to make the wrong place and receiving notifications on the mobile in case any problem occurs.
The good thing about the WeSmartPark service is that its system allows more efficient use of parking spaces in hotels and establishments.Something that, with the appropriate commercial agreements, offers the user a service that is cheaper and more comfortable than the usual, being able to save 52 percent according to those responsible. A system that by the end of the year aims to reach 10.000 parking spaces in 70 car parks throughout Barcelona , expanding its business to Madrid next year 2014.
In short, a curious system that can attract the attention of many users. Even more so with the current promotion that allows you to park free every Thursday until December The application can now be downloaded for both iPhone as for Android (requires Adobe Air download for your operation) completely free through App Store and Google Play
