The PARKGURU team won the 6th prize, among 36 contestants for its innovative idea, at the recent Hackathon #Smartcity organized by KEDE on May 13-15.

PARKGURU participated with five members of the Research and Development Division and created a prototype application that allows Municipalities to make available all their information, on the City’s controlled parking areas, and to connect with service providers that develop applications aimed at citizens seeking to park their vehicles.

Through the “Smart On Street Parking” platform, Municipalities can share their parking zones and costs for their Municipality, while Service Providers and developers can access this data in the parking applications they provide to drivers.

At the same time of developing the Cloud platform, the PARKGURU team developed 2 Mobile Apps, one for the user (vehicle driver who wants to park) and one for the parking controller.

Yannis Zarifis, leader of the hackathon team and PARKGURU’s Application Development Manager, said: “We are proud for the award PARKGURU received  at this Hackathon. The volume of work completed by our team within two days was huge, but today Municipalities have access to source code that is available, works and can be used  to create innovative parking services for their citizens“.

“We would like to warmly congratulate our team for the award and for the smooth implementation of the innovative idea of ​​Smart On Street Parking. It is worth mentioning that our team has delivered a functional open source code, thus contributing to the idea of ​​Hackathon #Smartcity and the interest of Municipalities“, said Yannis Rampos COO of the company.

 

 

About PARKGURU

PARKURU Ltd (https://parkguru.com), is a new dynamic company with passion for technology and customer. Its team of more than 30 people has accumulated experience in the field of mobile cloud technology and parking.

PARKGURU offers the most advanced parking service in the world today, approaching both the customer guide and the owner of the parking spaces in a way that improves the results for both.

PARKGURU’s goal is international development, for which it has already set a strong foundation with the application to present today detailed information on millions of parking spaces located in Europe and North America.

parkguru.com

Athens, May 12, 2017

About PARKGURU

PARKURU Ltd (https://parkguru.com) is a young, innovative company driven by the passion for technology and customer satisfaction. Its team of more than 30 people has accumulated experience in the field of mobile cloud technology and parking.

PARKGURU offers the most advanced omni-channel Park-Booking service in the world today, approaching both the driver and the parking operator needs.

PARKGURU’s goal is international growth, for which it has already set a strong foundation, with the application offering today detailed information on millions of parking spaces located in Europe and North America.

Athens 4 May 2017

During the Mobile Connected World Conference 2017 and more particularly in the Mobile & Apps Awards section, PARKGURU was awarded the “App of the Year” for its innovation and completeness.

The award was received by Mr. Yannis Ramphos, COO of the company, who said: “Today’s award honors and strengthens our commitment to solving the big problem of parking. PARKGURU’s team mission is focused on improving drivers’ daily lives by saving time while reducing parking costs. Through the PARKGURU App, as well as the other tools we provide to our partners (garage owners, municipalities, etc.), we enhance their ability to cover unallocated parking spaces by increasing their revenue while helping cities reduce congestion and air pollution”.

PARKGURU solves a chronic problem that exists in most cities, including Athens. It ensures drivers will always be able to park their car at the best prices.

Using the app is very simple. Drivers download the application to their mobile, enter their destination and PARKGURU displays available parking spaces and their cost. The driver can pay through the application by using a credit card or cash at the parking station upon his departure.

PARKGURU is a “smart” application that is constantly learning from the use of drivers. Combined with Artificial Intelligence and information from other sources (eg weather, holidays, etc.), the App is able to suggest the best place to park their car.

The app is available for free, via Apple AppStore for iPhone and Google PlayStore for Android devices.

 

About PARKGURU

PARKURU Ltd is a young, innovative company driven by the passion for technology and customer satisfaction. Its team of more than 30 people has accumulated experience in the field of mobile cloud technology and parking.

PARKGURU offers the most advanced omni-channel Park-Booking service in the world today, approaching both the driver and the parking operator needs.

PARKGURU’s goal is international growth, for which it has already set a strong foundation, with the application offering today detailed information on millions of parking spaces located in Europe and North America.

 

PARKGURU is participating at the 7^th Mobile Connected World Conference 2017 (www.mwc.gr) which is taking place in Athens Divani Caravel Hotel on Thursday May 4^th with main topic «Mobile Now: Living the day, the Smart Connected Way!».

PARKGURU Team will be in stand #9 to demonstrate the advantages and the abilities of the PARKGURU Service and App, which provide online park booking service for users, parking operators, affiliates, control officers, etc

Mobile Connected World Conference attendees are executives from the Telecommunication and Information Technology market, mobile device manufacturers, technology and wireless infrastructure, business software development companies, financial institutions, technology-oriented investors, web and app developers, academics and representatives of young entrepreneurs.

If you would like to join us, download the invitation here.