Software:Parking In Motion

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Short description: Parking technology company


Parking In Motion (PIM)
Parkinginmotion logo.png
Websiteparkinginmotion.com
Launched2008
Current statusOnline

Parking In Motion (PIM) was a parking technology company based in Santa Monica, California. Parking In Motion was founded by Sam Friedman (CEO) and Alexander Israel (COO) in 2008.

PIM was a provider of dynamic and real time parking data,[1] which holds partnerships with app developers, map makers, and GPS navigation companies. PIM operates a database containing over 20,000 public parking lots[1][2][3] in over 300 cities.[2][3] These lots cover the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.[2][3]

iPhone App

Parking In Motion iPhone App
P.I.M. iPhone App[4]

PIM's consumer product is an iPhone app, released on April 14, 2011.[5] It allows users to access the PIM database mobily as well as reserve and prepay for parking through affiliates.[6][7][8]

QR Code

In May 2011, Parking In Motion debuted its QR Code campaign at the International Parking Institute (IPI) conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in its effort to "make parking fun".[9] The campaign utilizes Mobile tagging to try to encourage drivers to use PIM's services and associated lots.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "ParkMe – Home of the official Park Me parking app". Parkinginmotion.com. 2011-09-28. http://www.parkinginmotion.com. Retrieved 2012-06-05. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Needleman, Rafe (2011-04-02). "Tiny start-up tackles big driving hassle: Parking | Rafe's Radar - CNET News". News.cnet.com. http://news.cnet.com/8301-19882_3-20049889-250.html. Retrieved 2012-06-05. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Travel Contributors (2011-05-05). "Parking Made Easy With Parking In Motion iPhone App". Business Insider. http://www.businessinsider.com/parking-made-easy-with-parking-in-motion-iphone-app-2011-5. Retrieved 2012-06-05. 
  4. "App Store - ParkMe - Find the Closest and Cheapest Parking Anywhere, Park Me". Itunes.apple.com. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pim/id417605484?mt=8. Retrieved 2012-06-16. 
  5. "The PIM Blog » Parking In Motion iPhone App Launch". Blog.parkinginmotion.com. http://blog.parkinginmotion.com/2011/04/14/parking-in-motion-iphone-app-launch/. Retrieved 2012-06-05. 
  6. "Find and Reserve Parking In Real Time For Free With Parking In Motion on iPhone « lalawag". Lalawag.com. 2011-02-08. http://lalawag.com/2011/02/08/find-and-reserve-parking-in-real-time-for-free-with-parking-in-motion-on-iphone/. Retrieved 2012-06-05. 
  7. Bleiberg, Erika (2011-06-07). "Montclair's "Smart" Parking is Fully Operational - Baristanet | Baristanet". Baristanet.com. http://www.baristanet.com/2011/06/montclairs-smart-parking-is-fully-operational/. Retrieved 2012-06-05. 
  8. Gardner, Terry (2011-06-26). "Apps for the road - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/26/travel/la-tr-roadtripapps-20110626. Retrieved 2012-06-05. 
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