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How Sensor Technology Helps Park Managers

June 28, 2021 • Parking Logix

How can the internet of things help parks maximize resources? Join us as we interview Chip McClelland of See Insights and learn how sensor technology is helping parks manage visitors and the visitor experience. If you’re wondering how to harness parking and sensor technology to enhance your park, this episode’s for you.

Summary:

Guest details:

Chip McClelland, founder of See Insights LLC and outdoor enthusiast

https://twitter.com/chipmc86

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chipmc/

Topics Discussed:

• Sensor technology

• Automated parking sensors

• Park parking

• Park visitor experience

• Park visitation

• Park management

• Outdoor IoT

• Park monitoring

• Smart Park maintenance

• Smart parks

• Smart parking

• Parking guidance

• Parking Counting

• Automated visitor management system

Notable Quotes:

“Collecting those counts was a very manual process. In the past, the park ranger had to drive miles

round trip.”

“We started to work..{to}.. give them better insights into the visitation of the park and… better tools to

track and report that.”

“People have turned to enjoying the outdoors… and we have the park visitation data to prove it.”

“We can give great insights into the visitation and the parks….that helps the public plan their visits.”

“We’ve been going in and adding modern IoT smarts to existing infrastructure. This gives the park the best of both worlds.”

“When we talk about the world of IoT inside of parks, it may be the first conversation that you’d be having of an IoT inside of parks.”

“That investment in a visitor management system continues to pay dividends in reduced IT, staff, and labor.”

“You free those {maintenance} funds up and now you can invest in the park itself, right now… You’re taking money and building a new trailhead…or platform for observation. Things the public is really going to enjoy.”