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APT SkiData at Edinburgh airport

Parking technology specialist APT SkiData has won a significant new contract with Edinburgh Airport to replace the existing car parking technology infrastructure to manage and control the parking of more than 4,500 vehicles. The new system will make maximum use of the latest automatic number plate recognition and RFID technologies for speed and ease of access for visitors without sacrificing control.
June 25, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Parking technology specialist 1774 APT Skidata has won a significant new contract with Edinburgh Airport to replace the existing car parking technology infrastructure to manage and control the parking of more than 4,500 vehicles. The new system will make maximum use of the latest automatic number plate recognition and RFID technologies for speed and ease of access for visitors without sacrificing control.

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