Swarco advanced parking guidance system now open at Houston Hobby Airport

Swarco Traffic Americas’ advanced parking guidance system (PGS) partially opened at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas in time for the 2015 holiday season. Construction of the new multilevel garage, which began in 2014, was accelerated at the request of Houston Airport Systems to open 600 parking spaces in the new garage before the 2015 Thanksgiving holiday. Swarco collaborated with SpawGlass Contractors, the general contractor, to achieve this aggressive schedule. The PGS employs single spa
November 27, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
6340 Swarco Traffic Americas’ advanced parking guidance system (PGS) partially opened at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, Texas in time for the 2015 holiday season.

Construction of the new multilevel garage, which began in 2014, was accelerated at the request of Houston Airport Systems to open 600 parking spaces in the new garage before the 2015 Thanksgiving holiday. Swarco collaborated with SpawGlass Contractors, the general contractor, to achieve this aggressive schedule.

The PGS employs single space sensors in conjunction with indoor/outdoor LED variable message signs (VMS) to detect, report and display available parking information in real time.

Over 4500 state-of-the-art ultrasonic sensors installed over each space detect vehicles as they park. These sensors then report individual occupancy status to a companion LED space indicator light that illuminates red when the space is occupied or green when vacant.

More than 100 VMS use the space counts collected from these sensors to report parking availability to the drivers both as they approach the garage and once inside the building. To park more quickly and efficiently, drivers simply ‘drive for the green light’, saving time as well as reducing stress and carbon emissions.
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