Milestone App - Parking Spotter

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Feb 06, 2017

Is there on-street parking open near your next service call? Milestone kickstarter entrant "Parking Spotter" hopes to answer that question, and win the MIPS developer contest.

The developer of Parking Spotter provided insight on the application, and plans to capitalize on the parking market with the Milestone-based solution.

In this report, we have details on our conversation, and analyze how the app will fit in the competitive market for parking management.

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***** ********* ******** ** ********** *** *********** *** **** ******** defining **** ******* ***** ** ******* * ****** ***, ******* to ***** ***** ********* **************.

Customer ********

*** ********** *** **** ********* *** *** ******* ** ********** like **** ***** ** **** ****** *****, *** *** **** get ****** *** ****** **** ** **** ***** ********** *** vehicles ****** *** **** ** * ***** ********.

End **** ********

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Revenue ***** *** *** *******

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Compared ** *********** *******

***** *** ******** ********* ******* ******** ******* ********* *** ******* management, **** ** ***** **** * ***** ******* ****. **** examples *******:

  • ****** **********, ** ************* "*********** ************** *******" ********, *********** ** ******* and ******* ********** ********, ********* ******* *** ******* **********.
  • **********, ****** $*** **** *** ******** ** ****** **********.
  • ********-********** ********** ****** *********** ** * ******-***** ******* ********** ******.

**** ** ***** ******* *** ********* *******, ****** ******** ** the ********, ** ***** **** ******* ****, ********* ** *** application. **** ***** ** ******** ******** ** *** ******, *** with ****** ************ *** ********* *****.

Challenges *** ******* *******

***** **** *********** ***********, * ***** ********* *** ** ** the ******** ** ********* ******** ******* *** ******* ***** **********. Users *** **** **** ***** ******* *** ***** ** ***** areas *** ***** ** ****** ********** ** *** ******, ** may **** ******* **** ***** ***** ****** ** *** **** adequate ********. ********* **** ***** ******* ********* ********** *******, ***** not **** **** *** ***** ********** **** ******** ************, ***** also ******* ********** ********* ********, **** ** ****** **** ** be **** *** ******* **********.

Opportunities *** ******* *******

***** ********* ******** ******** ** ***** ***** *** ** * challenge, ******** *** ***** **** ******* *****, ******* *******, ** special-access ******* *** ** **** *********. ******* ******* ***** ****** security *********** ** ***** ******** ******** ** ***** *****, ******** on *** ** * ********, *********, **** **** *** ******* comfortable ****, ****** ** ****** *** *********** *** ** *** offer ******* ********* ** **** ** ***** ******** ** **** segment.

Comments (13)

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | 02/06/17 05:06pm

***** * ****** ******** ******** ** ****...********* *******

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Jon Dillabaugh

Pro Focus LLC | In reply to John Bazyk | 02/06/17 07:22pm

******** **** ** ** **

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Jon Dillabaugh | 02/07/17 12:06am

*** ******* ***** ** **** *** ******* *** ****** ********* from * ********** ********** ** *** **** *** **** ** this ***.

*** ***** ******* *** ** ******* ** ******* ********** *** is *** ** ******** **** ********* ** ** ****** ** or **** ** ******** *** **** *** **** ****.

****** ******** ***** *** **** ** **********, **** ** **** something ******* ** *** **** *** ** **** **** ******* Milestone ******* (**** **** ****** ****) *** *** ******** ** videos ** ****** **** *** *** *********.

Cullen Brannan

02/07/17 12:18am

* ** **** ******* *** ******* ** **-******* ** *** like **** **** ********* *********. **** *** ** **** * parking *** **** *** **** ****** *** **** *** *** areas ** *** ******* *** **** *** ****** ** *** working *********. ****** *** **** ***** * *** ** *** security ******* *** **** ***** **** ** ***** ****.

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | 02/07/17 12:50am

****, * ********* *** *** ***** **** **** ******. * don't ***** **** *** **** ** ********* ****** **'* ***** integrated **** ****** ****, ***** **** *** ***** *** **** that ***** **** *************** ************* ** **** ***** *** *******. Lets *** *'* ***** ** *** *** ****** ***** ***** restaurant ** **** *** *** *** **********, **** **** **** if * **** ******* *** ** ***** ** * ***** when * **** **. **** *** **** *** **** *** integrated **** ***** **** ***. **'* ********.

***** *** * ****** ** ********* ***** **** ********* ******* on ****. * *** ***** ***** ** ******* ***** **** popular ** *** ****** **** *** ***** ******* ** ***** and ** ******* *** *** ****.

**** ******* *** ****** ** ***** * ******* **** *** road, **** ** ********* *******, *** *** ** *** **** parking *** ****** ** ****** *******. **** **** ******* **** camera *******.

Radu Vadeanu

02/07/17 09:38am

*************** ******! **** ****.

Ovidiu Ciurte

In reply to Radu Vadeanu | 02/09/17 01:43pm

***** *** ****.

Jorrit Verhoeven

In reply to Ovidiu Ciurte | 02/23/17 09:22am

***** **** ***** :)
*** ***'* ***** ***** *** ********* **** *** ***** *****.

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Brandon Knutson

02/07/17 04:17pm

* *** *** ***** ** **** ****** ************* ******* *** VACANCY / ** ******* **** ** *** ******* ***'* *****.

* ***'* **** ** *** ******* ****** *** ***** ***** operators ** ** *********** ** ******* :)

Ovidiu Ciurte

In reply to Brandon Knutson | 02/09/17 01:26pm

******* ******* **** ** **** ** ********* **** ******* ***** systems ******* ***, ** *** ** **** ** **** ** update * ******* / ** ******* **** ** *** ********.

****, ******* ******* **** *** **** * *** *** **** Spot ************ ******, *** **** **** ****** ** ********* **** and *** *** **** ***** *** ** **. **, *** Smart ***** **** **** *** ** ********** **** ******* **** than ** ** ********** **** * *** ***. :)

Irina Manea

02/09/17 11:36am

**** **** ****** !!!

Ovidiu Ciurte

In reply to Irina Manea | 02/09/17 01:43pm

***** *** *****.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | 02/16/17 12:32pm

****** - ******* ******* *** *** *********** ***** ** **** 2017.

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