Patrick Waweru, a computer student at the University of Nairobi, has developed a system to map and monitor parking lots which informs motorists about the availability of parking space in the city.
He said the system uses sensors placed on the streets to detect if a vehicle is parked in a particular area.
“There will be geomagnetic sensors installed underground on the streets and detect earth’s magnetic fields. When a vehicle comes, it will disrupt the field and the sensor will detect and send information to our server,” he said.
According to him, the information will be displayed in form of a map that can be searched on a browser, just like Google maps, using a mobile phone or a tablet.
“You simply use your smartphone to search, say Kenyatta Street. It will show you empty parking lots,” he said.
