Parking In Motion (PIM) was a parking technology company based in Santa Monica, California. Parking In Motion was founded by Sam Friedman (CEO) and Alexander Israel (COO) in 2008.
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| URL | parkinginmotion.com |
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| Launched | 2008 |
| Current status | Online |
PIM was a provider of dynamic and real time parking data,[1] which holds partnerships with app developers, map makers, and GPS navigation companies. PIM operates a database containing over 20,000 public parking lots[1][2][3] in over 300 cities.[2][3] These lots cover the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.[2][3]
iPhone App edit
PIM's consumer product is an iPhone app, released on April 14, 2011.[5] It allows users to access the PIM database mobily as well as reserve and prepay for parking through affiliates.[6][7][8]
QR Code edit
In May 2011, Parking In Motion debuted its QR Code campaign at the International Parking Institute (IPI) conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in its effort to "make parking fun".[9] The campaign utilizes Mobile tagging to try to encourage drivers to use PIM's services and associated lots.
References edit
- ^ a b "ParkMe – Home of the official Park Me parking app". Parkinginmotion.com. 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ a b c Needleman, Rafe (2011-04-02). "Tiny start-up tackles big driving hassle: Parking | Rafe's Radar - CNET News". News.cnet.com. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ a b c Travel Contributors (2011-05-05). "Parking Made Easy With Parking In Motion iPhone App". Business Insider. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "App Store - ParkMe - Find the Closest and Cheapest Parking Anywhere, Park Me". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ^ "The PIM Blog » Parking In Motion iPhone App Launch". Blog.parkinginmotion.com. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ "Find and Reserve Parking In Real Time For Free With Parking In Motion on iPhone « lalawag". Lalawag.com. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ Bleiberg, Erika (2011-06-07). "Montclair's "Smart" Parking is Fully Operational - Baristanet | Baristanet". Baristanet.com. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- ^ Gardner, Terry (2011-06-26). "Apps for the road - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
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