On January 15, 2020, the Guangdong Province Static Traffic Association held a press conference in Guangzhou to officially release the group standard “Technical Specification for Intelligent Management Systems of Parking Lots (Garages).”
Attending the press conference were Wu Kefei, Deputy Director of the Economic Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference; Li Zibiao, former Deputy Minister of the Publicity Department of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, former Party Secretary of the Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences, and Honorary President of the Guangdong Static Traffic Association; Wei Guangqi, Deputy Director of the Guangzhou Transportation Research Institute; Feng Yisheng, Secretary-General of the Guangzhou Parking Industry Association; Li Weixiong, Executive President of the Foshan Parking Industry Association; Li Yifu, Deputy Director of the R&D Department at Guangdong Anjubao Intelligent Control Systems Co., Ltd.; Lin Yishen, Founder and Product Director of Guangzhou Kapa Network Technology Co., Ltd.; Lin Shejin, Vice President of Guangzhou Yue Ting Network Technology Co., Ltd.; Wang Yingfeng, Chairman of Guangzhou Tianyan Internet Technology Co., Ltd.; Li Xujin, Chairman of Guangzhou Youwei Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.; Mo Songjian, Executive Director of Dongguan Static Traffic Investment Co., Ltd.; Wang Jianping, Deputy General Manager of Guangdong Chehaiyang Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd.; and Wen Jing, Marketing Director of Guangdong Zhongke Intelligent Blockchain Technology Co., Ltd.
Journalists from Xinhuanet, the Southern Daily, Xin Kuai Bao, Nanfang Net, China Business News, Guangdong Construction News, Sina Leju, NetEase Real Estate, Phoenix News Real Estate, and other media outlets attended the press conference.
Jiang Youqing, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the Guangdong Provincial Static Traffic Association, stated that, according to statistics from the Ministry of Public Security, China’s total vehicle stock reached 260 million in 2019, an increase of 21.22 million vehicles compared with 2018, representing a growth rate of 8.83%.
However, the development of new parking spaces has been slow, leading to a widening parking shortage; the mismatch between the number of vehicles and available parking spaces is the root cause of the parking crisis.
However, existing parking spaces are underutilized, with an average daily utilization rate of only about 30%, whereas the international benchmark stands at 80%.
To address the challenge of urban parking, the first step is to make better use of existing parking resources; leveraging smart technologies to boost the utilization rate of current parking spaces is an effective approach.
△ Jiang Youqing, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the Guangdong Provincial Static Traffic Association
In recent years, standardization efforts have received high priority from the CPC Central Committee and the State Council. The state encourages associations, chambers of commerce, federations, and other social organizations to coordinate with relevant market entities in jointly developing group standards that meet both market demands and the needs of innovation.
Against this backdrop, the Guangdong Provincial Static Traffic Association has spearheaded the development of the first industry‑specific group standard, “Technical Specification for Intelligent Management Systems of Parking Lots (Garages).”
It effectively fills the gap in technical specifications for intelligent parking management systems at the national, industry, and local standards levels.
△ Li Zibiao, former Deputy Minister of the Publicity Department of the CPC Guangdong Provincial Committee, former Party Secretary of the Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences, and Honorary President of the Guangdong Static Traffic Association.
Group standards are not only an important component of the standards system but also the most dynamic category, closely aligned with market needs.
The release of the “Technical Specification for Intelligent Parking Lot (Garage) Management Systems” helps elevate the level of intelligent technology and management in the parking industry, while also encouraging more companies to take the lead in developing standards. This, in turn, facilitates the rapid commercialization of intellectual property, reduces market‑entry costs, and promotes the healthy, standardized development of the static‑traffic sector centered on “smart parking.”
△ Wu Kefei, Deputy Director of the Economic Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference
Wu Kefei, deputy director of the Economic Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, stated that parking is both an urban infrastructure issue and a critical matter of public welfare.
Today, with the number of vehicles on the road steadily rising nationwide, parking shortages on major thoroughfares and in residential neighborhoods have become a widespread issue, making it imperative to urgently alleviate and resolve urban parking challenges.
Led by the Guangdong Provincial Static Traffic Association, research on intelligent parking management systems has resulted in the release of the “Technical Specification for Intelligent Parking Lot (Garage) Management Systems,” which has made significant contributions to alleviating parking difficulties and ultimately addressing this issue.
Developing standards is a highly significant and forward-looking endeavor. We hope that the release of this standard will help advance and accelerate the development of static transportation in Guangdong Province and across the country, thereby contributing to alleviating urban parking challenges.
△ Liang Saitan, expert on the standards drafting group and President of Guangdong CRRC Think Tank Group
At the scene, reporters learned that, regarding whether currently high‑profile concepts such as ETC and blockchain will be incorporated into the construction requirements of this group standard for parking‑lot management systems, Liang Saitan, an expert on the standards‑development team and president of Guangdong CRRC Think Tank Group, stated that, with the acceleration of ETC deployment under national policies, ETC is bound to become a mainstream solution in parking‑lot applications. Moreover, ETC technology has reached a relatively mature stage, and most parking‑lot equipment manufacturers have already integrated or are in the process of integrating ETC‑compatible devices and settlement systems. Consequently, the standard includes clear requirements for ETC‑based passage and payment.
Although the blockchain concept has been gradually adopted across multiple sectors, the industry currently lacks fully successful implementation cases, making it unsuitable for widespread deployment and thus not yet reflected in relevant standards.
We will closely monitor the development of blockchain technology and, once its application in parking‑lot scenarios has matured and been fully refined, we will promptly issue a revised version of the standard.
△ Wei Guangqi, Deputy Director of the Guangzhou Transportation Research Institute
At the same time, the release of this group standard will bring significant benefits to vehicle owners, parking‑lot operators, parking‑lot developers, and efforts to alleviate parking shortages.
For car owners, this offers the full convenience of advances in new technologies, including various cashless payment options, fast‑track passage, and the ability to plan trips in advance based on real-time parking information, thereby helping to alleviate parking difficulties to a certain extent.
For parking lot operators, this facilitates daily management and significantly enhances operational efficiency, enabling managers to effectively collect and analyze various operation‑related data, thereby supporting better management and decision‑making.
For parking‑lot developers, this standard can serve as a reference for equipment selection, construction, and regulatory oversight, thereby contributing to the industry’s sound development.
△ The press conference was chaired by Liu Lin, Executive Secretary-General of the Guangdong Province Static Traffic Association.
According to reports, the group standard “Technical Specification for Intelligent Parking Lot (Garage) Management Systems” is being released for the first time and was proposed and managed by the Guangdong Provincial Static Traffic Association.
The following 19 entities jointly drafted this document: Zhongke Zhipo Technology (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., Shanxi Weiwo Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Zhongyan Zhipo Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Keling Electronic Engineering Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Qianhai Yiche Technology Co., Ltd., Hangzhou Bojin Technology Co., Ltd., Guangdong United Electric Service Information Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Kapa Network Technology Co., Ltd., Dongguan Jiangxia Construction Engineering Co., Ltd., Guangdong CRRC Think Tank Group Co., Ltd., Henan Yatu Good Parking Operation Co., Ltd., Guangdong Shichen Technology Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Static Traffic Industry Development Co., Ltd., Guangdong Provincial Architectural Design Research Institute, Zhejiang University South China Industrial Technology Research Institute, South China University of Technology Architectural Design Research Institute, Guangzhou Institute of Software Application Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou Transportation Research Institute, and Guangdong Provincial Static Traffic Association.
This standard applies to the design and development of intelligent management systems for newly constructed, renovated, and expanded parking lots (garages) as well as on-street parking spaces, and to the construction and management of smart parking mobile applications, smart parking guidance systems, and city‑level smart parking cloud platforms.
For the first time, a standardized framework has been established for the architectural design and functional segmentation of city‑level smart parking platforms, thereby standardizing smart parking infrastructure development and supporting smart city initiatives.
This standard provides a comprehensive parametric description of software performance, clearly defines software quality, and implements quality screening for hardware devices, thereby ensuring the effective application of this standard.
(Text by Wang Dan and Lin Qing; Photos by Wang Dan)
△ The group standard “Technical Specification for Intelligent Parking Lot (Garage) Management Systems” has been officially released.
