ACUP Smart Parking Sensors
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A €100,000 research project ended in 2021, but the 41 parking sensors it left behind in two Aachen districts are still streaming real-time occupancy data today.
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The strongest source is the operator's or the city's own reporting — an official report, dataset or press release. It grades who did the looking — not how well the project went. All four grades →Part of 1001 Smart Cities — 1,167 documented projects · 🏙️ 1 more in Aachen · 🅿️ Smart parking guide · 🚲 Mobility projects
From 2020 to 2021, a federally funded €100,000 research project mounted 41 video-based sensors on streetlights in two Aachen districts (about 650 spaces) to track parking occupancy in real time; the resulting live feed still runs through the city's geodata portal and mobility dashboard today.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “ACUP Smart Parking Sensors” — Aachen, Germany. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/aachen-smart-parking-acup/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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