Orbility Manages Citywide Parking Modernization Without Disruption

Innovative international parking company Orbility was selected by city parking operator EFFIA to equip its new parking management system throughout Cergy Pontoise, 30 km north of Paris, France, as part of a modernization project, in autumn 2019, to upgrade an existing Orbility system which had been in place for a decade.

The system, across 20 car parks, a mixture of garages and parking lots, featured 105 separate pieces of equipment – including 32 entry lanes, 33 exit lanes, 20 Pay on foot stations, seven intermediate terminals, and 13 pedestrian readers.

Stéphane Prudhomme, Project Director at Orbility, said: “The challenge was to switch from the old to the new system in fewer than three months with no disruption to customers using the entire city’s parking options throughout the upgrade.”

A commuter hub, the city is home to a university and has a busy train station, metro links, and buses.

Prudhomme added: “We worked via the deployment of three teams, therefore allowing the installation of three upgrades at the same time and focusing on two installations per week. With an established reputation and experience in this area, we were confident we would complete the project seamlessly with no disruption to the service provided to daily users.”

Orbility brought added value and features to this upgrade with its Codex product range, selected for simplicity of installation and speed of operation, combined with the Multipark Web parking management system.

This established and innovative technology encompasses license plate reading, contactless credit card payment, a centralized server, and centralized system monitoring, plus ParkAccess using web technology.

All the sites have a dedicated bicycle parking area that is accessible by using Navigo, the local public transportation card. It may be possible to use the transportation card as a subscription card for monthly parking customers.

Finally, the equipment was customized with specific colors to provide enhanced clarity for users on arrival, throughout the payment process and subsequent departure.

Emmanuel Savre, Regional Director, EFFIA Paris Area, added: “The city of Cergy Pontoise is a hub for public transportation and parking in the north of Paris. Tens of thousands of people use our car parks each day to catch their train or metro. Orbility delivered the project on time and to budget, and met our expectations.”

About ORBILITY

With 50 years of experience and after operating under various well know flags such as Ascom or ACS, Orbility is a world leader in innovative Parking Management Systems. Whatever the size and scope of your project, we have the expertise to ensure that installation is on time and within budget. We supply our solutions to a diverse range of customers around the world (airports, shopping centers, airports, municipalities, public and private operators). From the busiest airports and largest hospitals to smaller, more local off-street services, we have the ability to tailor the solution for you.