Orbility: Citywide modernisation without disruption

February 26, 2020

 

 

 

 

Orbility: Citywide modernisation without disruption

 

 

The entire parking system across the city of Cergy Pontoise has been modernised without any disruption to customers.

 

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 modernisation 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 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 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 Multipark Web parking management system.

 

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

 

All the sites have a dedicated bicycle parking area which 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 customised with specific colours 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.”

 

OSP HOLDING and its brand ORBILITY is the French leader in parking management systems, recognised for the quality of its products and associated services.

With almost 50 years of experience and after operating under various well-known flags, Orbility® has become a world leader in innovative Parking Management Systems. Whatever the size and scope of the project, Orbility has the expertise to ensure installation is delivered on time and to budget.

Orbility supplies a diverse range of customers around the world, airports, shopping centres, municipalities, hotels, public and private operators. From the busiest airports and large hospitals through to smaller, local off-street parking, Orbility tailors the solution for each customer.

www.orbility.com