Agipark : diseño de app de parking de automóviles para uso en Montevideo vinculado a economías colaborativas y ciudades inteligentes.

Abstract

El presente trabajo responde a brindar una solución mediante una aplicación con el nombre de Agipark que centralice la información de parkings en Montevideo, de manera de poder reservar y pagar, ahorrando tiempo en la búsqueda activa de un lugar para estacionar su vehículo. A su vez, permitirá que quienes cuenten con una plaza de parking en su edificio, casa, centro comercial, hotel o supermercado, puedan arrendarla mediante la aplicación durante el tiempo que esté disponible. Esto permitirá que los usuarios consigan estacionamientos y se generen ingresos extras para estacionamientos no ocupados, incrementando la oferta de plazas de estacionamiento efectivamente disponibles. Realizamos una investigación vinculada al estado del arte de ciudades inteligentes y economías colaborativas, así como también el estudio de las alternativas actuales existentes en el mercado local e internacional sobre gestión colaborativa de estacionamientos, lo que nos permitió comprender los conceptos que enmarcan su desarrollo. Dentro del trabajo de campo, las entrevistas realizadas a diferentes interesados y expertos en el tema, hicieron posible definir las funcionalidades y características del sistema y de este modo realizar el diseño conceptual de un sistema para atender la necesidad. Finalmente, las encuestas junto a las demás fuentes indirectas de información permitieron confirmar la necesidad inicial detectada y poder contar con una primera aproximación de la viabilidad y uso de la aplicación.

The world tends to urbanize and infrastructure of large cities such as Montevideo are not alien to this situation. Mobility is today one of the biggest problems faced by large cities, and on which, year after year, work is being done on the development of different plans for better management. Parking during rush hours in neuralgic areas of the city implies a challenge for those who circulate there every day. Given that it has become a problem for many drivers who use their private vehicles; the present project responds to providing a solution through an application with the name of Agipark which centralizes the parkings information in Montevideo, in order to be able to book and pay, saving time in the active search for a place to park your vehicle. At the same time, it will allow those who have a parking space in their building, house, shopping center, hotel or supermarket, to rent it through the application for as long as it is available. This will allow users to easily obtain parking spaces and generate extra income for those who have unoccupied parking spaces, whilst increasing the offer effectively available. We carried out research related to the state of the art of smart cities and collaborative economies, as well as the study of current alternatives in the local and international market on collaborative parking management, which allowed us to understand the concepts that frame their development. Within the field work, the interviews carried out with different stakeholders and experts on the subject, made it possible to determine the functionalities and characteristics of the system and carry out the conceptual design of a system to attend the need detected. Finally, the surveys combined with the other indirect sources of information made it possible to confirm the initial need detected and to have a first approximation on the viability and use of the application.