Find a Car Park Space

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A phone application to find a car parking space quickly.

As you pull into the Ikea car park you open the phone application which shows you a map of the car park, it has some suggested free parking spaces or you can click on a space where you'd like to park.

The application keeps you up to date on spaces and will suggest a new space if the one you went for is taken.

I see this being implemented with:
* Cameras placed to detect the free spaces using photos (this could be offered as a temporary solution)
* Mobile application that shows a simple grid map orientated from the drivers perspective.
* A great way to see how car park spaces are used for the company


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