In my keynote today at the National Parking Association Convention (NPA) in Chicago, I addressed the traffic problems caused by those looking for parking. Today, 30% of all traffic congestion in urban areas is caused by drivers circling to find a parking spot. Cisco believes that the Internet of Everything will solve this problem through the use of a connected parking solution.

Last year, we announced collaboration with Streetline and delivered connected parking deployments in San Carlos, California. and San Mateo, California. Streetline's sensors and parking application on the Cisco network allowed residents to pinpoint parking spots before arriving at their destination.

Today, we are expanding this collaboration by entering into a strategic relationship with Streetline. Streetline's technology and suite of data and analytics applications provide parking providers with real-time information and control systems at a much broader scale than the past. Cisco's camera-based solution complements Streetline's pavement sensor-based solution. Cameras and Sensors act as the "Things" that generate "Data" that can be put to use through powerful analytics and the resultant information could be used to improve "Processes" and overall quality of life for "citizens".

We are also building the combined solution on the City Infrastructure Management (CIM) platform, which will allow a City to expand deployment of other vertical use cases like Smart Lighting, Video Surveillance and more. The new integrated Parking Management solution will be deployed on the City Wi-Fi platform providing an additional benefit of Wi-Fi coverage and potential additional services. Smart+Connected? City Wi-Fi is a solution that helps global cities provide citywide connectivity and to establish a platform for new service development for citizens.

Intelligent parking services are the solution to growing parking issues we face today, and will enable a new experience for visitors, businesses and residents. We are pleased to be collaborating with Streetline to advance the solutions available and believe that smart parking will not only help with the the problem of congestion, but also decrease parking maintenance, carbon emission, improve parking enforcement and increase city revenue.

Watch what the residents of San Carlos have to say:

https://youtu.be/j0B30m9jjU8