Car Access – innovative product lines
Remote monitoring and management
One of SkiData's most important innovations in recent years is its remote monitoring and control system called REMCO (Remote Control). With it, operators are able to centrally manage large, multi-site facilities. This system can be bundled into a global management solution for parking facilities.
In 2009, a large-scale global solution of this type was implemented for the Belgian National Railway Company. (SNCB)
Belgian National Railway Company – a nationwide park & ride solution
The Belgian National Railway Company was looking for a centralized solution to manage the parking lots at the country's largest train stations. The aim was to set up an efficient park & ride system to provide users with one single ticket for parking their car and taking the train. The SNCB chose to work with SkiData.
SkiData has proven expertise in this area, as it had already set up an identical solution for the Dutch railway system with 60 centrally-managed park & ride lots. In Australia, 75 parking lots operated by Wilson Parking were networked using the same type of platform.
The solution used for the SNCB is built around SkiData's innovative REMCO system. All on-site equipment (gates, intercom system, cash registers, etc.) is connected to the network, allowing the operator to monitor all systems in real time from a control room in Brussels as well as to monitor maintenance and have a direct contact with users.
The system can also generate statistics and reports based on operator-defined criteria.
Hosted Business Services
In addition to state-of-the-art access management systems, SkiData now offers an array of centralized services on one platform. These services, which range from marketing to maintenance and management, are referred to as Hosted Business Services.
This platform is meant for operators seeking a global, easy-to-use solution in order to manage their customer relationships, generate statistical analyses of their network, securely host data, monitor facilities and facility maintenance and launch marketing initiatives.
Hosted Business Services can be used across the entire range of public access applications, including in stadiums, amusement parks and ski resorts.
Airports – new large-scale installations
In 2009, SkiData further consolidated its leading position in the airport parking segment. It set up new parking systems for airports in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) and Montreal (Canada). In the Netherlands, the Amsterdam-Schiphol airport, a SkiData customer, extended its parking facilities using SkiData's solutions.