UK based smart cities technology provider, Chipside, has entered the Australian market, making its debut at the Technology in Government Expo in Canberra and announcing the opening of its Australian office, in Sydney.
Chipside claims to provide more than 130 local government authorities in the UK with smart city technologies that improve transportation, traffic flows and parking. It says the opening of its Australian office, its first outside the UK, marks the start of its global expansion.
The company says it is now operating throughout Australia providing local government, state, and private operator parking and permit solutions.
Chipside’s main products, according to its press release are Case Manager, MiPermit and Oppidatim Core.
Chipside’s director of operations, John Davies, said the Australian market was primed for Chipside’s offering, which “brings together the necessary digital infrastructure, data, and data analytics, with its Oppidatim Core, along with comprehensive applications for parking, permits, congestion and air quality that provide a secure and scalable solution for town, city and state, all the time improving the quality of life for citizens.”
Oppidatim Core “harnesses the power of data to enhance the delivery and quality of public services,” Chipside says.
“Big data and open data interfaces are provided to allow oversight of all integrated operations. Oppidatim Core has links to in-house data and payment systems, statutory vehicle license checks, court registrations and many more external data sources.”
MiPermit is Chipside’s cashless, digital permit system for parking, available as a smart phone App or through an online portal. “Smart towns, cities and regions use MiPermit to give their citizens and local businesses the ability to pay for parking and permits with a cashless solution by secure online payment platforms, using mobile, telephone or internet browser,” it says,
We could find no mention of Case Manager on the Chipside main web site. However it is described on its Australian web site as a tool that “enables local authorities to manage the whole parking and traffic management process to ensure compliance with local and national traffic law.”
Case Manager, Chipside says, “has scalable, managed and hosted systems available to provide the most effective management solution. This could be a single council wishing to manage its parking assets or a large urban environment with multiple parking needs using a shared services model.”
