Parkopedia has more accurate parking data than INRIX according to a study comparing the two providers' data for over 50 parking locations in Seattle. The study found that while both providers had accurate data for location coordinates and lot types, Parkopedia provided more complete information than INRIX for attributes like addresses, hours, payment types, rates and restrictions. Providing all available parking lot details, like INRIX, could significantly improve INRIX's data accuracy.
2. PDQP Summary: Overall Accuracy
Parkopedia has the edge over INRIX in overall
accuracy. Much of the discrepancy could be removed
by simply listing all available information.
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4. Project Definition & Goals
What It Is
Conduct site visits for 50+
parking data points in the
Seattle metropolitan area
to validate INRIX parking
supplier data information
Goals
Measure the accuracy &
availability of INRIX
parking supplier data
compared to real time
parking information
Compare INRIX parking
supplier data to
competitor Parkopedia
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6. PDQP Methodology
Selected city: Seattle
Selected data providers: INRIX and Parkopedia
Number of suitable parking lots from data feeds: 50+
Number of parking lots checked on-site: 50+ total
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7. PDQP Methodology (continued)
Key criteria checked:
- Lot name
- Lot address
- Phone number
- Latitude/Longitude
- Lot type
- Opening hours
- Payment type
- Hourly rates
- Rate restrictions
- Parking restrictions
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8. PDQP Methodology (continued)
Location of parking lots:
- Downtown
- Airport
- Tourist areas
- Commercial hubs
Timeframe: On-site checks in June/July 2013
Provider data sources: Combination of provider website,
mobile app and data feeds (assuming data was the same
for each medium)
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9. PDQP Methodology (continued)
Evaluation: Provider data is compared against on-site
findings. A match of the provider data with the on-site
evidence (ground truth) receives the value 1, a mismatch
(or missing) the value 0, a partial match the value 0.5.
Computation: Based on the accumulatively scored
values (1, 0, 0.5) the accuracy of the parking supplier
data was calculated for
- Overall
- Criteria such as address of parking lot and rates
Documentation: The results were documented in MS
Excel spreadsheets and MS PowerPoint charts
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10. PDQP Methodology: Data Acquisition/Evaluation
Example results from spreadsheet (INRIX v. Real Time)
12. PDQP Results: Overall Accuracy for Lot address
Discrepancies are largely due to
- Wrong street or number
- No entrance on listed street address
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13. PDQP Results: Findings for Lot address
Parkopedia performs well in listing the correct
address information, often additionally providing
several different common names (Port of Seattle
Parking Garage, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Garage)
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14. PDQP Results: Findings for Lot address
Example of wrong/missing airport parking garage
address information by INRIX.
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15. PDQP Results: Findings for Lot address
Example for wrong address information by INRIX.
(See address number on image from MasterPark website)
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16. PDQP Results: Overall accuracy for Latitude/Longitude
INRIX Confidential
Both INRIX and Parkopedia had correct
coordinate information available (INRIX provides
additional Lat/Long coordinates for the middle of the lot)
17. PDQP Results: Overall accuracy for Lot type
INRIX Confidential
Both INRIX and Parkopedia had correct lot
type information available.
18. PDQP Results: Overall accuracy for Opening hours
INRIX Confidential
Discrepancies are largely due to
- Not listing all available information
- Partially incorrect information
19. PDQP Results: Findings for Opening hours
Example of partially incorrect information by
Parkopedia (Monday)
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20. PDQP Results: Findings for Opening hours
Example of Parkopedia performing well by listing
all the hour/rate information provided by the
parking site.
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21. PDQP Results: Overall accuracy for Forms of payment
Discrepancies are largely due to
- Missing information about cash payment option
- Not 'cash only
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22. PDQP Results: Overall accuracy for Hourly rates
Discrepancies are largely due to
- Partially incorrect or missing info
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23. PDQP Results: Findings for Hourly rates
INRIX Confidential
Example of INRIX providing accurate hourly rates.
24. PDQP Results: Findings for Hourly rates
INRIX Confidential
Example of INRIX providing accurate hourly rates.
25. PDQP Results: Findings for Hourly rates
INRIX Confidential
Example of INRIX providing accurate hourly rates.
26. INRIX Confidential
Discrepancies are largely due to
- Partially incorrect or missing information
PDQP Results: Overall accuracy for Rate restrictions
27. INRIX Confidential
Example of Parkopedia displaying rates with validated
parking for the M-Street Garage.
PDQP Results: Findings for Rate restrictions
28. PDQP Results: Findings for Rate restrictions
INRIX Confidential
Example of additional information provided by
Parkopedia that is not provided by INRIX (early bird
and overnight specials)
29. PDQP Results: Overall accuracy for Parking restrictions
Discrepancies are largely due to
- Partially incorrect or missing information on
maximum park time
- Reserved for guests/permit parking/monthly parking
INRIX Confidential
30. INRIX Confidential
Example of missing information from INRIX. (Failing
to display 10hr maximum parking restriction on weekends that
Parkopedia shows upfront)
PDQP Results: Findings for Parking restrictions
31. PDQP Results: Findings for Parking restrictions
INRIX Confidential
Example of missing data from INRIX that fails to
mention a 4hr maximum parking restriction on a
24hr lot (Notice incorrect INRIX address as well)
32. Parkopedia provides all the information
available (early bird specials, overnight rates,
validated parking, motorcycle rates etc)
Most of the discrepancies INRIX has can be
solved by doing the same, by providing the
data available
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